Digital Masters Inc
Digital Masters Inc

PHP Security & Legacy Application SME

Remote • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract Independent
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6 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
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  • PHP Security

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POSITION
Position Title : PHP Security & Legacy Application SME
Location : Remote
Contract Duration : 6+ Months
 
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced PHP Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assess, secure, remediate, and modernize legacy PHP applications. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on expertise in PHP, including older PHP versions, legacy application architectures, and security remediation. This role will focus on identifying security vulnerabilities, performing risk assessments, recommending remediation strategies, and implementing necessary fixes while ensuring business continuity and application stability.
 
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct comprehensive assessments of legacy PHP applications and associated infrastructure.
* Identify, analyze, and remediate PHP application security vulnerabilities.
* Perform security impact analysis and risk assessments for existing applications.
* Recommend secure coding practices and remediation approaches for identified issues.
* Upgrade and modernize legacy PHP applications where applicable.
* Resolve compatibility issues arising from PHP version upgrades and dependency updates.
* Assess third-party libraries, frameworks, and package dependencies for security and supportability.
* Implement security patches, code fixes, and configuration changes.
* Review application architecture and recommend improvements for maintainability and security.
* Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and security teams to execute remediation plans.
* Develop technical documentation detailing findings, recommendations, and implemented solutions.
* Support knowledge transfer sessions with internal engineering teams.
 
Required Qualifications
* 8+ years of hands-on PHP development experience.
* Strong expertise in legacy PHP applications, including PHP 5.x, PHP 7.x, and migration to newer versions.
* Proven experience identifying and fixing common PHP security vulnerabilities such as:
o SQL Injection
o Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
o Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
o Remote Code Execution (RCE)
o Authentication and Session Management Issues
o Insecure File Upload Vulnerabilities
* Experience performing application security reviews and vulnerability remediation.
* Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 security risks and secure coding principles.
* Experience with PHP upgrades, dependency management, Composer, and package compatibility analysis.
* Familiarity with web servers such as Apache and Nginx.
* Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
* Experience working independently in consulting or advisory engagements.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 91176202
  • Position Id: 9131688
  • Posted 2 hours ago

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About Digital Masters Inc

The Digital Masters team based in the US is a leading Engineering, Technology company that specializes in services that help our clients achieve their development, improvement and growth objectives.

We have India-centric operations (Bangalore) with global delivery capabilities. We offer flexible engagement models, often tailored to client needs and have primarily grown through referrals. The Digital Master team based in the US and overseas works to continuously build an active resource pipeline of technical and business professionals. Our approach gives our clients broader access to the most skilled consultants available.

Today, we build some of the most innovative and highly impactful digital solutions & platforms apart from building highly collaborative apps. We help companies build solutions for both internal and external technology needs, as well as help product companies build software products. We build highly sophisticated, very intricate, yet simple to use platforms. Our hallmark is to break down a diverse, deep and complex subject matter into something simple, with expertise in multi-player marketplaces/platforms/apps which are complex and evolving constantly.

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