Onsite PHP Developer

Location: Tallahassee, FL 32301

Work Mode: onsite

Job Description

Job Title: Application Development Analyst Job #: 1250

Scope Variant: C. Advanced

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other Information Technology major, or equivalent work experience.

Required Tasks to be performed:

• Provide maintenance, enhancement and support for a variety of the agency's business applications.
• Assisting in the preparation and documentation of program requirements and specifications.
• Research and document requirements of program users.
• Write, translate, and code software programs and applications per specifications.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines, to include documenting current and future state changes.
• Work with network administrators, systems analysts and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.
• Revise existing PHP reports or develop new ones as required by the new system.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior programmers.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• 8+ years' experience leveraging PHP application frameworks (preferably CodeIgniter)
• 5+ years' experience with modern UI frameworks
• 5+ years' experience with relational databases (preferably Oracle) with the capability to perform tuning, develop complex queries and database objects, including both DML and DDL.
• Experience with JQuery (Javascript library) and other Javascript frameworks (such as AngularJS, NodeJS, and React)
• Experience using continuous integration tools.
• Experience using Git source control in a team environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with container-based application development, debugging, deployment, and orchestration.
• Experience developing RESTful web services.
• Knowledge of relational and object-oriented database designs.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design methodologies.
• Knowledge of Information Systems Development Methodology (ISDM).
• Knowledge of database security, including role-based security.
• Ability to be creative, to use sound judgment, and to display foresight to identify potential problems and design/specifications and assigned application software systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to solve problems and manage issues effectively, efficiently, and proactively.
• Strong deadline and task management skills.
• Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Familiarity with Agile development, specifically Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban.
• Experience with stateless applications.
• Experience with environmental regulatory business processes and practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of technical environment.