2016-08-23

Strike IT Services/Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

PHP Developer

Client is one of the leading cyber security consultancies with a number of high profile clients within central government, MOD, FTSE 250 commercial companies and some overseas engagements.

The PHP developer will join their dynamic agile software development team and be based at their Head Quarters in Cheltenham. The role requires proven experience developing web based PHP applications in an Object Oriented manner. The candidate must have a proven track record of working within an agile team, developing and delivering quality code. The primary responsibility of the role will be to develop PHP code in line with the development guidelines based on the documented business requirements and design artefacts.

Required skills/experience:

Commercial experience with Object Oriented PHP5+ development

Experience of XML, HTML and CSS

Experience of MVC frameworks, Zend Framework in particular

Experience of software design patterns

Experience of Javascript and jQuery, including JSON

Strong experience with relational databases, in particular MySQL

Experience of source code management systems such as Git, Mercurial or Subversion

Experience of systems integration technologies, including web services and API's

Good knowledge of all phases of the development life cycle.

Desirable skills/experience:

Experience of using and managing Jira and Confluence software

Experience of secure coding techniques

Experience of implementing responsive web based designs

Knowledge of the Kendo UI JavaScript framework

Experience of Agile development methodologies - Scrum, Kanban

Employment Type: Permanent

Other Pay Info: 50k + 5k Bonus + Benefits

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