PHP Developer

Summary: The role of PHP Developer involves leading enhancements and support for large-scale public sector platforms, focusing on building secure, high-performing applications. The position requires collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and deliver user-centric digital services. Candidates must possess strong PHP and JavaScript skills, along with experience in DevOps practices and modern testing frameworks. Active SC clearance is a prerequisite for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enhancements and support for system upgrades within large-scale public sector platforms
• Build secure, high-performing applications that comply with GDS and accessibility standards
• Develop and maintain APIs to enable integration with internal services & third-party providers
• Write and maintain automated tests, ensuring reliability through integration with CI pipelines
• Maintain deployment workflows using containerisation tools and continuous delivery practices
• Use Git-based workflows to manage source code and collaborate effectively within teams
• Participate in agile delivery: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Conduct code reviews and promote clean coding practices to support knowledge sharing and team improvement

Key Skills:

• Active SC clearance
• Strong in PHP development (especially Drupal 10 & WordPress)
• Experienced use of JavaScript/TypeScript & Node.js
• Testing experience with Cypress & ability to build and maintain automated test suites
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines
• Comfortable working across both Front End (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and Back End systems
• Experience with version control systems - Git
• Strong understanding of GDS principles

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other