Job offered: PHP Programmer

Type: Full-time
Location: Landover, MD (Washington, DC metropolitan area - New Carrollton Metro stop)

Consulting firm in the Washington, DC metropolitan area looking for a full time employee or contractor to develop web-based learning, knowledge management, and human capital solutions using PHP in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

·Design and implement software solutions by developing code using PHP, Javascript (AJAX, jQuery), XML, HTML/CSS, SQL, Apache and Unix

·Maintain project documentation

·Create/maintain relational databases such as MySQL

·Develop and execute software test plans

·Maintain an understanding of current and emerging web technologies

·Work with private data and ensure proper security measures are in place

·Provide statistical summaries of data

·Is comfortable working in a distributed work setting where your team members may be in a different time zone or state

·Other duties as assigned  

Required Qualifications

·Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or a combination of education and related professional level work experience totaling 4 years

·Attention to detail

·Ability to work independently, often without supervision

·Previous experience developing software in a team environment

·Experience developing web applications with the following technologies:

oPHP 5.x in a Unix/Linux environment

oXHTML

oRelational Databases (Preferably MySQL)

oJavascript, JQuery, and Ajax

oWeb application security

oObject Orientated Programming methodologies

oRegular Expressions

oXML and/or JSON

·Understanding of the software development lifecycle

·Strong oral communication and technical writing abilities

Preferred Qualifications

·Experience with eLearning environments, learning management systems, and learning content management systems

·Familiarity with open source software

·Experience with Moodle, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, and/or Plone

·Enthusiasm for learning new technologies and techniques



Entry added by juli tompkins - 21 Apr 2015
Last updated - 21 Apr 2015