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# PHP Developer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Covington, KY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Software System Penetration Testing, HTML5, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, CodeIgniter, Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Relational Databases, Web Development, MySQL, Node.Js, OAuth, OpenID, Open Web Application Security, Scrum Methodology, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Secure Coding, Software Engineering, SonarQube, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Software Vulnerability Management, Test-Driven Development (TDD), PHP Frameworks, Software Security, Git, Containerization, AngularJS, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Tenable Nessus, Npm(Software), Restful APIs, Docker
- **Published:** August 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kforce.com/find-work/search-jobs/#/detail/MTY5Nn5BUUd-MjE4NTI2MVQxfjk5/

## About the Role

* Minimum of 5 years of software engineering development experience
 * Proven hands-on experience working with PHP 8, Node.js, NPM, Angular 17+, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git, REST APIs, and modern web application development
 * Proven hands-on experience developing Angular applications using Standalone Components, Signals, and modern control flow syntax
 * Strong experience maintaining, enhancing, and troubleshooting legacy PHP applications
 * Experience modernizing monolithic applications and migrating functionality from PHP-based architectures to Angular and Node.js solutions
 * Proven experience identifying, analyzing, and remediating application security vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10 risks
 * Experience implementing secure coding practices, authentication, authorization, input validation, and data protection controls
 * Experience with relational databases including MySQL
 * Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with enterprise systems
 * Proven experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and following Test Driven Development (TDD) principles

Any combination of the following is a plus:

 * Experience with Agile (Scrum or Kanban) methodologies and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices
 * Experience modernizing legacy PHP frameworks such as CodeIgniter as well as custom-built applications
 * Experience with application security scanning tools such as Mend, CodeQL and SonarQube
 * Experience performing vulnerability remediation and supporting penetration testing efforts
 * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized application deployments
 * Experience with cloud platforms including Azure and AWS
 * Experience with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other enterprise identity integrations

## Description

* Daily activities will involve designing, development, automated testing, meeting with technology peers (including architecture) to work through technical designs, supporting other developers on the team with their work, and participating in Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand up, Backlog grooming, Retrospective meetings)
 * Captures requirements and runs or participates in the systems design effort
 * Develop maintainable standards and scalable solutions
 * Adhering to project timelines, addressing, and resolving technical issues
 * Ensuring code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing are completed efficiently and effectively
 * Fosters teamwork/motivation and spirit of collaboration with project team and business and systems partners


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