zzz - Senior PHP Developer

Enterprise Knowledge (EK) is hiring a full-time Senior Software Developer to join our growing Technology Solutions team within our Knowledge Management Consulting Practice. As with all of our positions, we are seeking independent thinkers with exceptional problem-solving skills.

The developer will be part of a team working on cutting-edge projects like developing a search user interface that runs on a graph database using semantic capabilities to tag and categorize the content.

This is a great opportunity for a developer looking to learn new cutting-edge technologies like: graph databases, semantic taxonomy/ontology development, and open-source search engines, while working with a great team and impressive clients.

As an EK team member, you will have the opportunity to learn from enthusiastic colleagues, take advantage of our unique benefits, and help build our innovative culture. Don't just take our word for it - we were recently featured as one of Washington Business Journal and Inc. Magazine's 2019 Best Workplaces!

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the Product Owner to develop and design the most appropriate CMS solutions for client needs
• Setting DevOps standards for client projects and partnering with clients to ensure the development, test, and production environments are configured appropriately
• Ensuring high-performance and availability
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining new features and functionality
• Leading technical requirements gathering sessions with client stakeholders
• Participating in code reviews with EK colleagues
• Supporting the estimation and scoping efforts of development tasks

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years experience developing content management solutions in PHP
• 3+ years experience using PHP or Python to create and consume web services (REST)
• Experience with MySQL queries and database design
• Working knowledge of GIT or other version control software
• Experienced with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and React
• Experience configuring Apache web servers/nginx
• Comfortable with Linux commands and working on RHEL/Fedora/Ubuntu systems
• Experience throughout application lifecycle from design to support
• Must be able to function as a project leader as well as an individual contributor

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Agile development framework
• Experience with content management systems (Drupal, SiteCore, WordPress, etc.)
• Experience with document management systems (Alfresco, Nuxeo, etc.)
• 3+ years experience working with search engines (Solr, Elasticsearch, Lucene etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms similar to AWS or equivalent
• Experience developing in FedRAMPed technologies and secure Federal environments