Job Details: Lead PHP Developer
| Job Title: | Lead PHP Developer |
| Job ID: | PHP DEV USVI |
| Company: | Confidential thru Search America, LLC |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Pay Rate: | $90-110K base plus bonuses |
| Skills: | PHP, web development |
| Date Posted: | Aug-07-08 |
Search America, LLC is premiere executive search firm specializing in placing executives with internet and emerging technology companies throughout the US and the Caribbean. Currently we are searching for a Lead PHP Developer for one of our exclusive clients. Our Client is an established but still growing internet marketing company expanding at over 30% per year. They are funded by their own profits and are poised to quadruple in a few years with their expanding product lines. Current revenues exceed $300 million per year.
This position is responsible for performing a variety of complex technical work in the development, preparation, and testing of computer programs. This newly created position will work directly for the VP of Development. This is a hands-on position, not strictly managing others.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
- Designs complex programs and specifications.
- Performs lifecycle maintenance.
- Monitors and enforces coding standards and acts effectively as a team leader in these regards.
- Resolves complex programming difficulties.
- Prepares programs requiring a wide variety and extensive number of internal processing actions.
- Develops analysis and design of systems and/or programs.
- Produces, tests, and documents program code.
- Analyzes source and content of data.
- Assists others with debugging when necessary.
- Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long range plans.
- Collects, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations.
- Coordinates activities with other departments, as needed.
- Furnishes professional advice to management and department heads.
- Makes presentations to committees, task forces, and others, as needed.
- Prepares charts, tables, and logic diagrams needed in problem analysis.
- Forms complete descriptions of all specifications required; additionally, develops common operations which can be reused; develops analysis and design of systems and/or programs.
- Examines, reviews, and/or changes programs to adapt to changes in requirements or equipment configuration.
- Participates in Company or departmental planning sessions.
- When requested, contributes to other department workload deadlines.
- Provides backup support for related positions as needed.
- May serve as a leader of various employee project teams ranging from 3-7 resources.
- Creates custom applications, builds table frames and forms, and writes scripts within the browser.
- Ensures that Web pages are functional across different browser types.
- Uses experience with a variety of network technologies to lead internal and external clients with Internet-, intranet-, or extranet-based applications, including HTML, PHP, multimedia applications, database interactions and data modeling tools.
- Researches, tracks and understands new web technologies to provide technical leadership in developing service applications and analyzing business requirements as they pertain to intranet and external Internet-related systems.
- Builds applications using Internet and Windows Development tools.
- Provides written design documents, test plans and test results.
- Manages, develops, integrates and implements related applications components, including front-end development, server-side development and database integration.
- Plays a direct role in programming, maintenance, technical support, documentation and administration of the applications.
- Establishes and communicates standards to manage cost and ensure continuity of applications.
- May work with outside vendors in developing tests to ensure feature functionality.
- Other duties that are within education and experience or the incumbent may be assigned for the betterment of the company.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Expert knowledge of MySQL DBMS, PHP, BASH Shell scripting, PERL, IP protocols, and Linux OS
- Excellent debugging skills required
- C/C++ knowledge preferred
- Strong knowledge and understanding of IP protocols
- Solid estimating skills
- Strong attention to detail and excellent numerical perception
- Highly skilled with Internet, email, spreadsheets, databases
- Experience with Internet marketing and/or email marketing will be a plus
- Proven superior ability to learn how to effectively use new software/hardware tools
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Team-oriented/Ability to collaborate with resources across multiple business functions
- Self-motivated/Solutions oriented
- Experience with high volume Internet marketing and/or email marketing will be a plus
- Team lead or supervisory experience/resource development and mentoring skills
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field from four-year college or university; and/or 5-7 yrs minimum related experience. Additionally, experience in a LAMP environment is required.
Our client offers an outstanding package for the right professional: a competitive base salary, substantial bonuses paid quarterly, full benefits and a complete relocation package.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in an established but still entrepreneurial environment, please e-mail your most current resume in a word document. All inquiries are strictly confidential. No resumes will be presented without prior permission.
***We also have opportunities for a Director of Internet Operations & LAMP Sys Admin, Lead Data Architect, a Lead JAVA Architect, a JAVA Architect, a Lead PHP Architect, a PHP Architect, an Infrastructure/System Architect, a Lead JAVA Developer, a Lead PHP Developer, a Release Engineer, a Test Engineer, a Configuration Engineer, an Application Architect, a Platform Architect, a UIE Designer, a Lead UIE, a NOC Manager, a Lead mySQL Lead DBA, a mySQL DBA, ETL, Report Developer, Technical Writer, a Project Manager (internet marketing), a Project Manager (data), a Project Manager (software development), and more.
| Location: | -St. Thomas, USVI |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
| Contact Name: | Paula Kvarnberg |
| Contact Phone: | 561-582-1892 |
| Contact Email: | paula@searchamericallc.com |
| URL: | http://searchamericallc.com |
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