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Role Overview

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a PHP Developer for an initial 6 month contract based almost fully remotely with just 1 day/month in the London office.

Purpose of the Role:

The Senior PHP Developer will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of complex PHP Line of Business applications involving significant calculations, business logic, and workflow processes. This position is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of projects as well as BAU. As a backfill role for a long-term contractor there is good scope for longevity and ample opportunities for professional growth. You will be given the opportunity to take on new technologies and move outside of your comfort zone in a smaller, collaborative team.

As a PHP Developer you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining PHP Line of Business applications, ensuring robustness, scalability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Work closely with the existing codebase and refactor as necessary to improve maintainability and efficiency.
• Implement event-driven design principles, utilizing AWS services such as SQS, SNS topics, and S3 for object storage.
• Develop and optimize MySQL queries to manage database interactions effectively.
• Write automated unit tests using PHPUnit to ensure code reliability and facilitate continuous integration.
• Demonstrate proficiency in object-oriented technologies and design patterns.
• Embrace a proactive approach to learning and adaptability, showing openness to incorporating new technologies.

What we require from the candidate:

• Strong proficiency in PHP development, with experience in Symfony, Laravel or Yii frameworks.
• Working knowledge of AWS services, particularly SQS, SNS topics and S3.
• Proficiency in SQL, preferably MySQL, for database management.
• Familiarity with automated unit testing using PHPUnit.
• Experience with event-driven design principles and its implementation.
• Experience with Docker and containerization technologies (advantageous).
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming and design patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a team environment.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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