PHP Web Application Developer

About the position

ICF seeks a full-stack PHP web application developer to help us develop, maintain, and support mission-critical applications for a large Federal agency and long-time client. As a developer on the program, you will enjoy working with our highly engaged team; you will receive the support of established processes and experienced team members; and you will have input into selecting your coding assignments! Do you want to have opportunities to advance your career? ICF is committed to helping you build skills in a continuous learning environment. You will be reimbursed for training and certifications and be mentored by experts at ICF. Are you ready to tackle new challenges and elevate your career? The position is onsite in Woodlawn, MD.

Responsibilities

• Use your skills with PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and other technologies to design, develop, maintain, and support sophisticated PHP-based web applications, using an Agile methodology.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings.
• Analyze, test, and resolve issues with application software.
• Adapt existing software to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with other team members to develop technical documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack software developer, primarily using PHP, to produce logically written and maintainable code.
• A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred, but candidates with an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience working with a combination of MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Understand database terminology, and be able to write complex queries joining multiple tables.
• 5+ years of experience creating user interfaces for web-based applications with HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS.
• AJAX experience in conjunction with jQuery.
• Code versioning system experience, e.g., Subversion or GIT.
• Prior experience working with third-party libraries or frameworks.
• Communicate well with team members, clients, and other collaborators.
• Logically analyze issues and provide solutions to solve problems.
• US Citizenship or Green Card Holder required due to federal contract requirement.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related field.
• Experience working in Windows and Linux environments.
• Exposure to XML and web services.
• Hands-on experience with LDAP for managing hierarchical data.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 compliance.
• Experience designing multi-table databases to include the preparation of schemas and data dictionaries.
• Experience delivering application demonstrations to clients.
• Experience working on Agile development teams.