Senior PHP Software Engineer

Role Introduction We are seeking a strong, experienced senior Software Engineer / Web Developer, with 5+ years of experience in writing Web based applications, especially those written in PHP. The successful applicant will join the recently acquired Isosec team, who sit within the Health & Care division of OneAdvanced.

What You Will Do As a member of the Isosec team, you will be working to develop high quality software applications that better enable clinicians to deliver care to their patients, using the latest web technologies available. Aided by a dedicated designer and fully-fledged scrum team, you'll be assigned to the industry leading Virtual Smartcard product, as well as its various supporting projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Exploring exciting new technology advancements to see how they can improve our software
• Working with the development and scrum team to deliver high quality releases to the relevant stakeholders
• Creating reusable, component-driven code, that is well documented and well thought out
• Following industry standard security principles such as the OWASP top 10 and SonarQube code scanning
• Assuring great code quality through code reviews and unit testing

What You Will Have The following are essential for a successful applicant:

• Experience writing commercial PHP projects
• Experience developing cloud based applications (ideally in AWS)
• Experience with AWS Aurora and RDS
• Strong ES6 JavaScript experience in a commercial setting
• History of working with vanilla web projects (HTML CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, MySQL, etc.)
• Experience of developing Web API?s
• Good knowledge of secure coding practices, such as the OWASP top 10
• Experience writing unit tests for your code
• Ability to translate user requirements into functional requirements
• Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical staff
• Good understanding of S.O.L.I.D. principles

The following are desirable but not required for a successful applicant:

• Strong database skills (ideally MySQL and newer technologies such document-orientated databases)
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment - Ideally using technologies like Harness
• Strong Git skills

What We Do For You Wellbeing focused ? Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave ? 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme ? Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we?re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes ? From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus ? Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme ? Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance ? Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition ? Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Values Awards ? Our quarterly employee-driven initiative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
• Performance & Talent ? Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference ? we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! ? Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time ? Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven ? donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Who We Are Advanced is one UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

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