PHP Web Developer Job Description Job Title: Web Developer Based At: EMSL, Arden Press House Reports To: Technical Director, EMSL Salary: £22,000 to £28,000 Job Summary The Web Developer uses expertise and experience to produce development work on a wide variety of web projects. Working with confidence and professionalism, they will maintain high standards ensuring the quality of web development services delivered to our clients. With a responsibility for the quality of work they produce, they will be accountable for delivery of projects according to agreed timescales as well as ensuring code is well- constructed, secure and suitable for the specific application. A good understanding of web development technologies across numerous platforms is essential. The Web Developer is a key position in a small Web Development Team at our agency, so they should expect to be involved in technical decisions, sharing knowledge and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues. Primary Responsibilities: • Create website back-ends and web services using open-source technologies, particularly PHP. • Integrate back-ends with existing front-ends, using HTML / CSS / AJAX as needed • Participate in development process from specification and design through build to testing, release and maintenance. • Break down problems into viable actionable chunks, and solve them with clarity and precision • Deliver projects according to agreed timescales • Some basic website-related administrative duties, e.g. SSL and DNS management Qualifications, Skills, Experience: Essential: • Good foundation in programming skills, with strong skills in at least one language • Experience of server-side programming for web • Knowledge of PHP and ability to self-teach as required on the job, with support from the Technical Director • Familiarity with web server configuration, in particular for Apache servers • Analytical and methodical with strong problem-solving skills • Enthusiastic, with a desire to learn and expand knowledge • Self-starter able to make progress with minimal supervision, seeks help when required Desirable: • Related degree or other appropriate qualifications • Experience with front-end web languages - HTML, CSS, JavaScript • Understanding of version control systems - preferably Git • Knowledge of Object Oriented techniques and patterns (e.g. MVC) • Experience working with Wordpress as well as other common CMSs • Good communication skills – friendly, polite and approachable .