Senior PHP Consultant

Job Description

The Senior PHP Developer (Application Support Consultant) will provide technical support, maintenance and enhancement services across a portfolio of customer applications. Working within the Version 1 delivery organisation, the role combines hands-on development with production support, incident resolution and continual service improvement.

Working closely with service managers, architects, customer stakeholders and delivery teams, you will ensure applications remain secure, stable, maintainable and aligned with customer requirements.

• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support for PHP-based applications and services.
• Investigate and resolve complex production incidents, defects and performance issues.
• Design, develop and deploy application fixes and minor enhancements.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement measures to prevent recurring issues.
• Work with customers and third-party suppliers to resolve cross-system and integration issues.
• Support application deployments, releases and service transitions.
• Contribute to application modernisation, technical debt reduction and service improvement initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation, support procedures and operational runbooks.
• Participate in major incident management and technical escalations when required.
• Promote engineering best practices, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

You will bring strong PHP development skills, experience supporting live enterprise systems and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across multiple customer environments.

Essential experience includes:

• Significant experience as a PHP Developer or Senior Software Engineer working with PHP within enterprise environments.
• Strong experience supporting and maintaining production applications.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience investigating application, integration and performance issues.
• Experience with Git and modern build and deployment practices.
• Experience supporting applications hosted in cloud and/or on-premise environments.
• Experience supporting web server applications: Apache HTTP, Nginx, Redis etc.
• Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Understanding of Agile, DevOps and ITIL-based support processes.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security principles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage priorities independently across multiple customers and projects.

Desirable Experience and Certifications

• 5+ Years Experience with Laravel, Symfony or other modern PHP frameworks.
• Experience working within managed services or consultancy environments.
• Experience supporting public sector or regulated organisations.
• Experience with Oracle databases and PL/SQL development.
• Experience with ServiceNow, Jira Service Management or similar platforms.
• PHP, Oracle, cloud platform and/or ITIL certifications.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys combining software development with technical problem-solving while supporting a diverse portfolio of customer applications and services.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?  

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.  

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits  
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme  
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance  
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme  
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies  
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat  
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.  
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.  

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.     

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.  

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.  

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.  

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