Tech Lead – LAMP, Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP

Job Description:

• Own the architecture, security posture, and delivery quality of business-critical ERP applications
• Write and review production code
• Set architectural direction for ERP modules, integrations, and platform evolution
• Design, evaluate, and recommend technical architectures
• Develop critical components and debug complex production issues
• Lead performance profiling and tuning
• Own production deployments, environment setup, and release readiness across development, staging, and production
• Establish engineering standards, PHPUnit test coverage, and code quality gates
• Partner with infrastructure and DevOps teams on CI/CD, containerization, and AWS hosting
• Implement and operationalize SAST and DAST in CI/CD pipelines
• Triage and close security findings
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediate issues in live production systems
• Run security-first code reviews and threat modeling for new features and integrations

Requirements:

• 10–15 years of experience
• Deep experience with PHP 5.x–8.x, object-oriented programming, SOLID, DRY, and design patterns
• Experience with Laravel 10.x–13.x and REST API design
• MySQL schema design, indexing, query optimization, and replication/backup strategies
• Linux (Ubuntu), Docker, and Nginx/Apache web server tuning
• AWS EC2, S3, Secrets Manager, IAM, VPC, and security groups
• Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• PHPUnit, unit/integration/API testing, debugging, and profiling tools
• Experience with Blade, Smarty, or Twig templating engines
• JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of SQL injection, DDoS, and XSS vulnerabilities
• Experience implementing SAST and DAST in CI/CD pipelines
• Vulnerability assessment and remediation experience
• Security-first code reviews and threat modeling
• Exposure to SOC 2 and GDPR compliance
• Ability to work in the UK time zone
• Must be based in the USA

Benefits:

• Remote work
• Long-term contract opportunity
• Confidential handling of applicant information according to EEO guidelines