PHP Developer

PHP Developer

Covington

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -082026-108255

Date Posted: 09/10/2026

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Description:

On-site Every Other Week onsite / 5 days in Covington, KY

Our client seeks a PHP Developer to support and modernize digital solutions. The role will design, develop, test, and maintain applications while helping migrate legacy PHP functionality to Angular and Node.js. You will collaborate with peers, apply secure coding practices, and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2

JN -082026-108255

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications across PHP, Angular, and Node.js ecosystems.

• Support modernization by migrating monolithic and legacy PHP features to Angular and Node.js solutions.

• Maintain and enhance legacy PHP applications and resolve production issues.

• Implement secure coding practices, authentication and authorization, input validation, and data protection controls.

• Identify, analyze, and remediate application security vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10 risks.

• Design and consume RESTful APIs and integrate with enterprise systems.

• Write automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests and practice TDD.

• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and partner with architecture and engineering peers on technical designs.

• Develop maintainable standards and scalable solutions while meeting project timelines.

• Foster teamwork and knowledge sharing within the engineering team.

Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering development experience.

• Hands-on experience with PHP 8, Node.js, NPM, Angular 17+, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git, and REST APIs.

• Experience developing Angular applications using Standalone Components, Signals, and modern control flow syntax.

• Strong background maintaining and troubleshooting legacy PHP applications.

• Experience modernizing monolithic applications and migrating from PHP to Angular/Node.js.

• Proven experience with application security and vulnerability remediation, including OWASP Top 10.

• Experience implementing authentication, authorization, input validation, and data protection.

• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL.

• Automated testing experience across unit, integration, and end-to-end tests with TDD practices.

• Plus: Agile Scrum or Kanban, CI/CD, modernizing CodeIgniter, Mend/CodeQL/SonarQube, penetration testing support, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Azure and AWS, OAuth/OIDC/SAML, jQuery, and deploying to Azure.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( View email address on click.appcast.io , View phone number on click.appcast.io) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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