Lamp Stack Lead / Architect

Modis Talent IT; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm located in Washington, D.C., is seeking a Technical Lead/Architect responsible for guiding application design and management of development initiatives. This role requires a strong background in PHP, Ruby, PERL, MySQL, and Drupal, as well as proven project management and technical leadership skills. The successful candidate will work closely with development teams to establish best practices and ensure product standards are met while mentoring junior members of the team.

Qualifications

• Experience with LAMP stack and legacy technologies.
• Proven experience in application development environments.
• Strong leadership in managing technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and review development best practices for clients.
• Select technologies and set future goals for application suite.
• Collaborate with development teams to implement designs.
• Conduct code reviews and audit performance metrics.
• Mentor junior team members, including tech leads and developers.

Skills

PHP

Ruby

PERL

MySQL

Drupal

Project Management

Technical Leadership

Job description

The Technical Lead/ Architect will be accountable for and take ownership in providing application design guidance and consultation for a portfolio of products. Utilizing a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools and existing designs, this individual will influence architecture, as well as providing strategic & tactical direction in the design and development of Applications. The Technical Lead will manage initiatives and resources for the growth of the Application suite. This role will be both strategic design and hands on Development / implementation of the platforms and applications.

Qualifications

• PHP, Ruby, PERL, MySQL, Drupal (they are a LAMP stack, among other legacy tech)
• Experience working within large amounts of Data and Content
• Strong Project Management and Technical Leadership, proven in Application Development environments.

Additional Information

Responsibilities:

• Creating, analyzing and reviewing Development Best practices for client
• Review and selection of Technologies, current state of Application Suite and future goals
• Works closely with application development teams in validating and implementing proposed design and drive through development
• Review of Applications, compatibility with backend systems and infrastructure
• Detailing technical components of the project and reporting status to management with Sr. Developer to help them deliver the final product
• Ensure that delivered product meets defined standards and best practices.
• Perform code review audits and present metrics to management Mentor junior team members, including Tech Leads and Developers
• Ensure vendor performance and deliverables meet contract specifications.