PHP Developer

Zensar Technologies; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in South Africa is seeking a Craft CMS Developer to create high-performance digital experiences. You'll work extensively with PHP, MySQL, and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is skilled in PHP 8, understands Linux-based environments, and is comfortable with tools like Craft CMS, Redis, and Node.js. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to powerful, secure web platforms in a dynamic team setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with PHP 8 and Craft CMS.
• Comfortable in Linux environments and cloud hosting.
• Understanding of database optimization and caching strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web platforms using Craft CMS.
• Manage applications on Linux-based cloud hosting.
• Fine-tune performance and reliability of web projects.

Skills

PHP

MySQL

HTML/CSS

Linux

Tools

Craft CMS

Redis

Node.js

Job description

Are you passionate about building elegant, high-performance digital experiences? Do you thrive in a modern PHP ecosystem and love working with clean architecture, scalable hosting, and robust infrastructure?

We’re looking for a Craft CMS Developer to join our team and help deliver powerful, secure, and beautifully engineered web platforms.

If you’re confident working across PHP, databases, web servers, and cloud environments — this could be your next big move.

What You’ll Be Working With

Craft CMS is a modern PHP/Composer application running on a standard LAMP or LEMP stack, with MySQL or PostgreSQL as the database backend. You’ll be hands‑on across the full stack environment.

Runtime & Language

• PHP 8.0.2+ (8.2+ preferred)

Database (One Of)

• MySQL 5.7.8+ (InnoDB required)
• MariaDB 10.4+

Web Server (One Of)

• Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite

Core PHP Extensions Required

bcmath, ctype, curl, dom, fileinfo, gd or imagick (for image handling), iconv, intl, json, mbstring, openssl, pcre, pdo, reflection, spl, zip

PHP Configuration Recommendations

• upload_max_filesize and post_max_size aligned with upload requirements

You don’t just deploy — you fine‑tune for performance and reliability.

Bonus Points For Experience With

• Redis or Memcached (caching & session storage)
• SSL/TLS implementation (HTTPS)
• Node.js, npm, and Vite (Craft 4+ asset bundling)
• Queue drivers (database or Redis) for background jobs like image transforms and emails
• Cloud hosting platforms such as AWS, DigitalOcean, Render, or Craft‑optimized hosting like Servd

Infrastructure & Hosting

You should be comfortable deploying and managing applications in:

• Linux-based environments (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS) is most common
• Cloud-first architectures

The ideal candidate should understand what it takes to run secure, performant, and maintainable systems in the real world.

What We’re Looking For

You’re more than someone who “installs Craft.” You understand the ecosystem — from Composer dependency management to database performance tuning, server configuration, background job queues, and caching strategy.