Programmer and Data Analyst

Our Madison based client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional with strong programming and data analysis capabilities. This is a direct hire role with excellent benefits. In this role, you will manage, develop, and maintain a range of Laravel-based projects, balancing hands-on coding with strategic project support. You’ll engage with both internal and external clients to perform needs analysis, troubleshoot issues, and develop new features.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop, test and maintain scalable web applications using PHP and modern frameworks, including Laravel and Symfony.
2. Collaborate with other team members to troubleshoot any problems that arise, including back-end, front-end and system-level issues.
3. Work with a small team of programmers on development and data analysis projects for internal and external clients as required.
4. Support with maintenance, updating and development of existing and new Laravel/React projects in a Linux environment.

Requirements:

To be considered for this position, you must have the following qualifications:

1. Strong experience with PHP (minimum of 5 years), including developing and maintaining scalable applications. Experience with Laravel is strongly preferred.
2. Experience with front-end technologies, particularly React (experience with JS frameworks is a plus).
3. Demonstrated experience in developing applications within Linux and MS Windows environments, including compiling libraries from source code.
4. Strong understanding of Debian and Ubuntu environments, with the ability to use shell scripting and command-line tools for deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
5. Proficient in deploying, securing and managing web applications on Linux-based servers running Apache, including setting up and configuring virtual hosts, firewalls, SSL certificates, secure database connections, and mitigating common security vulnerabilities.
6. Proficient with MySQL, including design, maintenance and ensuring database security.
7. Experience working with Git version control.
8. Proven experience with needs analysis, project management and customer satisfaction management.
9. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
10. Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
11. Ability to troubleshoot issues related to server environments, code deployments, and application performance in a production environment.

Preferred:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related experience.
2. Knowledge of additional front-end technologies (e.g., Angular) is a plus.
3. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for automating deployment processes, integrating tests, and maintaining quality.
4. Experience with MSSQL.
5. Experience with CSS and Sass (SCSS).
6. Experience with Docker and containerization.
7. Experience with Linux server administration, including upgrades and maintenance.
8. Experience with Drupal CMS is a plus.

Benefits

1. Generous health/dental/vision insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
2. 26 days of PTO, including two weeks of paid vacation PLUS six personal/sick days and 10 paid holidays. In year four, paid vacation time goes up to three weeks.
3. SIMPLE IRA retirement plan
4. Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
5. Long-Term disability, Life, AD&D insurance
6. Bonus pay based on individual and company performance
7. Continuing education reimbursement

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

1. Dental insurance
2. Health insurance
3. Life insurance
4. Paid time off
5. Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

1. Bonus opportunities
2. Performance bonus

Schedule:

1. 8 hour shift
2. Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

1. Madison, WI 53719 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

1. Madison, WI 53719: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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