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:

• Develop, test and maintain scalable web applications using PHP and modern frameworks, including Laravel and Symfony.
• Collaborate with other team members to troubleshoot any problems that arise, including back-end, front-end and system-level issues.
• Work with a small team of programmers on development and data analysis projects for internal and external clients as required.
• 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:

• Strong experience with PHP (minimum of 5 years), including developing and maintaining scalable applications. Experience with Laravel is strongly preferred.
• Experience with front-end technologies, particularly React (experience with JS frameworks is a plus).
• Demonstrated experience in developing applications within Linux and MS Windows environments, including compiling libraries from source code.
• Strong understanding of Debian and Ubuntu environments, with the ability to use shell scripting and command-line tools for deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• 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.
• Proficient with MySQL, including design, maintenance and ensuring database security.
• Experience working with Git version control.
• Proven experience with needs analysis, project management and customer satisfaction management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues related to server environments, code deployments, and application performance in a production environment.

Preferred:

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

Benefits

• Generous health/dental/vision insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 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.
• SIMPLE IRA retirement plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-Term disability, Life, AD&D insurance
• Bonus pay based on individual and company performance
• Continuing education reimbursement

Job Type: Full-time

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

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Performance bonus

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Madison, WI 53719 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

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

Work Location: In person

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