Urgent Role - apply today | 6-month daily rate contract with strong possibility of extension
We're seeking an experienced
PHP Developer
to strengthen the security posture of a suite of business-critical applications. This role is focused on vulnerability remediation and secure coding improvements — not product rebuilds.
You'll be working across Laravel and custom PHP codebases, tackling legacy environments and unknowns, improving stability, and helping uplift secure engineering practices.
What You'll Be Doing
* Review, prioritise, and remediate security vulnerabilities
* Apply secure coding practices and patch existing applications
* Execute small, tactical code fixes (larger changes >1hr go through risk review first)
* Work across
Laravel (v9 and earlier)
,
PHP 7.x & 8.x
— with occasional legacy surprise environments
* Support secure CI/CD practices and partner with internal teams
* Help discover, assess, and remediate security risks across undocumented or unknown systems
Tech & Tools
* PHP 7.x & 8.x
, potential older versions in production
* Laravel 9 and earlier
, plus custom PHP apps
* Security tooling:
Snyk, GitGuardian, Tenable
(primary focus on Snyk + GitGuardian)
* Exposure to
Python
would be beneficial but not required
What You'll Bring
* Proven experience tackling vulnerable and legacy environments
* Strong secure coding understanding &
OWASP best practices
* Ability to troubleshoot undocumented code and runtime configurations
* Comfortable working autonomously in a remediation-focused role
* Solid communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
Please submit your resume via the Apply button. To find out more, please email Shams