PHP Developer

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a PHP Developer (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based remotely.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

Not only do we need expertise in working with PHP to enable maintenance and policy changes required in this area, but we need the necessary knowledge to enable ongoing maintenance and implement enhancements as and when needed.

The postholder will be expected to support our portfolio and/or add new functionality should the need arise. In addition, there is an expectation to continually improve the technical elements of the application to ensure it stays up to date.

We're looking for candidates who have skills, knowledge and experience in the following:
. Expert knowledge of the WordPress framework and PHP programming language, including Front End technologies such as NodeJS and CSS/HTML
. Collaboration with internal teams to design, create and maintain software
. Creating documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC)
. Working on pre-existing codebases
. Improving the resilience and stability of software
. Applying practices to enable continuous delivery

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".