Full-time, salaried PHP position in Denver

Integrity Project Partners is seeking a PHP Developer / Software Engineer III for our client, Cricket Communications. This is a full-time, salaried position located at the Denver Tech Center.

Cricket Communications is a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services. Headquartered in San Diego, with a commitment to predictability, simplicity and value as the foundation of our business, Leap pioneered Cricket * service, a simple and affordable wireless alternative to traditional landline service.

We believe the future is bright for Cricket and look forward to the challenges as we execute our plans to support the growth of our business. Cricket Communications has multiple opportunities for individuals looking to contribute to an organization that rewards your success.

Position Overview

Please note: This position requires STRONG PHP skills with 3 - 5 years of solid working experience in PHP . Candidate must have knowledge of PHP 5.0 and should have knowledge of application frameworks (methods for encapsulation and modularization). Must have leadership skills as this person will drive Cricket's conversion to PHP . Candidate must have experience working at an Enterprise level. Experience with PHP object oriented feature set preferred.

The Software Engineer will report to the Engineering Manager, working on the company's various application development projects. The SE will have a minimum of 5 years of hands on experience in software and information systems engineering. The SE must have very strong skills in PHP and have some Java knowledge. Additional proficiency in ColdFusion is ideal.

The SE will perform the following: 1) System Design. Designs applications to support business priorities such as online customer provisioning and customer support. Defines functional requirements from business requirements, formulates application and component models. Uses UML to define processes and flow. Creates design document for application development. Assists in the definition of data models. Develops alternate designs and analyzes trade-offs that trigger iteration of the design process. Creates prototypes. 2) Programming and Implementation. Develops, refactors, tests, and deploys applications following the Software Development Life Cycle. Participates in the daily development process and provides mentoring for junior developers. Maintains configuration/source control of all application code developed. Performs code reviews and ensures proper code documentation. Develops robust and fault tolerant applications. 3) System Analysis and Architecture Planning. Working with senior IT management team, plans application functionality. Coordinates with business users, managers, and other system designers/developers to translate conceptual business ideas into logical, modular architecture/application design and further into physical systems. Works with other technology groups to define system interfaces. Assists with the evaluation of new products and technologies as an integral part of the company*s ongoing efforts to intelligently leverage all available products and technologies. Assists the development manager in planning and technical direction for projects. 4) Project Management. Develops comprehensive project plans coordinating with parties internal and external to IT. This includes the development of requirements definition, work breakdown structure, GANNT charts, and other project documents associated with the management of requirements, tasks, schedule, milestones, dependencies, and resources. Serves as project manager to coordinate and ex ecute successful completion of project plans. Owns responsibility for the successful completion of the project. 5) System Operations. Develops operations support requirements, standard operating procedures, operations guides, checklists, and other process related documents to enable the operations team to support any applications developed. Serves on application operations rotating watch lists to provide 24-hour on-call support in response to operations failures or other issues that require immediate attention. 6) Standards of Practice. Assists in the development of standards and procedures for applications - software, programming, testing, documentation, and security. Also, assists in the development of long and short range planning.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

No agencies please. No phone calls please. To apply, please submit your resume to: debbie@integritypartners.net