remoteleadcontract# Technical Lead/Associate Architect - PHP / Laravel (LAMP)ArtizentRemote / Greater London, England, United Kingdom Salary not disclosedlaravelphpapidockerawsdescription## Job descriptionChrome desktop can translate this description on-device without sending the text to LaraBench.### Job Title: Technical Lead/Associate Architect - PHP / Laravel (LAMP)### Location: London, UK### Work Mode: Remote### Experience: 10-15 Years### Job Description:We are hiring a hands-on technical leader to own the architecture, security posture and delivery quality of our business-critical ERP applications. You will write and review production code, set architectural direction. You will also work with infrastructure and security teams to keep our applications scalable, secure and resilient.### Technical Skills* Core: PHP 5.x-8.x (deep OOP, SOLID, DRY, design patterns), Core PHP, Laravel 10.x-13.x, REST API design* Data: MySQL (schema design, indexing, query optimization, replication/backup strategies)* Platform: Linux (Ubuntu), Docker, web server tuning (Nginx/Apache)* Cloud: AWS EC2, S3, Secrets Manager (plus IAM, VPC, security groups)* CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions* Testing: Phpunit, unit/integration/API testing, debugging and profiling tools* Template Engines: Working experience with templating engines like Blade, Smarty, Twig* Frontend: JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3### Core Responsibilities/Capabilities:* Design, evaluate and recommend technical architectures for ERP modules, integrations and platform evolution.* Stay hands-on: develop critical components, debug complex production issues and lead performance profiling and tuning.* Own production deployments, environment setup and release readiness across dev, staging and production.* Establish engineering standards: SOLID, DRY, design patterns, Phpunit test coverage and code quality gates.* An eye for security vulnerabilities, SQL Injection, DDOS, XSS* Partner with infrastructure/DevOps on CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), containerization and AWS hosting.* Implement and operationalize SAST and DAST in CI/CD pipelines, and triage and close findings.* Conduct vulnerability assessments and remediate issues in live production systems.* Run security-first code reviews and threat modelling for new features and integrations.* Compliance exposure to SOC 2 and GDPR* Secrets handling, CI/CD design, containerization and deployment safety. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Technical Lead/Associate Architect – PHP / Laravel (LAMP) employer: LaraBench
Join a dynamic technology company in Newcastle upon Tyne that values innovation and collaboration, offering a supportive work culture where your contributions are recognised and rewarded. With a focus on employee growth, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities and the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in a modern, containerised environment. Enjoy the autonomy of leading projects while being part of a team that champions quality and embraces a culture of continuous improvement.
