Are you bursting with creative energy? Do you long for someone to listen to your ideas? Can you solve the world’s ills using technology? (OK – how about starting with our client’s needs instead?)

Our clients love us because we collaborate and we care. We support using innovation to solve technology issues in an extremely flexible, supportive and fun work environment. We are a cool group of people to work with and we’d love to work with you!

Who we are

Balance Technology Group is a well respected and solidly established interactive technology firm that excels in solving complex IT issues for non-profit, for-profit and association clients. Our solutions include website design and development, intranets/extranets, interactive marketing campaigns, multimedia, social networking strategies, CRM, CMS, AMS, custom application development and database engineering.

Do you love digging into technical problems and developing innovative solutions? If so, we have an opportunity for you!

We are currently looking for a PHP programmer to join to our team of technology professionals. The ideal candidate has a broad understanding of the web and web technologies and can perform tasks related to the architecture and development of web applications, open source content management systems, database and the implementation of ecommerce solutions.

The PHP programmer is generally the secondary point-of-contact for the client in planning and delivering the service solution and assists in outlining client requirements and ensuring a timely and quality implementation. As such, the PHP programmer needs to have a competent understanding of all aspects of planning and delivering a web based solution including support, system architecture and development, current technologies and the client‘s industry. You will be well versed in all aspects of the web application development process and can make contributions to any part of a project (proposal writing/estimates, requirements definition, database design, programming, scripting, usability, graphical interface design.)

You will work closely with the Balance Technology Group team to schedule and deploy resources to client sites as necessary.

Who we are looking for

• 4 years experience building PHP web based solutions
• Experience with open source CMS, CRM and AMS platforms
• Proven track record of developing robust, easy-to-use, PHP web applications and user interfaces
• Strong attention to detail; excellent analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to apply creative thinking to technology issues
• Curiosity to learn about new web technologies and approaches

What we require from you

• Develop and test PHP web applications and open source solutions
• Hands-on experience with Joomla and/or Drupal
• Follow industry standard software development techniques and practices.
• Provide time lines, estimates and status for development artifacts and project milestones.
• Participate in collaborative software design and project planning sessions.
• Provide appropriate documentation both in program code and user documentation.
• Follow industry standard testing (unit and system) practices.
• Work both independently and collaboratively with team members and demonstrate innovation and accountability of assigned responsibilities.
• Gather and layout detailed functional requirements and creating prototypes to illustrate the process.

If you are detail oriented, self directed and organized and are terrific at creative problem solving, we would love to hear from you. This is a freelance 1099 position.

What we offer you

• We pay you well - excellent compensation for your work and expertise
• Everyone needs balance - you set your schedule with the management team
• Work where you are comfortable - work from home or our Springfield, VA office
• A work environment that welcomes and values your ideas!

How to join our team

Go to http://www.balancegroup.us/jobs/ please include your resume, experience, salary requirements and what you find appealing about this opportunity.

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