PHP Developer
- Manama, Bahrain
Posted 3 days ago
About the role
Who are we?
KPMG in Bahrain employs over 350 professionals and partners. We provide our clients with a suite of locally supported Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We recruit the best and brightest from around the world, and currently have a workforce that represents over 20 countries working across our teams. We also pride ourselves on our capabilities to attract, nurture, and empower talent from our communities locally.
We are seeking a PHP Developer who is looking to transition into a professional services environment. This role is ideally suited for a candidate with 3-5 years of hands-on working technical experience to support platform adoption across the organisation, with defined KPIs and goals. The initial term of this contract will be 2 -3 months , with the possibility of extension based on business requirements and performance.
Essential Technical Skills Required
- Backend: Strong working knowledge of PHP (8.x+) and main-stack frameworks for enterprise application development
- Frontend: Clean semantic coding using modern HTML5, CSS3, and standard web principles
- Database Management: Good knowledge of MySQL schema design, relational query optimization, and structured data handling
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- AI experience and knowledge is an added advantage
Roles and Responsibilities
Requirement Scoping
- Technical Scoping : Analyse complex client and internal business/ process challenges to produce detailed documentation of the technical scope requirements for new tool development
- Solution Architecture : Identify and design automated workflow solutions for internal business processes and external clients
Platform Management
- Deployment Support : Oversee the localized rollout, deployment, and testing support
- Ongoing Change Management : Directly manage and execute small-scale code enhancements and post-development system updates
- Platform Administration : Maintain and administer KLH central master library to ensure data integrity and system availability
Stakeholder Management
- Local SPOC : Act as the dedicated onsite single point of contact for all local/ regional business units and external client teams
- Risk & IT Alignment : collaborate with with local IT, NITSO, and Risk Management teams to validate scope/ solutions for compliance before deployment
- Tender Assessment/ Business Development : Evaluate government tender applicability for digital/ software solutions and coordinate strategic responses with internal tender teams
- Security & Compliance Frameworks : Understanding of GDPR, PDPL, and other cyber/ data security frameworks of Bahrain
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
Preferred certifications:
- Project Management (PMP-PBA)
- Zend Certified PHP Engineer
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Laravel Certification or Symfony Certified Developer
Why KPMG?
At KPMG, you will be part of a global network driving trust, resilience, and innovation .