Job Title LAMP Stack Developer Location Remote US Work Arrangement Remote Employment Type Contract Duration 12 months Domain Healthcare UnitedHealth Group (UHG) Pay Rate $50.21/hr W2 $61.04/hr C2C Application Deadline August 25 2026 SKILLS REQUIRED Primary (Must-Have) • 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack PHP/LAMP development (Linux Apache MySQL/MariaDB PHP) • Production experience with PHP automated testing frameworks (Unit Integration Regression Testing) • Deep hands-on expertise in Apache Solr (Indexing Schema Design Query Relevance Performance Tuning Clustering) • Advanced Python scripting for operational automation platform reliability and data processing utilities • Enterprise CI/CD pipeline development automated secrets management and DevSecOps controls Secondary (Good to Have) • Experience with application performance optimization caching strategies and enterprise HA/DR planning • Hands-on familiarity with vulnerability scanning tools dependency hygiene and SBOM compliance • Expertise in building monitoring dashboards alerting frameworks and reducing MTTR in production systems • Background in healthcare IT environment standards data compliance and enterprise enterprise-grade security POSITION OVERVIEW The LAMP Stack Developer will drive application stability security and search performance across core web platforms for UnitedHealth Group (UHG). Reporting to the Engineering Manager this senior developer will optimize legacy and modern PHP systems implement rigorous automated testing and oversee Apache Solr search implementations. This role resolves critical operational bottlenecks by modernizing CI/CD workflows managing platform security controls and automating infrastructure tooling via Python to ensure maximum enterprise platform uptime. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Design develop enhance and maintain core LAMP stack applications with an emphasis on high availability security and scalability. • Architect and execute end-to-end PHP automated testing strategies (unit integration and regression) to elevate deployment quality and release velocity. • Build maintain and tune enterprise Apache Solr implementations including indexing logic schema configurations query performance and multi-node clusters. • Develop production-grade Python scripts for operational tooling environment automation data utilities and platform reliability engineering tasks. • Manage end-to-end CI/CD security controls including pipeline automation enterprise secrets management vulnerability scanning and real-time observability dashboards. BENEFITS Medical Dental Vision 401(k) EEOC Compliance We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. DISCLAIMER AI Usage Policy Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.