PHP Software Developer at Lucayan Technology Solutions LLC
Tampa, FL
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Jul 22, 2026
Tampa, FL
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack PHP developer role focused on building and maintaining enterprise web applications and APIs for a federal government IT program. Day-to-day work spans front-end and back-end development, security scanning and vulnerability remediation, code reviews, and technical documentation — all within an Agile/DevSecOps environment. Suits an experienced developer with a background in secure coding, RESTful APIs, and Section 508 accessibility who holds or can obtain a government security clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is remote-US with a preference for candidates in the Tampa Bay area; Tampa-based employees may eventually shift to a hybrid schedule.
Clearance: the JD states 'minimum T3 required, active Secret or TS/SCI and/or ability to obtain.' T3 is the investigation tier for a Secret clearance. The role is gated on at minimum a Secret clearance (or the ability to obtain one), so the clearance requirement is set to Secret — not TopSecretSci — since Secret is the stated minimum gate.
Security+ (or DoD 8570 baseline equivalent) is listed under a standalone 'Certifications' section with the word 'required'; it is treated as a hard gate. DoD 8570 baseline is the broader requirement of which Security+ is the most common fulfillment.
The alt SOC 15-1254 (Web Developers) is noted because the role explicitly involves web content management systems, public-facing web portals, and Section 508/U.S. Web Design Standards — but the full-stack API and enterprise application scope makes 15-1252 the stronger fit.
Fortify and Sonatype appear in the Key Responsibilities narrative as tools used on the job, but are listed under 'Preferred Qualifications' as SAST/DAST experience, so they are marked preferred. BurpSuite also appears only under Preferred.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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