**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. **Your role and responsibilities** Responsible for ensuring secure, optimized, and highly available web environments for customers. This role combines web development, systems administration, and security oversight to maintain performance, reliability, and compliance. Key Responsibilities: * Ensure websites are accessible, properly linked, and secured for intended audiences. * Administer backend services (e.g., WebDAV, SVN, customer accounts) and manage Akamai properties. * Perform code reviews, manage version control, and oversee change management for production releases. * Maintain and optimize web/database servers, troubleshoot performance issues, and collaborate with developers on secure hosting configurations. * Respond to security incidents, conduct vulnerability scans, and implement remediation measures. * Provide on-call support and occasional travel for customer site visits. * Must hold and maintain a Secret security clearance **Required technical and professional expertise** * PHP Expertise: Strong experience with PHP, frameworks (Laravel, Lumen), CMS (Expression Engine, Drupal), and debugging PHP/JavaScript. * Web Development: Skilled in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, cross-browser compatibility, and multi-platform desktop/mobile development. * Systems & Databases: Proficient with Linux, MySQL, and setting up/customizing local development environments. * Automation & Version Control: Experience with scripting (BASH, PHP, Ruby, Python) and version control tools (SVN, Git). * Integration & Communication: Knowledge of API security/integration (Facebook, Twitter), requirement gathering, and strong team communication skills. * Must live within 50 miles of Radford, VA as this job requires in person work at least 3 days per week * Must hold and maintain a Secret security clearance **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Experience with security vulnerability scanning and penetration testing of websites manually and using automated tools (e.g., Fortify, Burp Suite, Skipfish). * Experience working in a government environment. * Experience with W3C Web Standards and knowledge of 508c compliance. * Experience working with cloud environments (AWS, Azure). IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.