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ajmelian/README.md

👋 Hi, I’m Aythami Melián

Senior PHP Backend Developer · PHP Architect · Secure Software Engineer (SSDLC)

📍 Remote from Gran Canaria, Spain
📧 [email protected]
🔗 LinkedIn · GitHub


🏷️ Tech Focus

PHP Laravel CodeIgniter MySQL Docker Security Remote


🚀 About Me

I’m a Senior PHP Backend Developer & Architect with 20+ years of experience building secure, scalable, and long-lived systems.

I specialize in:

  • Backend architecture & system evolution
  • Legacy PHP modernization
  • Security-first development (SSDLC / OWASP)
  • Clean Code, SOLID, and pragmatic design

I work best on complex codebases where quality, correctness, and maintainability truly matter.


🧠 What I Bring

  • 🏗️ Architecture mindset, not just coding
  • 🔐 Security as a baseline, not an afterthought
  • 🔄 Progressive refactoring of legacy systems
  • 🧪 Quality gates & CI/CD
  • 🤝 Strong collaboration with product, frontend & DevOps
  • 🧭 Ownership and long-term thinking

💼 Experience Snapshot

  • Founder / Senior PHP Architect — CodeSecure Forge (2014–2025)
  • Senior PHP Developer & AppSec Lead — Lazarus Technology
  • IT Analyst / Software Engineer (Healthcare) — Atos
  • Senior PHP Developer (eLearning / Public Sector) — IECISA / INETUM

Industries: SaaS · Enterprise B2B · Healthcare · Public Administration · eLearning


📚 Open Knowledge & Publications

📘 Book
Manual práctico de Seguridad en PHP 8.x
👉 https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0D2C3CXM9

📄 Technical papers & articles
👉 https://github.com/ajmelian/papers

🧩 Open source projects
👉 https://github.com/ajmelian


🎯 Looking For

💼 Full-time remote roles:

  • Senior PHP Backend Developer
  • PHP Architect / Backend Lead
  • Secure SDLC / DevSecOps (value-add)

📌 Remote only
⚡ Immediate availability


⚙️  GitHub Analytics


Clean architecture, security, and long-term maintainability are not optional — they are engineering fundamentals.

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  1. PseudoWAF PseudoWAF Public

    Implementación Web Application Firewall (WAF) en PHP. Diseñado para detectar y bloquear actividades maliciosas basadas en las reglas OWASP Top 10, filtrando las peticiones HTTP en busca de patrones…

    PHP 2 1

  2. krypto krypto Public

    Herramienta CLI en PHP 8.2+ que permite cifrar, descifrar e inspeccionar documentos con XChaCha20-Poly1305. Incluye derivación de clave segura mediante Argon2id (pepper + persistentId de Cl@ve), ga…

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  3. papers papers Public

    Papers técnicos que he redactado, como forma de compartir conocimiento con el mundo.

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  4. HeaderGuard HeaderGuard Public

    HeaderGuard (PHP 8.4) audita cabeceras de seguridad HTTP y hace quick check de TLS. Ofrece puntuación y recomendaciones; opcionalmente explica hallazgos con IA (OpenAI/Claude). Sella evidencias en …

    PHP 2

  5. lexgauge lexgauge Public

    LexGauge: test de 25 preguntas para evaluar el cumplimiento de una empresa frente a GDPR, NIS2, DORA y ENS. La herramienta genera un informe en 5 bloques y, de forma opcional (BYOK), solicita a un …

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  6. wine-cellar-api wine-cellar-api Public

    RESTful API implemented with Symfony 7 / PHP 8.4 following DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, and SOLID principles. It manages wines, sensors, measurements, and authentication for a frontend client.

    PHP