About the Role Working in a fast paced UX team, you'll be primarily focussed on Next Online projects with cutting edge tools, processes and technology. Whilst enhancing the Next brand through well considered, exceptional design, you'll be responsible for creating hi-fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, supporting devs and ensuring quality. Being part of the user experience team, you will have a passion for user centered design, working with user research, data scientists, and understanding customer behaviour to make informed design decisions. About you - With at least 2 years' impressive experience delivering digital products, and a degree in a web or graphic design field, you'll have a portfolio filled with outstanding work and ideas. - You'll also have strong experience of designing for apps as well as web - all with a strong focus on user experience. - You'll have excellent knowledge of modern web standards, as well as being capable of bringing concepts to life. - You'll also have core experience in interaction design, wireframing, animation, working within brand guidelines and design systems. - With a creative approach to solving problems and a natural flair for design, you'll have good knowledge of industry-standard tools such as Sketch, Figma, InVision Studio, Miro, Adobe CC as well as some basic HTML/CSS knowledge. - Able to relate design decisions to business strategy and research data - You'll also have excellent planning, time management and communication skills. - Focused on seeing work through to completion with a strong eye for detail Criteria -2 years experience delivering digital products and a degree in a web or graphic design field - Experience of designing for apps as well as web - Experience in interaction design, wireframing, animation - Knowledge of modern web standards Benefits Bonus Scheme Pension Scheme ShareSave Scheme Life Assurance Staff Discount On-site Nursery About Next You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we've gone global!
04/10/2021
Full time
About the Role Working in a fast paced UX team, you'll be primarily focussed on Next Online projects with cutting edge tools, processes and technology. Whilst enhancing the Next brand through well considered, exceptional design, you'll be responsible for creating hi-fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, supporting devs and ensuring quality. Being part of the user experience team, you will have a passion for user centered design, working with user research, data scientists, and understanding customer behaviour to make informed design decisions. About you - With at least 2 years' impressive experience delivering digital products, and a degree in a web or graphic design field, you'll have a portfolio filled with outstanding work and ideas. - You'll also have strong experience of designing for apps as well as web - all with a strong focus on user experience. - You'll have excellent knowledge of modern web standards, as well as being capable of bringing concepts to life. - You'll also have core experience in interaction design, wireframing, animation, working within brand guidelines and design systems. - With a creative approach to solving problems and a natural flair for design, you'll have good knowledge of industry-standard tools such as Sketch, Figma, InVision Studio, Miro, Adobe CC as well as some basic HTML/CSS knowledge. - Able to relate design decisions to business strategy and research data - You'll also have excellent planning, time management and communication skills. - Focused on seeing work through to completion with a strong eye for detail Criteria -2 years experience delivering digital products and a degree in a web or graphic design field - Experience of designing for apps as well as web - Experience in interaction design, wireframing, animation - Knowledge of modern web standards Benefits Bonus Scheme Pension Scheme ShareSave Scheme Life Assurance Staff Discount On-site Nursery About Next You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we've gone global!
Summary Reporting to the Project Manager, the primary role of the Business Analyst is to work with the business stakeholders to assess current and future processes, with a view to capturing detailed requirements, identifying solution options and providing pragmatic, balanced recommendations. The Business Analyst role is pivotal in ensuring the solution fulfils the requirements of the business, understanding the business impact of changes, and working with the business and test team in supporting the solution sign off through effective testing and business process change delivery. Responsibilties Work closely with all areas of the business, using an understanding of the business processes and functional models to facilitate in scoping and documenting requirements Build strong relationships with the business stakeholders and become the functional expert for the team. Provide knowledge of the processes and job functions within the business as a resource to the user and development teams Work with cross functional systems teams to ensure that Instore Systems requirements are documented and the impact of other team's requirements are understood Research, analyse and evaluate alternative business solutions and recommend the most applicable and cost effective solution. Investigate potential business solutions whilst being aware not all requirements must have a systems solution but may have a process solution Elicit requirements gathering using a variety of appropriate methods to include: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys and site visits Undertake data analysis and data modelling activities to support the systems enhancement processes Produce relevant project documentation (e.g. requirements documentation, configuration documents, business process flows ) Work with the Development Teams to translate business operational and functional requirements into effective solutions Work with Third Parties where relevant to provide a functional solution and ensure that the design of each solution is validated against the requirements and business processes Work with the Test Team to create detailed scenarios and test scripts to ensure effective quality control of each solution, to predefined acceptance criteria Work with the business to facilitate their user acceptance testing Drive and challenge the business on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their implementation plans Ensure that the implementation and transition of each solution is appropriately managed and supported and handed over to the business with all supporting documentation Communicate and represent the team effectively at all levels; including (but not exclusive to) external companies, business users and other systems departments Stand in and represent the Project Manager in their absence Criteria Essential Has detailed knowledge and understanding of the function and processes of relevant existing systems, development tools, environments and database structures including their constraints Excellent research and analysis skills with strong problem solving skills and the ability to analyze existing systems for enhancements and support resolutions. Have a proven ability to analyse complex systems and processes accurately and create functional specifications based on that analysis. Excellent written and oral communication skills at all levels of the business. Strong communicator with an ability to constructively challenge, facilitate and probe to fully understand the business need, as well as excellent listening skills Excellent inter-personal skills in order to build up and maintain effective relationships Ability to produce an advanced level of documentation such as Process Flow Diagrams, UML or any appropriate modelling technique Ability to effectively plan and prioritise workload as well as work to strict deadlines and remain positive and calm under pressure Ability to work in a challenging and demanding environment with changing priorities Commercially aware with capability to understand business issues and key events Ability to think strategically and develop creative and innovative solutions to problems, as well as being comfortable with detail Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure at pace and persists despite obstacles and opposition Desirable Experience of formal Business Analysis methodology Experience of user interface design and the ability to create prototypes and wire frames Understanding and experience of an retail environment
17/03/2021
Full time
Summary Reporting to the Project Manager, the primary role of the Business Analyst is to work with the business stakeholders to assess current and future processes, with a view to capturing detailed requirements, identifying solution options and providing pragmatic, balanced recommendations. The Business Analyst role is pivotal in ensuring the solution fulfils the requirements of the business, understanding the business impact of changes, and working with the business and test team in supporting the solution sign off through effective testing and business process change delivery. Responsibilties Work closely with all areas of the business, using an understanding of the business processes and functional models to facilitate in scoping and documenting requirements Build strong relationships with the business stakeholders and become the functional expert for the team. Provide knowledge of the processes and job functions within the business as a resource to the user and development teams Work with cross functional systems teams to ensure that Instore Systems requirements are documented and the impact of other team's requirements are understood Research, analyse and evaluate alternative business solutions and recommend the most applicable and cost effective solution. Investigate potential business solutions whilst being aware not all requirements must have a systems solution but may have a process solution Elicit requirements gathering using a variety of appropriate methods to include: interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys and site visits Undertake data analysis and data modelling activities to support the systems enhancement processes Produce relevant project documentation (e.g. requirements documentation, configuration documents, business process flows ) Work with the Development Teams to translate business operational and functional requirements into effective solutions Work with Third Parties where relevant to provide a functional solution and ensure that the design of each solution is validated against the requirements and business processes Work with the Test Team to create detailed scenarios and test scripts to ensure effective quality control of each solution, to predefined acceptance criteria Work with the business to facilitate their user acceptance testing Drive and challenge the business on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their implementation plans Ensure that the implementation and transition of each solution is appropriately managed and supported and handed over to the business with all supporting documentation Communicate and represent the team effectively at all levels; including (but not exclusive to) external companies, business users and other systems departments Stand in and represent the Project Manager in their absence Criteria Essential Has detailed knowledge and understanding of the function and processes of relevant existing systems, development tools, environments and database structures including their constraints Excellent research and analysis skills with strong problem solving skills and the ability to analyze existing systems for enhancements and support resolutions. Have a proven ability to analyse complex systems and processes accurately and create functional specifications based on that analysis. Excellent written and oral communication skills at all levels of the business. Strong communicator with an ability to constructively challenge, facilitate and probe to fully understand the business need, as well as excellent listening skills Excellent inter-personal skills in order to build up and maintain effective relationships Ability to produce an advanced level of documentation such as Process Flow Diagrams, UML or any appropriate modelling technique Ability to effectively plan and prioritise workload as well as work to strict deadlines and remain positive and calm under pressure Ability to work in a challenging and demanding environment with changing priorities Commercially aware with capability to understand business issues and key events Ability to think strategically and develop creative and innovative solutions to problems, as well as being comfortable with detail Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure at pace and persists despite obstacles and opposition Desirable Experience of formal Business Analysis methodology Experience of user interface design and the ability to create prototypes and wire frames Understanding and experience of an retail environment
eCommerce Systems create all our websites and mobile apps in-house, then deploy and manage them. All websites are still growing and continually need testing About the Team Working in one of the largest QA Test teams in the country, made up of Manual and Automation Testers. The Team focuses on continual delivery of functionality and user experience which ensures our customers have the best shopping experience across our UK and International sites. About the Role: In this role, you'll work to create and execute testing activities to ensure changes meet the requirements by assisting the test team on best practices in delivering excellent software You'll design robust test frameworks to be used throughout by developers and testers and will promote testing at all steps of the development cycle, whilst being responsible for facilitating, creating and executing testing activities Working alongside various teams to assist with planning, writing, executing and automating test scripts and communicating testing results, coverage and making recommendations where necessary You'll perform a wide range of behavioural driven development (BDD) activities, participate in delivering projects to meet business objectives and join in with the team in interpreting business requirements into technical actions to deliver high quality, customer focused testing solutions. About You: Knowledge and experience of SIT/ UAT testing Writing, executing and automating test scenarios for various web technologies Good knowledge and experience of an Object Oriented Programming language (preferably Java, C#) Knowledge and experience of using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Gauge, Gherkin Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Understanding of web technologies (HTTP, Json, XML, HTML, JavaScript etc.) Good team player Great analytical skills and fearless QA mindset to ask the right questions Experience of testing software in an agile delivery environment Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with support queries and collaborating with client teams Experience of testing throughout the full software development life cycle Desirable Criteria A professional accreditation (such as IQTSB/ ISEB) would be an advantage Azure DevOps SQL What's Next Once you have submitted your application one of our IT Recruiters will be in touch with you. If you are progressed to an interview, you can expect a 2 stage process in which you get the opportunity to meet with some of our IT Project Managers and Team Leaders. Thereafter you Recruiter will be back in touch with you with feedback!
17/03/2021
Full time
eCommerce Systems create all our websites and mobile apps in-house, then deploy and manage them. All websites are still growing and continually need testing About the Team Working in one of the largest QA Test teams in the country, made up of Manual and Automation Testers. The Team focuses on continual delivery of functionality and user experience which ensures our customers have the best shopping experience across our UK and International sites. About the Role: In this role, you'll work to create and execute testing activities to ensure changes meet the requirements by assisting the test team on best practices in delivering excellent software You'll design robust test frameworks to be used throughout by developers and testers and will promote testing at all steps of the development cycle, whilst being responsible for facilitating, creating and executing testing activities Working alongside various teams to assist with planning, writing, executing and automating test scripts and communicating testing results, coverage and making recommendations where necessary You'll perform a wide range of behavioural driven development (BDD) activities, participate in delivering projects to meet business objectives and join in with the team in interpreting business requirements into technical actions to deliver high quality, customer focused testing solutions. About You: Knowledge and experience of SIT/ UAT testing Writing, executing and automating test scenarios for various web technologies Good knowledge and experience of an Object Oriented Programming language (preferably Java, C#) Knowledge and experience of using BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or Gauge, Gherkin Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Understanding of web technologies (HTTP, Json, XML, HTML, JavaScript etc.) Good team player Great analytical skills and fearless QA mindset to ask the right questions Experience of testing software in an agile delivery environment Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with support queries and collaborating with client teams Experience of testing throughout the full software development life cycle Desirable Criteria A professional accreditation (such as IQTSB/ ISEB) would be an advantage Azure DevOps SQL What's Next Once you have submitted your application one of our IT Recruiters will be in touch with you. If you are progressed to an interview, you can expect a 2 stage process in which you get the opportunity to meet with some of our IT Project Managers and Team Leaders. Thereafter you Recruiter will be back in touch with you with feedback!
The Technical Services eCommerce team supports the eCommerce environment whilst working in close harmony with a variety of other teams. About the Team Joining a team of highly skilled, talented engineers who have a passion to innovate using the latest technologies whilst learning and sharing knowledge amongst the team. About the Role Performing a mixture of operational and development activities to support, develop and maintain Next's systems on premise and in the cloud. You'll use physical, virtualised and cloud platforms to deploy core Microsoft and Linux services using scripted/automated builds. You'll conduct proactive monitoring, ensuring the maximum uptime of the core infrastructure and provide and assist in root cause analysis, ensuring preventative measures are implemented and reports are produced for management. Maintaining and improving operational standards will also play a part in this role, such as environmental records of Next's eCommerce infrastructure, monitoring environments, log management amongst others. You'll work with 3rd party services for support and delivery of infrastructure and produce documentation to a high standard for core infrastructure (on-premise and cloud) and be proactive in knowledge transfer to other teams. There are flexible working options available for this role, including home working. Criteria Essential IT experience working in a large corporate environment Flexibility to cover unsociable hours and peak periods at short notice Strong knowledge of scripting and automation (PowerShell, Terraform, Bash and others) Proven knowledge and use of the following technologies: - Windows 2008(R2)/2012/2016/2019 Server in both physical and virtual environments Microsoft failover clustering Monitoring business critical environments System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) A good knowledge of network technologies and protocols such as DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, FTP and SMTP Able to be a part of the timely diagnosis and resolution of major issues Strong knowledge of storage solutions and principles Desirable Experience working within an eCommerce infrastructure background Solid understanding of linux to support business critical systems Experience using load balancers such as Netscaler and Nginx Capacity Planning Experience with hardware from different vendors Experience in a 24x7 business
17/03/2021
Full time
The Technical Services eCommerce team supports the eCommerce environment whilst working in close harmony with a variety of other teams. About the Team Joining a team of highly skilled, talented engineers who have a passion to innovate using the latest technologies whilst learning and sharing knowledge amongst the team. About the Role Performing a mixture of operational and development activities to support, develop and maintain Next's systems on premise and in the cloud. You'll use physical, virtualised and cloud platforms to deploy core Microsoft and Linux services using scripted/automated builds. You'll conduct proactive monitoring, ensuring the maximum uptime of the core infrastructure and provide and assist in root cause analysis, ensuring preventative measures are implemented and reports are produced for management. Maintaining and improving operational standards will also play a part in this role, such as environmental records of Next's eCommerce infrastructure, monitoring environments, log management amongst others. You'll work with 3rd party services for support and delivery of infrastructure and produce documentation to a high standard for core infrastructure (on-premise and cloud) and be proactive in knowledge transfer to other teams. There are flexible working options available for this role, including home working. Criteria Essential IT experience working in a large corporate environment Flexibility to cover unsociable hours and peak periods at short notice Strong knowledge of scripting and automation (PowerShell, Terraform, Bash and others) Proven knowledge and use of the following technologies: - Windows 2008(R2)/2012/2016/2019 Server in both physical and virtual environments Microsoft failover clustering Monitoring business critical environments System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) A good knowledge of network technologies and protocols such as DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, FTP and SMTP Able to be a part of the timely diagnosis and resolution of major issues Strong knowledge of storage solutions and principles Desirable Experience working within an eCommerce infrastructure background Solid understanding of linux to support business critical systems Experience using load balancers such as Netscaler and Nginx Capacity Planning Experience with hardware from different vendors Experience in a 24x7 business
Working as part of the Security Engineering Team the Security Engineer will oversee the implementation, configuration and administration of our technical security control suite. You will work on the design and implementation of new security controls/technologies to help further improve Next's security posture, working with the other security and IT teams to ensure they integrate with our existing systems. Once implemented the Security Engineer will help ensure these systems are maintained and tuned by working with our Red and Blue teams so as to ensure they remain effective against new and emerging threats. As a Security Engineer you will also help mentor more inexperienced members of the team. You will also maintain an awareness of the changing threat landscape and industry standards, working to identify, justify and progress opportunities to improve the security of our environment and counter new threats. Your role will involve participating in a shift and call out rota to help ensure our environment is monitored and supported on a 24x7 basis. Responsibilities Manage and maintain Next's technical security controls Establish, monitor and maintain automated processes that aid in alert information enrichment and incident management Maintain control baselines to identify capacity and licencing requirements for future budgets Ensure controls meet required standards Work with other Information Security teams to identify control gaps and implement improvements to address Work with the Information Security Management team to identify new technical controls and implement Work with other IT Teams to ensure that new and existing security controls integrate seamlessly with our IT systems Assist Incident Response team with the investigation and resolution of Security Incidents Create and maintain operational procedures, configuration and technical documentation to a high standard Manage and maintain metrics and reporting to ensure the performance of our security controls is understood Maintain an awareness of new and emerging security technologies and threats Be a mentor for more inexperienced members of the Security Engineering team Promote and follow good change management practices Help manage and resolve operational issues with technical controls, helping coordinate and direct team efforts Criteria Information Technology experience with an understanding of network protocols and server infrastructure Project delivery and design experience plan and prioritise workloads, and to measure and report on current progress Strong Windows Server and/or Linux experience Solid comprehension of Information Security including malware, new threats, attack techniques, and vulnerability management Experience installing, configuring and maintaining common security tools such as Anti-Virus, FIM, IDS/IPS Experience mentoring other team members Take a lead role in coordinating the diagnosis and resolution of major issues Report technical solutions to senior management in a clear and concise manner Must follow and promote team standards including documentation. Understand and operate change management Desirable Criteria Relevant industry recognised security qualification Experience with Risk Management and/or Threat Modelling Experience with security or compliance standards such as PCI-DSS or ISO27001 Experience of working for a Retail company
17/03/2021
Full time
Working as part of the Security Engineering Team the Security Engineer will oversee the implementation, configuration and administration of our technical security control suite. You will work on the design and implementation of new security controls/technologies to help further improve Next's security posture, working with the other security and IT teams to ensure they integrate with our existing systems. Once implemented the Security Engineer will help ensure these systems are maintained and tuned by working with our Red and Blue teams so as to ensure they remain effective against new and emerging threats. As a Security Engineer you will also help mentor more inexperienced members of the team. You will also maintain an awareness of the changing threat landscape and industry standards, working to identify, justify and progress opportunities to improve the security of our environment and counter new threats. Your role will involve participating in a shift and call out rota to help ensure our environment is monitored and supported on a 24x7 basis. Responsibilities Manage and maintain Next's technical security controls Establish, monitor and maintain automated processes that aid in alert information enrichment and incident management Maintain control baselines to identify capacity and licencing requirements for future budgets Ensure controls meet required standards Work with other Information Security teams to identify control gaps and implement improvements to address Work with the Information Security Management team to identify new technical controls and implement Work with other IT Teams to ensure that new and existing security controls integrate seamlessly with our IT systems Assist Incident Response team with the investigation and resolution of Security Incidents Create and maintain operational procedures, configuration and technical documentation to a high standard Manage and maintain metrics and reporting to ensure the performance of our security controls is understood Maintain an awareness of new and emerging security technologies and threats Be a mentor for more inexperienced members of the Security Engineering team Promote and follow good change management practices Help manage and resolve operational issues with technical controls, helping coordinate and direct team efforts Criteria Information Technology experience with an understanding of network protocols and server infrastructure Project delivery and design experience plan and prioritise workloads, and to measure and report on current progress Strong Windows Server and/or Linux experience Solid comprehension of Information Security including malware, new threats, attack techniques, and vulnerability management Experience installing, configuring and maintaining common security tools such as Anti-Virus, FIM, IDS/IPS Experience mentoring other team members Take a lead role in coordinating the diagnosis and resolution of major issues Report technical solutions to senior management in a clear and concise manner Must follow and promote team standards including documentation. Understand and operate change management Desirable Criteria Relevant industry recognised security qualification Experience with Risk Management and/or Threat Modelling Experience with security or compliance standards such as PCI-DSS or ISO27001 Experience of working for a Retail company
About the Departments We have a number of departments in IT who look for the Developer skillset About the Role In this role, you'll help provide development support to internal users to investigate, analyse and fix reported defects, as well as offering out-of-hours cover during seasonal events and busy trading periods. You'll also use your expertise and experience to help us continually improve our processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be. Working with users to develop and improve existing features whilst interpreting requirements and technical spec's to deliver solutions to the business You'll work within the development lifecycle, covering design, development, test and delivery and will apply technical knowledge in a number of areas to build reusable code Criteria You are a talented developer who can write effective and efficient code You have a passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop innovative new ideas A team player who thrives in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment You possess strong analytical skills, and can confidently present technical information in a structured and logical manner Technical skills/business skills required Agile and Scrum framework C# /.Net /.NetCore SQL Server NET HTML CSS XML JavaScript
17/03/2021
Full time
About the Departments We have a number of departments in IT who look for the Developer skillset About the Role In this role, you'll help provide development support to internal users to investigate, analyse and fix reported defects, as well as offering out-of-hours cover during seasonal events and busy trading periods. You'll also use your expertise and experience to help us continually improve our processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be. Working with users to develop and improve existing features whilst interpreting requirements and technical spec's to deliver solutions to the business You'll work within the development lifecycle, covering design, development, test and delivery and will apply technical knowledge in a number of areas to build reusable code Criteria You are a talented developer who can write effective and efficient code You have a passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop innovative new ideas A team player who thrives in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment You possess strong analytical skills, and can confidently present technical information in a structured and logical manner Technical skills/business skills required Agile and Scrum framework C# /.Net /.NetCore SQL Server NET HTML CSS XML JavaScript
About the Departments We have a number of departments in IT who look for the Lead Developer skillset About the Role As a highly skilled Lead developer you will be leading and mentor junior developers to ensure quality and technical approach taken by team members, meets the company strategy. Working across our UK and international eCommerce platforms, you'll help develop and support systems that handle millions of pounds worth of transactions every day. This will involve everything from developing cutting-edge technology features and practices, to playing a major role in the analysis, design, and development of various high profile projects. Working in a truly Agile way, you will get to see your work live from day 1 and will get involved with lots of big changes focussing on overhauling the entire website and deploying containerised Microservices apps into the Cloud. You'll help provide development support to internal users, as well as offering out-of-hours cover during seasonal events and busy trading periods. You'll also use your expertise and experience to help us continually improve our processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be. You'll be required to understand and interpret technical specifications, and turn them into working code, using a mix of technologies. Acting as a technical expert within the business, you'll be involved in the mentoring and support of other developers within the team. You'll also ensure that all development and code follows best practice and meets the relevant industry standards. Manage code merges from the team of developers into the main code trunk ensuring quality and supporting the dev ops and test teams where required. Managing sprint planning and retrospective sessions, you'll communicate technical and non-technical information across the business, as well as offering out-of-hours support during key periods. You'll also work closely with other departments, negotiating effectively to ensure projects are being driven forward and are meeting business needs. There are flexible working options available with this role, including home working Criteria Good knowledge in industry best practices in development. Good experience with modern frameworks such as Vue.js, React.js, Angular Good communication skills Experience in mentor junior developers on development methodologies and optimisation techniques Agile Processes Experienced developer who can write effective and efficient code Experienced working to the Agile and Scrum framework Proficient with C#, JavaScript, .NET, .NETcore, SQL Server Passionate for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop innovative new ideas A team player who thrives in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment Well-balanced analytical skills, able to confidently present technical information in a structured and logical manner
17/03/2021
Full time
About the Departments We have a number of departments in IT who look for the Lead Developer skillset About the Role As a highly skilled Lead developer you will be leading and mentor junior developers to ensure quality and technical approach taken by team members, meets the company strategy. Working across our UK and international eCommerce platforms, you'll help develop and support systems that handle millions of pounds worth of transactions every day. This will involve everything from developing cutting-edge technology features and practices, to playing a major role in the analysis, design, and development of various high profile projects. Working in a truly Agile way, you will get to see your work live from day 1 and will get involved with lots of big changes focussing on overhauling the entire website and deploying containerised Microservices apps into the Cloud. You'll help provide development support to internal users, as well as offering out-of-hours cover during seasonal events and busy trading periods. You'll also use your expertise and experience to help us continually improve our processes and working practices, actively enabling the department to become as efficient and effective as it can be. You'll be required to understand and interpret technical specifications, and turn them into working code, using a mix of technologies. Acting as a technical expert within the business, you'll be involved in the mentoring and support of other developers within the team. You'll also ensure that all development and code follows best practice and meets the relevant industry standards. Manage code merges from the team of developers into the main code trunk ensuring quality and supporting the dev ops and test teams where required. Managing sprint planning and retrospective sessions, you'll communicate technical and non-technical information across the business, as well as offering out-of-hours support during key periods. You'll also work closely with other departments, negotiating effectively to ensure projects are being driven forward and are meeting business needs. There are flexible working options available with this role, including home working Criteria Good knowledge in industry best practices in development. Good experience with modern frameworks such as Vue.js, React.js, Angular Good communication skills Experience in mentor junior developers on development methodologies and optimisation techniques Agile Processes Experienced developer who can write effective and efficient code Experienced working to the Agile and Scrum framework Proficient with C#, JavaScript, .NET, .NETcore, SQL Server Passionate for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop innovative new ideas A team player who thrives in a fast paced, busy and challenging environment Well-balanced analytical skills, able to confidently present technical information in a structured and logical manner
