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Starting Point Recruitment
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Walsall, West Midlands
Senior Digital Developer
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Contract Type: Contract |
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Salary: £16 per hour |
Overview
Pay rate - £16 - £25 per hour, depending on experience, salary negotiable. 6 months assignment, might be extended further. 'Exciting times to join Walsall Council and make a difference to their digital offering to the citizens of Walsall. We are on a journey to transform our website and provide as many services online as we possibly can to ensure the best experience possible for our customers. Come join our team and help us improve the content, following Government GDS principles and develop online services so that our customers can self serve at a time that suits them rather than only during our opening hours. This work will transform the customer experience and ensure we can delivery services efficiently to our customers. Essential Full stack .NET (C#, IIS, SQL) API, SOAP JavaScript (eg jQuery, Angular ) Responsive design (Bootstrap) UX, UI HTML5, CSS Working with 3rd party suppliers Able to design, tune and manage relational databases Able to analyse and interpret complex customer requirements, evaluate options & varied information and present a sound business case Strong systems and technical knowledge across multiple business areas Able to work independently, without ready access to more senior officers, assertively and under pressure in delivering to very tight deadlines and managing conflicting demands Able to work with concentrated mental attention for lengthy periods on a range of activities e.g. problem solving, requirements gathering, design, build and test and the full range of software development lifecycle activities using an iterative and incremental approach Able to work in a structured way with skills in time management, capacity and resource planning Able to work with dexterity and at speed with a high degree of precision when creating data fix scripts, configuring interfaces and associated software. Knowledge of data protection, freedom of information and data security Knowledge of emerging trends in technologies and development and support best practice Desirable Working with Local Authorities Experience of integration of back office system with website to allow users of the site to self serve (e.g. through the website a resident could order and pay for a waste collection) by way of API or SOAP adaptor Experience Experience of interpreting/negotiating business requirements Advanced and in-depth experience of working in ICT in both applications development and support roles Experience of the full application development lifecycle and agile methodologies Extensive practical experience of web development Extensive experience of integration of back office system with transactional services to allow users of the site to self-serve (e.g. through the website a resident could order and pay for a waste collection) using APIs Good appreciation of wider local government and relevant national issues including digital by design agenda Experience of and the ability to operate within a political environment If you have the skills and would like to make a real difference to the citizens of Walsall please apply.’