Software Development Engineer (Full Stack Web Developer)

Job Title: Software Development Engineer (Full Stack web developer)

Location: York

Competitive Salary & Benefits: £31,200

About the role

The Fera IT Systems Development team is responsible for the development and maintenance of web applications, databases and information systems of varying sizes and complexity.

The purpose of the job is to work as one of 8 (senior) software development engineers in a team of 10 staff. The post holder may be required to work alone or in a small team on software development (both back-end and front-end development).

The post holder will be expected to contribute to one or more key development projects, as well as provides support, maintenance and enhancement of existing systems.

The main technology utilised by the team for new development is mysql, php, javascript, i.e, full stack web developer. We make use of frameworks such as laravel, angular.js.

About Capita | FERA

Capita FERA is part of Capita plc, the UK’s leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions, with 68,000 staff across the UK, Europe, South Africa and India.

Capita entered a Joint Venture with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and FERA provides scientific services to government and commercial customers, such as food retailers and manufacturers of crop protection products, in the UK and overseas.

FERA Science Ltd specialises in translating scientific knowledge into practical applications, such as helping to ensure food safety and quality ‘from farm to fork’, sustainable crop production, environmental management and conservation. It also plays a key role in the UK’s ability to respond to, and recover from, emergency situations affecting the food chain and rural economy.

What you will do:

· Be assigned to one or more (depending on size and complexity) key development projects.

· Liaise closely with customers and project managers during the development process to successfully deliver new systems, ensuring that individual requirements are met and value for money is provided. Maintain effective communication at all stages of the project life cycle.

· Provide support, maintenance and enhancements for existing systems across FERA business and science teams as necessary, facilitating continuous improvement and providing advice and support in planning future work. Systems mainly include but are not limited to ColdFusion and Laravel/php web applications, and Nautilus LIMS.

· Carry out all development within a version controlled environment to defined coding standards.

· To ensure own knowledge and expertise on methodologies and tools are kept up-to-date.

· To work alongside other developers to agree development methodologies, processes and tools, and to constructively review code and system design, to suggest improvements, and to undertake pre-release system testing.

· To liaise with colleagues in ensuring that the team reacts to emerging threats and opportunities in security and technology respectively.

Your experience will include:

· Educated to degree level or similar in IT, or equivalent commercial experience.

· Experience and proven track record in developing responsive web-applications using a strong set of front-end skills.

· Effective communication skills with an ability to explain technically complex issues in a clear fashion to customers.

· Experience of systems integration and data migration.

· Experience of working in a team environment and ability to form effective working relationships.

· Experience in evaluating and implementing development frameworks.

Key Skills Required

· A good understanding of object-oriented programming.

· Ability to develop responsive web-applications. Key skills are php, javascript.

· Proven in-depth knowledge of any modern relational database (e.g., MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle).

· Familiarity with working in a version controlled environment.

· Ability to translate a customer’s ideas into a working IT solution.

· Ability to effectively communicate technical matters to other developers.

Desirable

· Experience in Business Analysis

· Experience in project management of development projects

· Knowledge of cross-browser compatability issues and solutions

· Development of mobile-first web-applications

· Knowledge of non-relational database technologies, e.g., MongoDB

· A good understanding of software design patterns (e.g., MVC etc.)

· Experience of implementation and utilisation of CMS such as Drupal, WordPress etc.

· 3+ years of application development experience

· Experience of working in a scientific environment/organisation, or a strong interest in science.

· Experience of configuration and support of a Laboratory Information Management System, ideally Nautilus LIMS.

· An understanding of Linux and/or Unix, and Windows

What’s in it for you?

At Capita, training and development aren’t optional extras: they’re how we do our job. We will motivate you to perform at your peak, recognising your achievements and rewarding them appropriately. As well as a generous basic salary we also give you 23 day’s holiday, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional but fun environment.

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