PHP Web Developer

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Hargreaves Lansdown is a FTSE 100 Financial Services firm based in Bristol. Market leaders at what we do, we are looking for the best people to join our existing internal IT team. Growing at a rate which makes it the fastest department of its kind in the South West, we have a number of opportunities available to the right people. We utilise the newest technologies and embrace the most recent of advances in hardware. We manage more than £43.4 billion for our 584,000 clients and our profits have grown by more than 150% over the past 5 years. Our online and mobile services are at the heart of this. This is a truly 24 / 7 business; if you think you have what it takes and would like to be part of this success story, please get in touch. Some of the roles are new, unique opportunities making this a particularly existing time to join us.

Ever wondered what it would be like to work on and improve IT systems that handle thousands of pounds worth of transactions every minute?

The IT Web Development team are a multi-disciplinary group responsible for HL's online trading platform and various other important internal and external web based systems. It is a team who work very closely with business analysts, testers and other business areas to deliver critical new functionality to our clients and staff users.

This is an exciting role in which you would be assigned to a small team of developers with whom you will work closely, to deliver improvements and crucial changes to our services, as well as having the opportunity to be instrumental in the delivery of large scale systems projects.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

* Working with other members of the team to help deliver significant new features to the business

* Managing projects from start to finish

* Complete administration work to assist in the facilitation of these tasks

* To adhere to deadlines, prioritise work, and provide progress reports

* Documentation of the above

* Build working relationships with colleagues, business users, and other technical teams

Qualifications:

* Grade C or above in Maths & English GCSE (or equivalent)- Educated to AS / A Level (or equivalent)

Desirable:

* Degree educated

* IT based qualification

* Web development based qualification

Knowledge:

* Excellent computer competency

* Advanced skills in PHP, and web technologies such as html, css & javascript

* Experience of working with modern relational database systems

Desirable:

* Oracle

* SOAP

* Smart

* jQuery

Experience:

* Use of the required skills and knowledge in a professional environment

Desirable:

* Experience of working in an office environment, particularly financial services

Competencies:

* Good numerical skills

* Highly organised

* Good attention to detail.

* Ability to effectively manage own

Desirable:

* Strong communicator (written and verbal)

* Ability to analyse and problem solve

workload

* Ability to work well in a team

Attributes:

* Ability to work and perform in a high pressurised environment

* Confident

* Hardworking

* Reliable and trustworthy

* Presentable, professional appearance

Desirable:

* Patient, diligent and diplomatic

* Pro-active, resourceful and able to use initiative

* Willingness to learn, develop, and keep abreast of technological developments

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