Applications Developer - Microsoft.NET
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
26th June 2019
Location
Slough
Salary/Rate
£Competitive
Salary Notes
£Competitive
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Applications Developer - Microsoft.NETSlough, Berkshire
Can you develop bespoke web applications using Mircosoft.NET and want to make a positive, lasting impact with a leading charity?
About Our Client
With a 70-year history, our client is an independent and highly respected charity that carries out research within education. Their robust and innovative research, assessment, and other services are widely known and used. They have a reputation as an organisation that informs policy and practice, helping to ensure the best possible education for children and young people.
As the Applications Developer, you'll translate software requirements into workable programming code and maintain and develop programs and bespoke web applications, using predominately the Microsoft.NET development stack.
You'll develop and integrate internal systems, and produce new systems to support our client's expanding educational products and services, and research projects. Key responsibilities include;
- Developing web and Windows applications using object orientated languages such as C# and VB.NET.
- Working with relational databases.
- Querying datasets from relational databases.
- Ensuring all applications are developed using secure development principles and are thoroughly tested prior to release.
- Maintaining, supporting and updating current and future applications.
- Ensuring all system documentation is up-to-date.
- Undertaking other duties commensurate with the role including covering for other team members.
Your technical background:
- Experience with an object-oriented programming language such as C#, Java etc.
- Experience in web application development and good knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Ideally some experience of using relational databases, including knowledge of SQL.
- Knowledge of software testing methodologies.
- Expertise in using the Microsoft development stack (Visual Studio, ASP.NET, SQL Server, IIS, Team Foundation Server etc).
- Experience of commercial software development practices (e.g. using source control and agile development principles).
- Experience with web technologies such as AJAX and jQuery.
You'll love this job, if you:
- Can work independently and as part of a team
- Have strong problem solving skills innovative thinking
- Take pride in your work and have good attention to detail
- Have good interpersonal skills, ability to disseminate knowledge
- Have the ability to work to tight deadlines
Bonus Points:
If you have experience of using AWS or Azure, or configuring IIS. Knowledge of other programming/scripting languages such as Python, PHP and VBA. Experience of SharePoint development, load testing using JMeter, or use of Atlassian's Jira / Confluence software (or similar).
Why join our client?
- Competitive salary based on skills and experiences (£26,638 - £40,291)
- Generous pension scheme
- Free parking
- 30 days' holiday per year plus Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days
- Excellent support for professional development
- Great work/life balance
Our client is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
Applications to be submitted by midnight 14th July.
So, if you are looking for a fresh, new challenge as an Applications Developer, apply via the button shown. This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of our client.
