Senior Bespoke Development Consultant

Job Description

The Senior Developer will play an integral part in delivering bespoke line-of-business applications for our clients in a range of modern development tools. These applications tend to either be internal-facing, or provide a specialised service to their customers, rather than sales or marketing platforms.The role will focus on the design and implementation of web-based and mobile application user-interfaces and client-side business logic; however, the candidate should also expect to be involved in the implementation of C# web-services and other server-side components to persist data and deliver notifications.When working on projects with significant visual assets or branding requirements, the applicant will work with a graphic designer to implement a user interface to their designs. However, on the majority of projects, the Senior Developer will produce a visual design for the interface themselves using the client’s brand guidelines and designing screens from the client’s functional requirements in collaboration with the Advanced Technical Architect.This is a client-facing role giving the opportunity for the applicant to present designs to clients and review implemented functionality. Work location will vary by project, being a mix of working on-site at client premises, working from Advanced offices, and remote working.The role will suit someone who:· Is capable of quickly understanding the varied business processes of our clients and working across multiple industry sectors· Has a good knowledge of human-computer interaction and of designing an interface that is efficient for experienced users whilst being welcoming to new users· Is capable of leading other developers and testers· Is flexible and willing to work with different technology stacks on different projects· Is willing to maintain a role in server-side development whilst focusing on the front-endWe have an immediate requirement for a candidate to work as part of a team delivering a web-application with an Angular browser-based front-end and Asp.Net core web services hosted in Azure, and making use of multiple Azure services.Qualifications:· Bachelors degree in a numerate subject (including Computer Science) or equivalent work experience.· Proven ability to work in a team composed of colleagues and client staff· At least 5 years’ experience with JavaScript, 2 years in a senior role· 2+ years’ experience of Angular front-end development· Experience of working in Agile/Scrum development team and use of an agile work-management platform such as Jira, Team Foundation Server, Azure Dev Ops or similar· Strong analytical and communication skills· A good understanding of developing secure applications and web services· Demonstrable capability to write unit-testable codeProduct ExperienceAreaRequired SkillsPreferredAlso relevantProgramming Languages.Net C# and JavaScriptSQLPower ShellJavaWeb User Interface DevelopmentAngularReact/ReduxVue, JQuery,UI ComponentsAngular MaterialTelarik ControlsJQuery UIWeb ServicesASP.Net CoreNode.js.NET FrameworkMobile DevelopmentXamarinCordovaIonicNative iOS / AndroidUnit TestingA least one unit testing framework for JavaScript and for C#NUnit, MSTest or XUnit, MoqContinuous Integration / DeploymentExperience of creating and maintaining a continuous integration /deployment pipeline.Azure DevOpsKubernetesTeam CityOctopusJenkinsCloud PlatformExperience with Azure or AWS platform-as-a-service technologiesCosmosDBService BusAzure FunctionsBlob StorageStorage QueuesEvent GridAWS LambdaDatabaseSQL ServerCosmosDBGraph DatabasesOracleMySQLAWS DynamoDBDependency InjectionUse of a DI container or pure DI in projectsAny DI ContainerSecurityOAuth AuthenticationOpenID ConnectAzure Active DirectoryNWebSecOther Useful Products / Methodologies· Test Driven Design· Domain Driven Design· Command/Query Separation model· Graphic Design in Photoshop or Development· Integration of reporting platforms into a user interface (Power BI, Reporting Services)Responsibilities:· Design, implement and deploy custom line-of-business applications for Advanced clients· Work with our client’s to plan the user interfaces for such applications· Maintain design documentation, such as architecture diagrams· Assist with 3rd line support of bespoke solutions