Principal Analyst Programmer

Job Description

To lead in the development and interoperability of corporate, clinical and departmental systems to enable the Health Board to meet its key business and clinical objectives. To provide support, training and technical help to senior analyst programmers andanalyst programmers as required.Client DetailsNational organisation within the public sector based in CardiffDescription

• Manage aspects of the development and interoperability process from start to completion, including the management of all Applications and Development Staff involved in the project
• Monitor technical staff ensuring that they maintain the appropriate skill levels required to meet the IT needs of the IT Department and Health Board
• Represent the interests of the Applications and Development Teams and technical interests
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge and practical experience in system development and / or interoperability, preferably in Microsoft.NET
• Management of Coding and development of all aspects of API or System Development under the leadership of the Database Development and Server Manager
• Ensure that all aspects of development projects are managed in compliance with Agile project management methodology
• Take responsibility for ensuring that proper and adequate quality control procedures are implemented in order to ensure that the development of systems match the user requirements
• Monitor the operation of installed systems and participate in the out of hours on-call rota as required
• Undertake the maintenance of the installed system / server, including technical and management responsibility for bug fixes and agreed enhancements as directed by the Database Development and Server Manager as appropriate
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to Senior Analyst Programmers/Analyst Programmers
• Produce patient related information from Health Board databases to aid activity reporting and strategic planning
• Keep up to date with new developments which affect systems design and application development appropriate to the Health Board, including researching and evaluating new technologies
• Maintain complete code safety and manage releases using the Departments version control software and processes in order to protect the Health Boards installed and developing applications
• Any additional duties that may be defined by the Database Development and Server Manager or Head of IT and Strategic Development

Profile

• IT experience, managing all aspects of the systems development life-cycle
• Management within a large complex organisation, of in-house software or API development Systems with responsibility for day to day management of staff involved in systems design, build and testing. Analysis and logical design of systems specifications andtheir associated data structures using formal methods
• Lead in physical design and development of a wide variety of small stand-alone and large multi-user systems using client server and web based methodologies
• Management of projects using agile methods
• Formal analysis and logical design methodologies
• Systems /API development preferably in .NET and HL7
• Provide support to staff regarding IT development issues
• An understanding of the Agile Project Management methodology

Job Offer

• Permanent
• Salary: £41,659 - £47,672 + Benefits
• Location: Cardiff
• Flexible working Patterns