.NET Developer

Job Description

Role Summary

• Application Design & Development
• Working closely with the Business Analysts in understanding application requirements and develop software solutions, either by creating new or modifying existing applications.
• Perform QA on all deliverables; ensure quality, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Transition solutions to production (live) environments.
• Provide system application support, provide and deliver tactical fixes, make recommendations on permanent resolution of problems.

Main Responsibilities

• Analyse information system requirements, create designs, and provide necessary documentation by utilising specified tools and methodologies.
• Working with Solution Architects, Business Analysts and Project Stakeholders to understand business requirements, solution designs and convey this to the development team / external suppliers.
• Hands-on solution development, this is a hands-on role, so the candidate must be able to develop directly
• Monitoring and if necessary, challenging the quality of the deliverables from internal development teams and external suppliers against applicable standards and acceptance criteria, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose.
• Transitioning project deliveries to the production environment, working with the IT Services team.
• Help identify any tasks or dependencies that are preventing the development team from completing their deliverables and assist in resolving them.
• Help to define / directly define standards and procedures; refine methods and techniques for best practices for application software development and deployment.
• Provide coaching and mentoring support to development team.
• Provide direction to the development team in solving any complex business or technical requirement.
• Provide troubleshooting and problem-solving support to the development team to resolve complex or high priority issues.
• Work in conjunction with Solution Architects and Business Analysts to provide recommendations on Group system enhancements/innovations.
• Applicants will be motivated to work on their own initiative analysing problems and quickly understanding functional specifications from which to build a solution. You will also be involved in the design and implementation of a standard software developmentframework.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 10 years + experience of developing applications within the Microsoft stack, preferably within a high transaction and customer facing environment.
• Experience of designing and developing robust applications deployed in a corporate environment.
• A thorough knowledge of NET.Core, .Net Frameworks, C#, ASP.NET (+MVC), Web Services (WCF/WebAPI), SQL Server and any 4GL.
• Experience of application development using the .Net Compact Framework and/or Xamarin.
• Clean driving license

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience of developing software frameworks
• Worked with rugged handheld mobile computers.
• Knowledge of logistics systems, in particular tracking and fleet route management systems, ideally gained in a parcels background.

Personal Specification

• Passionate about software development and best programming practices.
• High attention to detail and task oriented with the ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Resilient to pressure and able to work within a multi-paced, environment.
• Flexible and able to multi-task to deliver competing priorities and take direction from several sources.
• Self-starter, comfortable progressing a schedule of work
• Good logical and interpersonal skills.
• Good communication (written and verbal) skills.

Keyskills :
.NETASP.NETMVCWCF