Lead Umbraco Developer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Website Support - Problem-solving and applying development fixes and enhancements to support existing website.
• Leadership & Team Management - This is a new team, bringing the work in-house and building a team going forward.
• Back-end development co-ordination - Work alongside back-end development partners to ensure a consistency of approach.
• DevOps - Support our team in maintaining our Hosting, Domain and Licencing solutions.
• Team Collaboration - Working alongside Project Management, Design, Front- and Back-end Development teams to deliver the best possible service to 80 DAYS' customers.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 5 years' + experience in a similar role is preferred, ideally within an agency environment
• Demonstrable experience working in .NET and, ideally, with Umbraco specifically (though Umbraco training may be offered if needed).
• Knowledge of version control software such as Git
• Experience of front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and frameworks such as Foundation or Bootstrap
• Basic Adobe Photoshop or XD skills
• An up-to-date knowledge of industry needs such as cross-device, responsive layouts, and page speed optimisation
• An understanding of systems development life cycle processes, such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Knowledge of productivity tools such as Slack, Teams, Clickup, Trello, etc.

REQUIRED QUALITIES

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• A proactive mentality
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and across multiple projects
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Enjoys investigative and problem-solving tasks

RENUMERATION

• Salary DOE
• Generous benefits package including Profit Share scheme, Rewards & Recognition scheme, Hotel Friends & Family rates, Company Pension scheme and Life Insurance
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday and years of service