OPG-008 Senior Back End Developer

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Who Speclialist Work With Working alongside a product owner, user researcher, user interface expert and a senior front end developer, existing symfony 2 developers. What Specialists Work On Work on Back-end development of the Sirius case management system. Where the Work Takes Place This role is based primarily in Nottingham, but may involve some travel between Birmingham and London. Some co-location is required but flexible/home working options are available. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements On-site a minimum of 3 days a week, preferably in the Nottingham office, but with flexibility to work from other locations for the rest of the week including home-working. Work Location This role is based primarily in Nottingham, but may involve some travel between Birmingham and London. Some co-location is required but flexible/home working options are available. Security Clearance Baseline security clearance e.g. DBS or Disclosure Scotland will be required initially, but applicants must be willing to submit to National Security Clearance. For more information see: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience 4+ Years acting as a senior developer in a strong Object Orientated PHP environment Experience building server-side web applications and detailed knowledge of at least PHP and/or detailed understanding and experience of front-end web development (HTML/CSS/JS) Outstanding ability to develop efficient, highly optimised and clear code Understanding of and experience with a range of approaches to testing application code and systems for behaviour and performance An ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience Experience working on technical projects within a team Working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X Knowledge of the git version control system Ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques Nice to Haves Mentor and train other developers in a non-line management capacity Act as a “tech lead” on complex projects, providing support for product and delivery management and pragmatically weighing the complexities involved against the need to act Experience mentoring or helping colleagues optimise their code Knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems System administration and configuration management skills Experience presenting work at user groups and conferences Understanding of the use of Responsive Web Design Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage Experience of working with JavaScript libraries to produce data visualisations Experience of designing and maintaining public HTTP APIs Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage Experience of Continuous integration (preferably with Jenkins) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 7 Cultural Fit Criteria Working within an agile environment. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range £575