Senior Web Developer

CMS Web Developer & Technical Editor

Full-time, Permanent

Fully Onsite, Edinburgh City Centre

Salary negotiable, likely £30,000 - £55,000 (dependent on experience)

Must have British Citizenship

The Company

The hiring organisation is a small but highly successful & well-established defence & space-tech firm. With a proven product & good reputation in the market, they are looking to expand their small & tight-knit team that work closely & collaboratively. The computing solutions they build is right on the bleeding edge of tech, some of their tech is currently operationally live with NASA on the International Space Station!

The Job

This role is essentially a web CMS developer with aspects of technical writing, documentation & website management. The role will be perfect for candidates with CMS / web development skills that love documentation yes, documentation! (Don't worry, we know you exist.)

• You will create a new website with modern CMS to replace existing website
• Maintain a CMS driven public company website & product database
• Produce & contribute to internal & external technical documentation.
• Maintain internal documentation infrastructure - SharePoint / intranet.
• Manage website updates to company & partner company websites.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders & look for improvements in documentation / process.

This will be a really exciting role for a web development expert who loves to have independence & autonomy in how they work. In the long term, this role has a few different progression routes depending on candidate interests (the company tailors progression plans around your motivations & interests!)

The Skillset / Experience

• Must have strong CMS experience in one of the following - Wordpress, FrameMaker, or DNN
• Must have PHP or .NET development skills (CMS dependent)
• SQL proficiency & familiarity with database design / management
• An interest or passion for documentation / typography / UI
• Comfort / experience with other programming languages or CI/CD tooling is a nice bonus
• Confluence or Sharepoint familiarity beneficial

Please apply with CV to be considered. More details will be provided during first conversation.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer & values the unique perspective a diverse workforce brings to what they do.

This job description should be seen as a guideline to the skillset & qualifications required. Your experience does not have to fit perfectly with every requirement (successful candidates' are rarely a perfect match for every requirement). Please do still apply if you feel some of your experience could be relevant.