Senior Software Developer
Senior Software Developer
6 Month contract initially + Extensions
Based: Hybrid working. 2 days p/w onsite in Leeds
Rate - £275 - £320 p/d via Umbrella
We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Senior Software Developer on a long term program of work.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop, enhance and maintain WordPress-based campaign and digital services.
* Manage WordPress upgrades, security patches and ongoing maintenance.
* Develop Front End functionality using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, alongside PHP/WordPress development.
* Develop and unit-test assigned user stories, including Node.js components and integrations where required.
* Maintain high standards for code quality, accessibility, security and testing.
* Maintain and support automated CI/CD pipelines.
* Break requirements into deliverable development activities and provide estimates.
* Work alongside Developers, BAs, DevOps and QA/Test Engineers within an Agile squad.
* Participate fully in Agile ceremonies and provide clear delivery updates.
* Liaise with Akamai, cloud and infrastructure teams where required.
* Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to team knowledge bases.
* Support production incidents and participate in root-cause analysis.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Strong WordPress development and support experience, including maintenance, upgrades, patching and security of public-facing websites.
* Strong PHP development skills, including working with WordPress themes and plugins.
* Strong HTML5 and CSS skills, with experience creating accessible, responsive web content.
* Good JavaScript experience, including vanilla JavaScript and ideally some Node.js.
* Experience building, maintaining and supporting campaign, publishing or content-led websites.
* Experience working with web content management systems and managing website content.
* Good understanding of web accessibility, ideally within UK Government/public-sector environments.
* Experience of unit testing/TDD and working to defined engineering and code-quality standards.
* Experience working within an Agile/Scrum multidisciplinary delivery team, including sprint planning, stand-ups, refinement and retrospectives.
* Ability to analyse requirements, break work into development tasks, estimate effort and deliver user stories through a sprint.
* Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.
Desirable/beneficial experience
* Node.js development, particularly Back End services, APIs and integrations.
* GOV.UK Design System, Government accessibility standards and/or Government Digital Service environments.
* SQL/phpMyAdmin, including data management, manipulation and database administration.
* AWS, particularly basic serverless services such as Lambda.
* GitLab CI/CD, including automated build, test and deployment pipelines and code-quality gates.
* Monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace and Alertmanager.
* Certificate management and experience supporting production services.
* Experience liaising with infrastructure/CDN/cloud teams, particularly Akamai or hybrid-cloud environments.
* Incident management, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
* Previous experience delivering within UK Government, public sector or comparable large-scale digital publishing environments.
This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.
LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance.
A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience.
Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.