Senior Developer / Programmer (Full Stack) - Hybrid / London - £49,140

Senior Developer (full-stack)Role profile

Location

Flexible

Department

Fundraising and Supporter Engagement

Reports to (Job Title)

Technical Lead

Salary Band

D mid

Matrix manager (if applicable)

TBC

Competency level

2

Role definition

Role purpose

Senior Developeris responsible for developing and maintaining user-centric products for Christian Aids web systems.You will work with the technical lead, leveraging your strong expertise in both Front End and Back End development to analyse complex problems and opportunities identified by stakeholders and user feedback. You will then formulate and implement a robust technical strategy to achieve our goals. This strategy will ensure that solutions meet user needs, adhere to accessibility standards, utilise efficient and advanced coding techniques, maintain brand integrity, and deliver an inspiring and engaging user experience (UX). The role involves a 70/30 split between Front End and Back End development.

Key outcomes

• Formulate technical solutions for the Front End development of the Christian Aid web systems, based on requirements provided by the Product Owner.
• Drive the development of cutting-edge Front End and Back End features, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience across all platforms.
• Implement high-standard technical solutions to create a cohesive and consistent web experience for all end users.
• Working with the Technical Lead and supporting larger projects to ensure seamless integration between the Front End and Back End of the web systems.
• Lead initiatives to enhance user experience through innovative design and development practices, prioritising accessibility and mobile-first design principles.
• Stay updated on development best practices and Agile product development, educating the team on new enhancements and incorporating these practices into all projects.
• Engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels to provide clear technical guidance, manage expectations, and deliver insightful analysis.
• Develop and present compelling prototypes and design concepts to stakeholders, showcasing new functionalities and design enhancements.
• Maintain a high understanding of the Christian Aid brand and design principles, incorporating them into new systems/projects.
• Follow key processes, including version control, continuous integration and release strategy to a high standard.

Role agility

Expected national travel per annum

Expected international travel per annum

Occasional travel

No travel

On call/unsocial hours Yes, in event of Christian Aid response to humanitarian emergency.

Surge capacity for emergency responses No

Role requirements

Relationships

External: Occasional contact with external suppliers to work with integrating new technologies across web systems.

Internal: Continuous communication with key stakeholders to manage expectations of product delivery, demo feature enhancements and present prototypes. Daily contact with development team including Product Owner, Technical Lead and the Lead QA Tester, taking part in Agile ceremonies and investigative workshops. Engagement with the broader digital team including digital marketing, search engine optimisation and content to effectively manage dependencies and ensure timely delivery of deliverables for large-scale projects.

Decision making

Drawing upon expertise, regularly provide guidance and determine technical solutions for both the front and Back End architecture within Christian Aid s web services. These decisions significantly influence the user experience across the digital ecosystem and the potential to enhance functionality in subsequent projects. Additionally, offer recommendations on the integration of third-party products into Christian Aid web services.

Budgetary/savings responsibility No direct responsibility for budget, however, must be aware of costs of additional resources and products when making recommendations to Product Owner/Technical Lead/Digital Lead.

Analytical skills

The role is complex, requiring you to work across multiple projects of varying scale, complexity and urgency. You will need to assimilate large amounts of detailed and technical information to make commercially-literate decisions about the scheduling, viability and worth of proposed projects.

You require a high level of influencing skills with colleagues across Christian Aid, along with the ability to create and communicate clear action plans with realistic timescales. You will need to be accountable for results in your products, and will be expected to have a strong understanding of the performance of the products you own, contributing to key measures reporting as required, and confidently using Google analytics and associated tools regularly.

Developing self and others

Number of Direct reports 0

Overall people management responsibility 0

Responsible for maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of coding practices and innovation within web development through continuous professional development. Working as part of the development team will work to share knowledge and learnings, and able to learn from colleagues and experience. Ability to explain technically complex subjects at a level that can be understood by colleagues without technical knowledge.

Role related checks

Police Check Basic Counter terrorism screening Required

Person specification

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise

Essential

Advanced knowledge of software or web development.

• Extensive experience in web application development and delivery using Drupal CMS (9/10)
• Strong experience with Drupals architecture, APIs & custom module development.
• Substantial experience in coding using PHP.
• Proven understanding of cloud-based hosting and deployment architecture.
• Detailed understanding of continuous integration, development cycle and release strategy principles.
• Significant knowledge of GIT version control.
• Substantial knowledge of Drupal Front End development, templates and theme development, views and other modules and tools.
• Highly developed skills in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript with an understanding of JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as JQuery, React.js and Vue.js.
• Detailed understanding of mobile-first with cross-browser/device design and development.
• Significant ability to produce and communicate conceptual ideas through prototypes.
• Detailed understanding of accessibility, visual hierarchy, layout, typography and colour in web applications.
• Understanding of web-based security and best practice including data encryption, secure coding practices and vulnerability management.

Desirable

• Experience with the Shopify E-commerce platform, including integrations with email service providers
• Understanding of unit testing and test automation processes
• Experience with Drupals commerce platform.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamix CRM and integrations with Drupal.
• Experience with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, including setting tags and UTM parameters.

DATE CREATED

12/06/2024