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Internal Recruiter at Ascent Performance Group Ltd, specialising in Candidate Experience and Talent Sourcing.
A bit about Ascent
At Ascent we place the customer at the heart of our operations, ensuring that within our customers' most vulnerable times, we offer the support they deserve. You will play a huge part in the ongoing success of Ascent by providing technical and practical support when dealing with debt recovery and litigation actions on behalf of our clients.
Ascent is a highly successful legal and financial services company; we work with other large financial service companies to support individuals during uncertain times. If you want to join an agile, successful and well-established organisation, with a proven track record of colleague development and internal promotions, look no further than Ascent.
We live by our five core values:
* Be approachable and caring
* Show integrity
Your key responsibilities as an IT Developer would be:
* Supervise, train or assist all staff with whom the post holder may be working, in accordance with the firm's policies and the department's procedures.
* Direct and motivate the applications development team, providing clear direction and objectives during their projects.
* Coordinate standards for the applications development area and communicate these to all relevant areas within and across Ascent’s IT and Business Change departments.
* Work as part of a team to deliver quality development and design documentation, as agreed by the project and the standards in place.
* Design and develop a wide range of applications, from web-enabled to client-server systems covering all aspects of the platform (Database, Reporting, Interfaces, and 3rd Party Software).
* Coordinate the technical design and build within the project environment to ensure that the final product meets the agreed scope.
* Collaborate closely with business systems analysts, testers, trainers, project managers, and the wider Business Solutions Group to ensure effective project delivery.
* Follow “time boxing”, prototyping, and prioritisation techniques to deliver agreed products on time and within budget.
* Assume primary responsibility for the maintenance and technical development of the Debttrac platform within Ascent, supported by other colleagues as required.
Candidate Requirements
* Attendance and certification in Applications Development areas.
* Excellent knowledge of development tools, techniques, and methods.
* Strong practical knowledge of leadership techniques.
* Excellent understanding of IT technical environments and issues.
* Experience with VB, C#.NET, ASP, Business Objects Crystal Enterprise Reports, Case tools or a mixture.
* Proven experience in Applications Development.
* Proven experience in a role with similar responsibilities and duties.
* Experience with SQL Server or Oracle.
* Familiarity with UML.
* Relevant experience with DSDM.
* Knowledge of data warehousing.
What we offer you
* Hybrid working model (following initial training period).
* Company Pension Scheme.
* 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with a buying holiday scheme that allows you to buy additional holidays).
* Health cash plan.
* Critical illness cover.
* Discounted legal services.
* Season ticket loans.
* Discounted online shopping.
* Discounted gym memberships.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Further Information
As part of the Ascent onboarding process, all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity, thereby protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners, and other stakeholders.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Legal Services
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