Our client within the public sector requires a proven Front End Developer, who can make a positive impact, and want to contribute to the most demanding and exciting new digital service for the UK Government others, actively seeking input from colleagues and valuing a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy.
Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.
Day-to-day you will be an integral part of that team in designing, creating and improving new and existing products, platforms and transactions across government.
You will: Be involved in the wider web development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences.
Have knowledge of tools and techniques used within the wider team, both Developers and Non-Developers.
Have expert knowledge of HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS and Sass.
Have expert knowledge of cross-browser considerations.
Have expert knowledge of Responsive Web Design.
knowledge of web accessibility and WCAG.
knowledge of UX and usability.
Have an ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
proven experience maintaining a large and dynamic code base.
experience working on technical projects within a team.
Have working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X.
knowledge of the use of version control systems such as subversion or git.
Have the ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques.
experience of building high-traffic websites.
Understand web architecture.
It would also be desirable to: Have knowledge of client side build tools: grunt, gulp or similar Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
Have a working knowledge of Mustache templates, Java 7 and Node.js.
Have experience with test driven development using toolsets such as Mocha and Jasmine Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place after xmas, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.
Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.