Front - End Developer

The role

Working within the IT Team, you will provide technical expertise in the following areas:

• Delivery of the front end user interface (UI) of IT projects such as websites and online applications.

• Working closely with project team(s) to provide the technical expertise to define and deliver the desired UI and user experience (UX) for system/projects

• Transition of delivered IT projects into BAU support, including 2/3^rd line

• Ongoing development and support of existing/legacy business applications.

Your particular responsibilities will include:

• Determining the optimal structure and design of web pages

• Defining the optimal user experience, balancing design and function and maintaining the Club's brand

• Design, build and testing responsive user interfaces

• Building reusable code for future use/development

• Support, maintain and develop legacy front end/web based applications

• Carry out the technical development of IT systems to meet business requirements, in line with the Club's defined data and applications architecture.

• Engage with the user community, in a courteous and helpful way, to understand the business requirements.

• Liaise with 3rd party suppliers to ensure synergy with the clubs' external partners.

• Research and analysis to identify appropriate ways to meet business requirements with solutions that comply with the Club's defined applications architecture.

• Plan the detailed tasks of technical development sprints.

• Provide regular project update reports and highlight issues with proposed options.

• Participate in the selection of systems and technology.

Key skills and experience

Essential

• Two years front end development experience

• Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery

• Experience working with WordPress and JavaScript frameworks, Vue.js

• Understanding of server side CSS

• Understand key design principles

• Experience with responsive and adaptive design

• Excellent problem solving skills
  

Desirable:

• Experience with graphic design applications (such as Adobe CS)

• Understanding the principles of SEO

• Experience working with version control/code repositories such as Git

• Experience working on an agile environment/understanding of SDLC and agile development processes

• Excellent verbal communication skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Understanding of project management processes.

• Experience of using an enterprise CRM system