ICT Lead Web Developer

ICT Lead Web Developer

Vacancy ID: 008387

Salary: £31,601 - £34,538 Annually

Closing Date: 04-02-18

Benefits & Grade

Grade L

Contract Details

Permanent

Contract Hours

37 hours per week

Interview Date

19-02-18

Job Description

EXCELLENT ALONE - OUTSTANDING TOGETHER

Xentrall Shared Services is a forward thinking public service partnership between Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington Borough Councils.  ICT is one of the services provided by Xentrall and we have an exciting and challenging programme of ICT projects underway for both Darlington and Stockton councils and other public sector organisations for which we provide ICT services.  Xentrall Shared Services strives to provide a consistently high quality level of service for all customers, both internal and external.

As ICT Lead Web Developer, you will have a key role to play in developing, maintaining and supporting the service’s website portfolio, with lead responsibility for the technical design, implementation and deployment of business critical websites.  You should be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of website technical design, development, testing techniques, support and maintenance.  The successful candidate will also be expected to develop their personal skillset and improve their knowledge of other areas of the web development stack and ICT service management disciplines through the significant formal training and mentoring opportunities available to Xentrall Shared Services employees.

Working as part of a professional ICT projects unit and working closely with customers and ICT Infrastructure, End User and Application Support Teams you will have an important role in assisting Xentrall ICT in driving forward a proactive, customer, high performance, cost effective and service improvement/efficiency focused culture. As a senior ICT professional your customer service skills will be well developed and a commitment to quality evident in your experience.  

You will have current and proven experience in website development and the configuration, use and support of Content Management Systems.  As a consequence, you will have significant skills and practical experience in some of the following xHTML/HTML 5, CSS, XML, Java Script & jQuery, XML.  Local Government website and W₃C standards knowledge would be desirable, but is not essential, as would Umbraco and MVC v5 experience.

In return, as well as giving you the opportunity to assist in the delivery and support of an exciting strategic ICT improvement programme, we offer a friendly, professional and modern working environment where individual effort and teamwork are recognised and appreciated, both by colleagues and customers alike.  We also offer a very extensive training and development programme.

This post offers the opportunity to work flexitime and has a generous annual leave entitlement. 

As a progressive organisation we have achieved certification to ISO27001 and ISO9001 and we also hold Investors in People and Customer Service Excellence awards.  We have an internal service improvement programme which is driving forward a number of initiatives which are also assisting with our deployment of ITIL and PRINCE2 based practices.

Xentrall ICT Services are based in Darlington and the successful candidate may on occasion be required to travel to locations across the Tees Valley and possibly the wider region as necessary.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please ensure you refer to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Person Specification when completing your application as they are used to select candidates for interview.

An online application form and further information is available from our website.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council ensures that all customers, both internal and external receive a consistently high quality level of service