Senior Analyst/ Programmer

Responsible for the management, support, maintenance, upgrade and development of IT applications within the business.

Overseeing system reliability, security and scalability while playing a leading role in identifying technical requirements, driving DevOps practices, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Client Details

Leading property developer in London

Description

• Provide 3rd line support for business applications with a primary focus on continual improvement, upgrade, integration and development.
• Take a lead role in identifying technical requirements in IT projects, providing technical support, maintaining comprehensive documentation of systems architecture, configurations and procedures while ensuring source control aligns with industry best practices
• Drive continuous value delivery to the business, adapting to changes, fostering collaboration and enhancing communications across teams.
• Aid in implementing DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines deployments, leading their integration and staying updated on evolving DevOps trends and technologies.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and resilience plan for all IT applications and databases to ensure seamless continuity in the face of unexpected events.
• To follow Change Control procedures alongside best practice deployment in line with corporate cyber security standards.
• Manage relationships with users, key stakeholders and 3rd parties for applications delivery and support, including IT Application contracts renewals.
• Provide support for database upgrades and public websites including monthly health checks and refresh processes.
• Analyse data and present insights through reports and also assist with the design and development of complex SQL queries as required by the business.
• Develop automation scripts using APIs and other tools for continuous integration, deployment and monitoring, in ensuring reliability and efficiency in system operation.
• Implement robust security measures and ensure systems adhere to regulatory compliance standards, participating in regular audits and remediations as necessary.
• To identify and replace legacy applications where possible consolidating similar applications across the business.
• Coach, train and mentor junior members of the team on key skills and knowledge areas
• Undertake other duties as requested by Line Management.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant discipline, with a minimum of 5 years of related professional experience.
• A minimum of 4 years' experience in a development role.
• Proficient in problem-solving within an operational support environment, adept at triaging tickets and resolving issues to minimise further incidents.
• Strong analytical skills to identify business requirements and offer effective solutions.
• Experience with DevOps principles and practices including continuous integration, continuous delivery, automated testing and change control best practices.
• 4+ years experience in major programming languages such as ASP.NET, PHP along with substantial experience in major relational databases , preferably MS SQL Server, MySQL.
• Skilled in writing complex SQL queries, report development and data processing, with exposure to PowerBI.
• Experience with WordPress, cPanel and WHM.
• Understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and REST API.
• Proven expertise and skill in cloud-based technologies, ideally with skills in Azure
• Experience with both Windows and Linux/Unix-based operating systems.
• Ability to work under pressure across diverse projects and deal effectively with ad-hoc tasks.
• Willingness to quickly embrace new technologies and learn modern development tools.
• Strong ability to engage with Suppliers and External Consultants.
• Strong within both a team and individual project environment.

Job Offer

• competitive salary
• hybrid working
• generous pension
• insurance plans,
• health care
• subsidised gym membership
• store discounts.
• family leave