Senior Web Developer

We have an exciting opportunity within the IT Digital tribe for a Senior Web Developer. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with web development experience to impact the Admiral Group’s websites directly.

Our team is committed to delivering excellent results; we are hardworking and thoroughly enjoy team activities. We often enjoy team lunches or breakfasts, team days out and the odd evening social. We are all highly motivated to deliver the best results and to do so in quick succession to ensure our website is the best it can be. 

As a Senior Web Developer, you will be responsible for developing changes on all our brand websites. This is to include the building of websites and web pages. You will need to deliver high-quality, maintainable and efficient code to defined standards. We require you to keep up to date with the latest development technology. You will need to be able to work as part of a team as well as on an individual basis, and you will be able to multi-task and prioritise workloads. We are looking for a Senior Developer but are happy to consider applications from developers with the potential to progress. 

Responsibilities:

• Building websites and web pages to meet the requirements of internal stakeholders.
• Amend and update content on webpages.
• Implement new functionality as required by the business.
• Provide accurate estimates and manage multiple tasks with many dependencies.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with key stakeholders.
• You will need to deliver secure, high-quality, and maintainable code per our development guidelines. 

Experience Required:

• PHP Development using standard frameworks. 
• Development of HTML and CSS (SASS) modular architecture for usable, accessible, web standards-compliant websites.
• Use of GIT or other similar version control systems.
• Development of complex interactive components using languages, libraries, and techniques, including JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX.
• Understanding of client-side JavaScript frameworks (React / Angular). 
• Development of mobile-specific and responsive templates and components. 
• Experience using SQL databases. 
• Write and main CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps). 
• Experience working with Cloud Hosting and Kubernetes (Azure). 

Essential Skills:

• Solid knowledge of the complete development process.
• Working with Continuous Integration.
• Ability to reproduce flat file designs into fully fledge web pages and applications.
• Oversee junior web developers and evaluate their code and performance.
• Liaise with designers to decide on UI/UX elements.
• Working in an agile environment.

Desirable and willing to work towards:

• Developing within a Drupal 9/10 environment using Twig template language.
• Knowledge of Storybook to create bespoke UI components.
• Knowledge of creating accessible web components.
• Knowledge of Google Tag Manager.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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