Software Developer

We have an exciting opportunity within the Studio in Marketing for a Software Developer. This is a fantastic opportunity, for someone with web development experience to have a direct impact on the Admiral Group’s websites.

Our team is committed to delivering excellent results, we are hardworking, but also thoroughly enjoy team activities. We often enjoy team lunches or breakfasts, team days out and the odd evening of social beverages. 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 Developer, you will be responsible for developing changes on all our brands' 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 junior to mid-level developer, but are happy to consider applications from more senior developers too.

• 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, in line with our development guidelines.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• PHP Development using standard frameworks such as Zend and Symfony.
• Development of HTML and CSS (SASS) modular architecture for usable, accessible, web standards compliant websites.
• Use of GIT or other similar version control system.
• Development of complex interactive components using languages, libraries, and techniques including JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX.
• Development of mobile specific and responsive templates.

Essential skills

• Strong attention to detail, with excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate constructively and confidently and work well with others.
• A passion for web development.
• An inquisitive mind that is keen to continue learning and developing.

Desirable

• Experience of working with Continuous Integration.
• Working knowledge of Cloud Hosting (AWS and Azure)
• Understanding of client-side JavaScript frameworks (React / Angular)
• Developing within a Drupal 7/8 environment using Twig template language

Additional Information

• This is a hybrid role where you will come into the office 1-2 times per week, however we are happy to look at fully remote postion for the right candidate.
• Interview dates  and feedback will be within 5 days of application 

About Admiral

We're Wales’ only FTSE 100 company. We have forward-thinking approaches and provide endless opportunities to test, learn and grow. There's a reason we've been named a Best Place to Work: our progressive culture, core values, and commitment to diversity and inclusion have created a working environment where people share ideas, aren’t afraid to speak up and change things, and above all, feel valued.

Admiral has grown from being a small start-up into a multi-national organisation. The company is constantly investigating new products, services and markets and is now present in eight countries with a diverse product portfolio.

Our success goes hand-in-hand with having a strong culture where we put our people and customers first. Our philosophy is simple yet effective: people who like what they do, do it better, and this, in turn, means that our customers receive the level of service and products that they deserve. Our culture is honest, open and wholeheartedly focused on four key areas: Communication, Equality, Reward & Recognition, and Fun.

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 why 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.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

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