Salary banding: Lead Developers and Developers (B1 and B2)
Starting salary from B1: £34,643
Starting salary from B2: £28,434
Department: Parliamentary Information and Communication Technology (PICT)
Team: Applications and Web Software Development
Contract type: Fixed term posts until 31st March 2012 (with the possibility of extension)
Who are we looking for?
Experienced and enthusiastic developers and lead developers to join our growing team which will be around 65 people when our expansion is complete. Formed in 2007, we are aspiring to 12/12 on the Joel Test maybe you can help us reach that target?
A developer job in Parliament supports high profile customers where your problem solving and solutions-focus in complex situations and ability to learn new skills in a truly unique environment will be critical to your success. If you are driven by high standards, pride yourself on your place in the wider developer community and are looking to challenge yourself within a team of focused and innovative individuals then we can offer you a place at the forefront of our progression.
What technologies and tools are we using now?
C# .NET 3.5 in Visual Studio 2008; the ASP.NET MVC framework; JQuery; Subversion; TeamCity; FogBugz; open standards XML (schemas, transforms, linq to xml, customisable xml editors); WPF in our windows applications.
Which jobs do we have and why?
We have C# .NET developer and lead developer intakes planned over the next few months as we expand the team and our workload. Our programme of work will develop related systems for the running of the daily business of the chambers and committees of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
We create a variety of products from internal web applications and document authoring systems, to public facing web sites. One of our key aims is to make Parliament more open and accessible. In the unique environment of Parliament, both Houses rely heavily on bespoke, internally developed software to underpin their daily business.
What will you be doing?
We have begun a significant programme of exciting development work where you will develop, enhance, test and implement applications to facilitate the running of the daily business of Parliament and to distribute information within Parliament, to government departments and to the public. You will support the applications that you develop, and liaise with software suppliers throughout the application life-cycle.
We have roles for web based and thick client developers at lead developer and developer levels. Please review the job descriptions to see more detail on what we require.
Skills/experience required
Our planned expansion aims to hire developers who are at various points in their career to add skills and expertise to our diverse team. Core skills and knowledge required include:
C# .NET 3.5 (preferably with experience of ASP.NET MVC framework)
SQL Server 2005/8.
XML, XSL and XSD skills
Display accountable and collaborative working practises across the team by using Subversion source control, documentation and bug tracking
Experience of entire SDLC, delivering functionality on time and to budget delivery focused
Benefits:
annual leave starting at 28 days pro rata,
a choice of defined benefits pension scheme or defined contributions scheme
interest-free season ticket loan
child care voucher scheme
discounted membership of the in-house gym
wide variety of refreshment outlets
Click the apply button below to download the application pack and to upload your CV and a mandatory covering letter. The application pack contains the detailed job descriptions including the essential skills required for the roles.
Or to request an application pack in the post, please write to:
Campaign Management
Hays Public Services
3rd Floor, 1 Southampton Street
London WC2R 0LR.
Or Email: PICT@hays.com
If you have any questions please call: 020 7520 5988
Reference: 510040
Closing date: 09 August 2010
www.pict-careers.org.uk
www.parliament.uk
Valuing diversity equality and fairness
All third party applications will be forwarded to Hays.
Ref Code: ADV344204JOS14![]()
Starting salary from B1: £34,643
Starting salary from B2: £28,434
Department: Parliamentary Information and Communication Technology (PICT)
Team: Applications and Web Software Development
Contract type: Fixed term posts until 31st March 2012 (with the possibility of extension)
Who are we looking for?
Experienced and enthusiastic developers and lead developers to join our growing team which will be around 65 people when our expansion is complete. Formed in 2007, we are aspiring to 12/12 on the Joel Test maybe you can help us reach that target?
A developer job in Parliament supports high profile customers where your problem solving and solutions-focus in complex situations and ability to learn new skills in a truly unique environment will be critical to your success. If you are driven by high standards, pride yourself on your place in the wider developer community and are looking to challenge yourself within a team of focused and innovative individuals then we can offer you a place at the forefront of our progression.
What technologies and tools are we using now?
C# .NET 3.5 in Visual Studio 2008; the ASP.NET MVC framework; JQuery; Subversion; TeamCity; FogBugz; open standards XML (schemas, transforms, linq to xml, customisable xml editors); WPF in our windows applications.
Which jobs do we have and why?
We have C# .NET developer and lead developer intakes planned over the next few months as we expand the team and our workload. Our programme of work will develop related systems for the running of the daily business of the chambers and committees of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
We create a variety of products from internal web applications and document authoring systems, to public facing web sites. One of our key aims is to make Parliament more open and accessible. In the unique environment of Parliament, both Houses rely heavily on bespoke, internally developed software to underpin their daily business.
What will you be doing?
We have begun a significant programme of exciting development work where you will develop, enhance, test and implement applications to facilitate the running of the daily business of Parliament and to distribute information within Parliament, to government departments and to the public. You will support the applications that you develop, and liaise with software suppliers throughout the application life-cycle.
We have roles for web based and thick client developers at lead developer and developer levels. Please review the job descriptions to see more detail on what we require.
Skills/experience required
Our planned expansion aims to hire developers who are at various points in their career to add skills and expertise to our diverse team. Core skills and knowledge required include:
C# .NET 3.5 (preferably with experience of ASP.NET MVC framework)
SQL Server 2005/8.
XML, XSL and XSD skills
Display accountable and collaborative working practises across the team by using Subversion source control, documentation and bug tracking
Experience of entire SDLC, delivering functionality on time and to budget delivery focused
Benefits:
annual leave starting at 28 days pro rata,
a choice of defined benefits pension scheme or defined contributions scheme
interest-free season ticket loan
child care voucher scheme
discounted membership of the in-house gym
wide variety of refreshment outlets
Click the apply button below to download the application pack and to upload your CV and a mandatory covering letter. The application pack contains the detailed job descriptions including the essential skills required for the roles.
Or to request an application pack in the post, please write to:
Campaign Management
Hays Public Services
3rd Floor, 1 Southampton Street
London WC2R 0LR.
Or Email: PICT@hays.com
If you have any questions please call: 020 7520 5988
Reference: 510040
Closing date: 09 August 2010
www.pict-careers.org.uk
www.parliament.uk
Valuing diversity equality and fairness
All third party applications will be forwarded to Hays.
Ref Code: ADV344204JOS14
Source: Joel On Software