Frontend Developer

Please note - candidates will be required to undergo SC Clearance if not already in place

As the Front-End Developer, you will be responsible for developing new features for the company's web applications, ensuring they are secure and in line with industry best practices. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including designers, product owners, and other developers, to translate wireframes and mock-ups into engaging user interfaces.

• Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
• Develop new features to our web applications in a secure way in line with industry best‑practices
• Identifying production and non-production design discrepancies and UI defects
• Train and knowledge share with colleagues
• Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
• Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
• Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks
• Work with service designers, UX specialists and other developers to translate wireframes and mockups into real interfaces.

Technology knowledge – ideally, we are looking for someone with experience in as many of the below as possible:

• Commercial experience with React, Typescript, NodeJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, React Testing Library
• Experience with RESTful APIs
• Experience writing unit and integration tests
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins), including build and package management tools

General knowledge - Experience in most or all of the following practices and design patterns:

• Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
• Experience of microservice design patterns

• Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
• Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
• Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues