IT Specialist

About the Job:

• Work with the group
• Make sure that team members are writing beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our products in meaningful ways.
• Include line management and project management where appropriate.
• Develop and oversee the development processes ensuring that the web development team develops systems/code to agreed timescales, quality and in line with their agreed priorities.
• Ensuring development standards are met at all times and security is maintained.
• Build, test, implement and maintain web-based applications/services, troubleshooting web application and
• Infrastructure problems to reach the resolution as required.
• Make sure that our delivered projects are 120% well developed and well designed.
• Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve the quality of our clients' websites/portals and supporting infrastructure.
• Ensure that technical documentation is created and maintained to a high standard.
• Develop an understanding of existing information systems and consider opportunities for future development of web/portal solutions.
• Keep abreast of new technology for future-proofing applications and infrastructure, sharing knowledge with colleagues as appropriate.
• Carry out risk analysis of introducing new technology for development and infrastructure.
• Monitor the ongoing performance of web applications and infrastructure.
• Deliver quarterly KPIs report to the direct manager about development team members' performance.
• Deliver monthly reports about current projects' progress.