Senior Developer

at  Salford Council

ABOUT US

Digital, Data and Technology Team, or DDaT as it’s also known is led by Steven Fry, Director of Digital and Customer Services - Steve has been voted one of the top 100 Chief Information Officers (CIO) within the UK. The DDaT function has won numerous awards over the past five years, including Digital Leaders ‘Digital Council Of the Year’ and ’Overall Digital Leaders 100 Winners’ in 2019 and 2023. We have also won awards for having the ‘Best Digital Pandemic Response in the UK’ and more recently the ‘Best Digital Public Service Innovation Of The Year’.
Our team enables and supports all parts of the council as well as partner organisations. We also work regionally with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and nationally with the Local Government Association (LGA) and other central government bodies.
We leverage the power of digital and data to make the council more efficient and sustainable, with less duplication and waste. We are at the forefront of integrating digital processes and systems empowering all our staff with access, knowledge and opportunity, no matter where they work.
DDaT’s portfolio ranges from data analysis and insight to monitoring cyber security and protecting our digital assets, and from leading the development of software and modernisation to providing project management expertise, all whilst ensuring digital inclusion is at the forefront.
We also do a lot more that is unseen by our customers. We make sure the city has digital connectivity, your devices work seamlessly and we enable our remote working methodology to align with MyWork principles.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking 2 Developers to help deliver this ambitious project, a Senior Frontend Engineer/Developer and a Senior Backend Engineer/Developer.

SENIOR FRONTEND ENGINEER / DEVELOPER

This developer will create the frontend with appropriate layout and responsiveness. Understand how HTML controls where data on a page lands, and how CSS alters the look of the data. With this in mind we are looking for a candidate with the following skills:

• Git (Version Control)
• Automated testing
• CI / CD pipelines
• Containerisation
• Semantic versioning
• OWASP Top 10 / Security
• JavaScript (Node.Js)
• JavaScript (React)

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT SALFORD?

As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.
Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You’ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you here!
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