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Web Development Officer

Employer
DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Location
Durham (GB)
Salary
£26715 - £32817 per annum
Closing date
15 Mar 2020

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The Department and role purpose

Nomis (www.nomisweb.co.uk) is a web service delivered by Durham University in partnership with the Office for National Statistics. It provides free access to official UK labour market and demographic statistics including Census results. Established in 1978, the service is now used widely by central and local government, academics and the commercial sector.
The Geography Department at Durham University seeks to appoint a Web Development Officer to support the Nomis development team. 

The main purpose of the role is to assist in re-developing the Nomis website to use the latest technologies, frameworks and open-source software with the goals of improving portability and creating a maintainable codebase across a series of microservices. 

Joining a small and agile team, the post-holder will write code to produce a variety of website features and functionality, including user authentication, account management tools (both internal and external facing), basic content management tools and re-developing a highly functional and flexible API-driven data query tool.

Role responsibilities:

  • Experienced service practitioner with excellent knowledge of modern web software development, frameworks and technologies.
  • Provide high-level technical guidance and advice to stakeholders to support development of the Nomis website and associated services.
  • Provide technical guidance and advice to solve problems and help shape the delivery of the Nomis service and related research outcomes.
  • Work independently or with other staff across the University to deliver web services and projects.
  • Provide support to team members to share technical knowledge and expertise.
  • Liaise and network with specialist professionals to exchange knowledge and ideas internally and externally to the organisation.
  • Liaise and network with stakeholders and customers to facilitate the exchange of information, and help focus joint effort with projects and service delivery.
  • Engage with internal and external networks, exchanging knowledge and information to provide input into the planning and development of future projects and services.
  • Perform maintenance procedures and tasks and take action to respond to vulnerability issues and security incidents including creating and performing testing procedures to identify and resolve issues prior to the release of updates.
  • Plan, review, monitor and investigate mechanisms to ensure all organisational stakeholder and external customer requirements have been met, ensuring the security of web applications in accordance with established security standards and principles.
  • Plan and manage projects, ensuring the delivery of objectives in order to maintain and improve service provision.
  • Demonstrate ability to use a range of tools and equipment, virtual or digital services.
  • Take responsibility for carrying out website risk assessments and incident resolution.
  • Record data and information accurately, provide reports and distribute information to key stakeholders in the process or service.
  • Provide demonstrations and instruction to others outside the team.
  • Any other reasonable duties.  

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