Newcastle - Web Developer

Accenture UK - Newcastle (United Kingdom)

Job Description

Web Developer
Accenture UK
Newcastle upon Tyne
£21K + (Including paid overtime and excellent benefits package)

We are currently seeking a Web Developer who is looking for an exciting and challenging career with Accenture – an employer that enables you to make a real difference.

As a Web Developer the key aspects of your role will be

• Working as part of a team to design and implement enterprise level dynamic web applications such as media portals, content management systems, e-commerce sites or banking portals
• Translation of User Stories into source code on various technical platforms and within waterfall or agile delivery environments
• Integration of 3rd party services such as video content management solutions, web analytics, cloud infrastructure services or commercial transaction service providers

The key skills we are looking for to complete this role are:

We’re looking for both front end and backend development skills, if you have skills that span the two that is even better!

Frontend development skills:

• Expert, hands-on knowledge of HTML(5), CSS(3), OO JavaScript
• Experience translating comps and wireframes into flexible and usable code templates
• Excellent understanding of cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility issues
• Adherence to web standards and best practices

Backend Development Skills:

• One or more web aligned languages such as Java or PHP
• MVC frameworks such as Spring, Play, Zend or Cake
• Object/Relational mapping technologies such as Hibernate, Active Record etc
• Experience working with Enterprise and / or open source CMS systems such as Drupal, WordPress or Adobe CQ5

All

• Software development methodologies, e.g. waterfall, agile

What other qualifications or skills do I need?

• Bachelors’ degree (or equivalent) or relevant experience
• Proven success in contributing within a team environment
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

What’s in it for you?

Choose Accenture for a Web Development career, where the variety of opportunities and challenges allows you to make a difference every day. A place where you can develop your expertise working with the best people worldwide in a dynamic, team-focused environment. The only place where you can use your skills to provide high-quality, long-term services for our Global Fortune 500 clients, helping them achieve high performance. If this is your idea of a typical working day, then Accenture is the place to be.

We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster to help tailor your career plan. On top of this, we have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ holiday per year, a gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice

Please also note that Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Closing date for applications is 25 th July 2013. Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found