Senior Web Developer
@University of Edinburgh posted 3 weeks agoJob Description
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Job Description
Grade UE08: £49,559 to £60,907 per annum
ISG / Learning, Teaching & Web Services Directorate
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: for 2 years
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to lead, build and evolve the continuous development and ongoing support of the University’s central web services, including its web publishing platform (EdWeb 2). This is a great opportunity for a Senior Web developer to bring their expertise and knowledge to design and deliver complex enterprise-level web platforms, and bring positive influence on the highly collaborative, supportive environment of the central Website and Communications team.
The Opportunity:
The University operates a centrally managed website platform with over 150 live, high profile, websites. A new web publishing platform was developed and launched in 2024, and will continue to improve following a regularly updated road map, informed by data-driven insights and user research.
This platform, in parallel with the University’s Student & Staff Portal (MyEd), are using open-source software, highlighting the commitment of the University to support the usage of open software and data across its services.
We are ideally looking for full-time hours (35hrs per week) but are committed to offering flexibility and would be happy to consider flexible working arrangements, such as compressed hours or longer breaks in the working day. The team office location is at the west edge of the University’s central campus, in Argyle House, 3, Lady Lawson Street EH3 9DR. The role offers a hybrid working pattern and the successful individual will likely work partly from home and partly on campus.
What the job involves:
- Lead, develop, provide technical direction and deliver professional web development services, both individually and as part of a team.
- Deliver high levels of customer service and communication.
- Ensure project initiation and requirements capture is effective and that deadlines are met.
- Manage, support, and share knowledge with other developers in the team to ensure the development and deployment of high-quality software.
- Work closely with other Website and Communication (WAC) colleagues to architect technical solutions and write user stories to ensure successful delivery of value in EdWeb 2, via a continuous improvement path.
- Raise awareness, engage with appropriate internal and external communities and attend training/conferences etc. to ensure our understanding of best practice stays at the highest level possible.
A bit about you:
- Substantial demonstrable building complex PHP web applications and Drupal/WordPress websites with proven experience of modifying contributed and custom modules/themes/plugins.
- Excellent analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
- Substantial demonstrable expertise in frontend web technologies including HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery and Bootstrap.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and work independently.
- Well-developed communication skills to enable the identification, understanding and interpretation of staff/student requirements.
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Application procedure:
We welcome informal enquiries about the role – to find out more please email Billy Wardrop (Web Development Team Manager) at billy.wardrop@ed.ac.uk
What we can offer you:
- A competitive salary of £49,559 to £60,907 per annum.
- A great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead, build and evolve the continuous development and ongoing support of the University’s web publishing platform (EdWeb 2).
- Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days).
- Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution.
- A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance.
- A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity.
- Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund.
- Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing and more.
Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for this role.
Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab).
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
To apply, upload a CV and cover letter before 9th June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held at Argyle House (In-person) week commencing 16th June 2025.
