Job: ColdFusion Developer at Haymarket, London

Posted by Niklas Richardson on November 05, 2009

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ColdFusion Developer / Web Developer – cross-train to .Net

Salary: £35-45k depending on experience.

Haymarket Business Interactive (HBi) is the in-house web development department within Haymarket Business Media. We have a great opportunity to join this focal team within a major, market-leading media company with a current portfolio of 30+ websites and other business-critical applications.

HBi are adopters of the Scrum methodology and we operate in an agency style, combining the fast pace and variety of a digital agency with the team spirit and ‘ownership’ of client work. We are now seeking an experienced Web Developer to join our Coldfusion and .net development team.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Development Manager, this is a key role requiring an individual with extensive experience in Coldfusion web development to work within the 15 strong development team comprising client-side, server-side and SQL developers.

Structure

·         Reporting to the Development Manager.

·         Working alongside the Development Team - 9 server-side, 5 client-side and a SQL developer.

Responsibilities

·         Ensure that brand-lead development projects integrate with the overall architecture and strategy.

·         Responsible for the overall quality of their own development.

·         Responsibility for work planning.

Experience

·         A good background in application development and architecture with a proven ability to deliver high-quality software.

·         At least 5 years as a Developer primarily using Coldfusion and/or C#/.net

·         Experience of ad serving technologies, SEO, analytics technologies and email marketing systems would be an advantage.

Skills and Qualifications

·         At least a 2:1 degree in computing or similar.

·         Expert in two or more major OO programming languages including at least one of Coldfusion and c#/.net.

·         Extensive experience with MSSQL including the writing of advanced queries and stored procedures.

·         A good understanding of the technologies we use (primarily Coldfusion, C#, ASP.net and MSSQL but also some java as well as all major client-side technologies such as html/xhtml, css and JavaScript and RIA technologies such as Flex, Flash and Ajax.

·         Hands-on experience of any of the following – Agile, Scrum, RUP, XP, test-driven development, continuous integration.

·         Experience of working in teams who utilize some or all of the following – subversion, eclipse, ant, cruise control, coldspring, selenium.

Personal Qualities

·         Outgoing and communicative with extremely strong interpersonal skills.

·         A proactive style with a strong willingness to take responsibility.

·         An immense attention to detail.

·         A logical, problem-solving mind.

We are a leading B2B media company and this role offers enormous challenges and opportunities - this is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive individual.

Please apply now providing a covering letter that directly addresses your suitability for this role and details how you fit the description given above.

E-mail your CV and covering letter to simon.hill [at] haymarket [dot] com