Front End Developer

Job Introduction

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.

Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. 

For one of our prestigious customers in Brussels we are looking for a Front-End Web developer.

Role Responsibility

• Under  the  supervision  of  the  Project  Manager  or  another  expert,  the  developer  develops, integrates, tests and documents websites (e.g. customer’s Website) and web application modules to meet agreed business specifications.
• He/she also optimises the performance of websites
• Design and drafts technical specifications of applications systems in line with the functional and non-functional requirements.
• Performs technical testing and prepares the relevant technical documentation.
• Supports  end-  users  during  acceptance  tests  and  operational  teams  during  migration  to  the production environment.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve bugs and incidents in the post-go-live support of operations.
• Develop appropriate scripts and procedures for the build and packing of application components
• Review and implement security policies ensuring data consistency and integrity
• Develop a working knowledge of business processes implemented in the applications
• Provide  training  to  1st  and  2nd  level  support  staff  with  new  procedures  and  techniques  for application maintenance

Successful Candidate

The candidate should have at least 6 years of relevant experience + IT studies/ OR 9 years of relevant experience. 

EU working permit

Education and qualifications:

Bachelor’s  degree  in  information  technology,  computer science, information system security, or related disciplines would be an asset

Knowledge and skills:

• Proven experience in application development design and support
• Experience of MySQL and/or other SQL DB.
• Experience in developing web-based applications, with experience in several of the following fields: JavaScript, Ajax, Xajax, CSS 3, HTML 5, XML and XSLT.
• Experience and understanding of World Wide Web consortium (W3C) recommendations (standards produced by the W3C) and their practical implementation in complex websites
• Experience in Web GUI layout design, HTML 5, CSS 5 (especially familiarity with browser-specific support and bugs), including validation techniques against W3C recommendations.
• Experience in developing with confluence software
• Experience with mobile website design

Behavioural competencies:

Good analytical skills and a problem-solving orientation

Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivation and the ability to work in a team are very important.

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Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered.

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You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time.

Package Description

Full details on application.

Relocation assistance provided (if applicable).

About the Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you

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