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.NET Developer job in Brighton

Colin Angus Mackay — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:12:44 GMT

The post holder is responsible for analysing, implementing and testing application/database functionality as directed by the Development Team Leader (SCRUM Master)

Key Accountabilities:

Developing web applications
Maintaining web applications and back-office systems
Effectively delivering the functional aspects of website applications covering all sections of the business
Assisting in the development of IT systems and application functionality to enable TPR to achieve its objectives more efficiently
Contributing to knowledge management process

Essential Qualities:

Knowledge of Information management and flow systems
Experience using ASP.Net 3.5 application development and C# 3.0 application development and XML and XSD development
Experience of delivering Sharepoint systems
Knowledge of Information management and flow systems
Proven experience in developing complex databases
Experience of system architecture design, building and operating principles and techniques
Web architecture design and development approaches and techniques
Experience of using standard Office IT software applications
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with colleagues and all key stakeholders across the business
Ability to prioritise work and manage time effectively

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send a covering letter, with details of how your experience and skills meet our essential criteria and your CV to Jo Shepherd.

Employer: The Pensions Regulator

Salary: Up to £41 820

Reports to: Manager (IT Systems and Solutions)

Scottish Developers September Newsletter

Colin Angus Mackay — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:15:58 GMT

Welcome

We've been busy lining up some great talks between now and the end of the year. It is a great opportunity to learn new techniques and new technologies and keep yourself ahead of the game.

We are continuing to trial a new events systems, so we'd be keen to hear what you think of it. The events pages will now be on Event Brite. You will be able to see all the details about an event there and register for it. There is also an RSS feed of all Scottish Developer's upcoming events too.

After the talk earlier this month by Paul Cowan on ALT.NET he managed to get a lot of people interested in ASP.NET MVC. There was a real buzz about it after the event as it really grabbed people's attention. I've managed to arrange for Mike Ormond from Microsoft to come up to Scotland and give a talk on the subject. An Introduction to ASP.NET MVC is on 16^th October in Edinburgh.

As always, we are on the look out for new speakers. If you would like the opportunity to do a presentation on a software development topic from 10 minutes to 90 minutes then get in touch with me at colin@scottishdevelopers.com.

Regards,
Colin Mackay, Chairman, Scottish Developers

Links

Goodbye Mocks, Farewell Stubs: Roy Osherove discusses why terminology could be an obstacle to people taking up TDD practices.

Foundations of Programming: Karl Seguin's primer on all things that make us better developers.

Events

1-October-2008 @ 19:00 in Dundee (Scottish Developers)
Using Git in a Team
FREE - Registration Optional

This talk will introduce you to Git and show you what you need to do to enable Git to work over the wire and how your team can synchronise their repositories with each other.

8-October-2008 @ 19:00 in Edinburgh (BCS)
The Three Ghosts of Microsoft Security
FREE - Registration Required

In this talk Stephen Lamb will take us through the history of Microsoft security, bringing us up to date on where Microsoft is at today and point out the direction of security improvements coming down the pipeline. He will also discuss how Microsoft responds to security incidents and explain the process to release updates and patches to fix vulnerabilities. Come along to hear why Microsoft software is now some of the most secure on the planet.

14-October-2008 @ 18:30 in Glasgow (Scottish Developers)
SQL Server Double Bill
FREE - Registration Optional

Two talks on SQL Server. One by Frank Kerrigan entitled "Practical Integration Services for SQL Server 2005/8" and the other by Martin Bell called "How do you do Hierarchies?"

15-October-2008 @ 19:00 in Dundee (Scottish Developers)
Erlang
FREE - Registration Optional

In this talk you'll learn how Erlang discards traditional imperative assumptions, such as mutable data, liberating you to write programs that can scale to efficiently use thousands of cores concurrently!

16-October-2008 @ 19:00 in Edinburgh (Scottish Developers)
ASP.NET MVC Framework
FREE - Registration Required

In this session we'll take a look at the drivers behind MVC, the architecture of a typical ASP.NET MVC application, new features in ASP.NET that make it possible and we'll build a simple ASP.NET MVC application to explore the key concepts.

29-October-2008 @ 19:00 in Dundee (Scottish Developers)
Look! There's my data! Virtual Earth san Javascript
FREE - Registration Optional

The Windows Live team have recently made available ASP.NET Server side controls for Microsoft Virtual Earth. In this talk Colin Angus Mackay will show you how to use this control to visualise your data, from sticking some simple pins down for store locations, to drawing thematic maps. All this without writing javascript.

Further Afield

November:
VBUG Conference (Reading)
TechEd Developers (Barcelona)
Dynamic Language Runtime (Dundee)
Red! Green! Then What? (Glasgow)
Developer! Developer! Developer! (Reading)
Functional Programming in C#3.0 (Dundee)

December:
Andrew Westgarth on ASP.NET development on IIS7 (Glasgow)

Current Jobs

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Job Opening: Senior Developer (.NET)

Colin Angus Mackay — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:10:05 GMT

Senior .NET developers required for interesting new permanent positions with an established Glasgow-based company. The role itself will be varied and will give you the opportunity to work through the entire lifecycle of a number of different projects.

The right candidate will have a passion for quality software development and be able to demonstrate an ability in the design of software systems, be able to write good quality documentation for internal and client consumption, and has a willingness to share knowledge with colleagues. The successful candidate will also be required to mentor and guide more junior members of the development team.

Technologies:
• C# 2.0 and 3.0
• Visual Studio 2005 & 2008
• SQL Server 2000 & 2005
• .NET Framework 2.0 to 3.5 (esp. ASP.NET)
• XML & XSLT

If you are interested in this position please email your CV to gavin@eqtr.com

Direct communication with candidates only. No agencies.

Job Opening: Project Engineer, .NET Software Development Lead

Colin Angus Mackay — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:37:02 GMT

Title: Project Engineer, .NET Software Development Lead

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Salary: Based on experience level

Job Description: Join Blue Dot’s UK/Glasgow based Software Development Project Services team! Blue Dot is one of the leading and successful enterprise mobile software, tools, and services company. With over 600 mobile implementations and 13,000 live mobile users, Blue Dot is recognized by the prestigious Gartner Group as a leading vendor in the enterprise mobile infrastructure space.
Specifically, this .NET Services Mobile Developer position will have you the opportunity to design and develop advanced functionality with our leading edge mNOW! Mobile Framework 2008 product. The mNOW! Mobile Framework 2008 builds upon the Microsoft technology stack, leveraging the power of the world’s leading operating systems, frameworks and products such as Windows and Windows Mobile, the .NET Framework (2.0 & 3.0), Internet Information Server 6.0, and SQL Server 2005.

This is a varied and demanding customer service facing role involving many aspects of customizing and implementing enterprise mobile solutions from pre-sales work, through the project lifecycle, to ‘go live’ and ongoing support. This position is a key role in the success and delivery of solutions to our UK and Scotland customer base.

Responsibilities:

· Scoping and implementing enterprise mobile solutions

· Assisting with pre-sales demos and presentations

· Performing Project needs assessments and requirements gathering

· Assessing and advising on business process workflow design

· Producing Senior level technical design and architecture guidance and outputs

· Ability to training customer and provide ongoing support to solutions

· Command of project methodologies

· Good consultancy skills along with a development background

· Ability to run workshops and follow-up on outcome deliverables

· Specific and demonstrated experience of implementing standard .NET development technologies

· Key technical contributor to customer RFI, RFP and RFQ responses

Skills: Microsoft .NET 2.0, 3.0,

Windows Communication Foundation,

3+ years experience with relational database/data warehouse technologies

3+ years experience with OOAD, modeling and UML.

Web Services (WS 2.0).

Requirements:

BS or Master Degree in Computer Science or related field

2+ years of experience in the developing commercial software in .NET

Strong background in Object-oriented design, implementation, and hands-on programming

Excellent communication and relationship skills

Energetic, self motivated, team player

Strong problem solving

Minute attention to detail

English: Fluent

Experience in the following products and skills also helpful:

Products:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 / 2008
Microsoft Team Foundation System
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Administration
Microsoft Office Professional Suite
Skills:
Test Driven Development / Unit test development
Agile Development Lifecycle
Software Patterns & Practices

Continuous Integration

Strong Leadership/Mentoring

Interested candidates please email Eric Roberts, VP of Professional Services at

eroberts@bluedotsolutions.com. Thanks for your consideration

ASP.NET / C# contract in Windsor

Colin Angus Mackay — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:58:26 GMT

There seems to be lots of opportunity for .NET developers at the moment. Another friend of mine contacted me about a job he has available for any suitable person that is interested. This time it is a contractor position based in Windsor in England and he tells me it is a great place to work.

Skills:

ASP.NET

C# 2.0

SQL Server 2000/2005

Javascript and AJAX experience

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the software lifecycle. Rates are the market rates for the south east of England. The start date is ASAP and the contract will last for 3 months initially.

He's also told me he isn't interested in hearing from recruitment agents, so if you are one, don't annoy him by trying - you won't get anywhere.

If you are initerested you can get in touch with either Daniel Molloy at daniel_t_molloy@hotmail.com or Ross Mardell at ross.mardell@btinternet.com

C# ASP.NET role in Glasgow

Colin Angus Mackay — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:18:25 GMT

A friend of mine is looking for a C# developer to work on ASP.NET applications in Glasgow. If you are interested here is the job spec:

Developer required to work as part of a small team developing and maintaining a web based product range written on the.NET 3.5 platform.

Duties:

Full involvement in all aspects of the software life cycle, from coding to architecture.

The candidate must have:

At least 2 years of ASP.NET with C#.

SQL Server 2000/2005

A genuine interest in development

Solid JavaScript with preferably AJAX experience

Any knowledge of the following would be advantageous:

ASP.NET 3.5

ASP.NET MVC

C# 3.5

Test driven development

Subversion and Continuous Integration

NHibernate or any Object Relational Mapper

Castle IOC,

JQuery or AJAX

log4net

NAnt

Send your CVs to: paul.cowan@continuity2.com

If you are a recruitment agent, he isn't interested and you'll only annoy him, so don't try.