Front End Developer

Senior LEAD Developer (Front End)

We are seeking a technical senior Lead developer with at least 6 years' experience across different industry domains. The candidate will be responsible for directing Front End development teams who are mostly off-shore. Working within an "Agile" Development Environment, the candidate will become part of a team of Software Engineers, working with cutting edge technology across multiple platforms. The successful candidate will bring a strong technical web and mobile background with the ability to deliver Applications across numerous platforms. Although, this is not a hands-on coding role - our expectation is that the senior lead must be capable of coding, with solid problem-solving skills and also have the ability to communicate, and enthusiastically

Essential Technical Skills & Knowledge
*Good track record in software development, with evidence of delivering multi-component, scalable applications.
*Good track record in Front End development using CSS and JavaScript including jQuery. You can code clean, semantic and very accessible code that is totally cross browser and standards compliant.
*Good knowledge and skills in HTML5 and CSS3
*Good knowledge of UI and UX disciplines
*Good knowledge of repositories such as SVN
*Good working knowledge of JSON and XML essential
*Good working knowledge of Flex and Flash
*Good working knowledge of Frontend Technologies such as category AJAX

Desirable Skills & Knowledge
*Good knowledge of working within a Continuous Integration or Continuous Deployment environment.
*Good knowledge of XML/XSLT.
*Good knowledge of repositories
*Good knowledge of process automation engineer such as GRUNT, YEOMAN or similar
*Good knowledge of Testing/Unit such as Testing JS, Jasmine, Mocha, Handdlebars

Duties & Responsibilities
*Provide technical leadership and take ownership for the technical development project/program delivery of component design, development and maintenance
*Lead and guide development partners in conjunction with the Vendor Management division
*Day to day management of external (offshore) development teams
*Initiate and manage Code Reviews
*Weekly Reporting to Team Lead
*Proven understanding of project tracking and Agile development methodologies
*Work closely with the team to solve problems, transfer knowledge, and develop overall product architecture, where required.

Essential
*Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Multimedia, or comparable industry experience
*At least 6 years software development experience across different industry domains
*A minimum of 3 years proven leadership/management experience of technical teams from a resource management and technical team management perspective
*Excellent oral and written communication skills with fluency in English essential
*Knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile/Scrum/Test Driven Development)
*Knowledge of Front End development frameworks
*Ability to advise development leads on project deliveries from early conceptual stage through to completion.
*Skilled in delivering quality products using latest technologies such as HTML5, FLEX, jQuery, JavaScript.
*Ability to work under short deadlines and co-ordinate development schedules
*Must be able to work with a team of developers (both internal and external) on multiple projects simultaneously

If your interested in this role please email me a copy of your CV or call.