Developer
Birmingham, West Midlands (Hybrid working)

About Us

Set up under the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission is committed to safeguarding the public against any detrimental impact brought about by gambling. We do this by keeping crime out, protecting children and vulnerable people and ensuring the commercial gambling industry is run fairly and openly. We work with the legal system, the public health system, community groups and the industry itself to understand how we can protect the interests of as many people as possible, as effectively as possible.

We are currently looking for a Developer to join our Digital Team in Birmingham on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,000 per annum
- Civil service pension, with employer contribution rate of 27%
- Flexible working
- Hybrid working (specific guidelines are to be agreed with line manager)
- 26 days holiday and option to buy up to five days extra annual leave

Joining us means joining a dynamic, high-profile sector and being at the cutting edge of regulation, where the work you do has a real impact on people’s lives.

It also means joining an organisation that is certified as a Great Place to Work, respects work-life balance and is completely dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential. Whether that’s through flexible working, really understanding how you work best or exposing you to real opportunities to challenge yourself, if you’re passionate about making your mark on the industry and on society, then we will help you do that.

The Role

As a Developer, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and progressing digital services alongside the Digital Team.

Supporting both back and front-end development and integration with 3rd party software, you will ensure services are simple, efficient and accessible.

You will also continually work to identify and implement improvements to existing services, collaborating with the rest of the team.

About You

To be considered as a Developer, you will need:

- Experience of building scalable server-side cloud-based web applications in Microsoft Azure
- Experience of agile development, software patterns, continuous integration and Test-Driven Development
- Experience of version and source control and their configuration
- The ability to deliver maintainable, clean code and follow coding standards
- The ability to build secure digital services
- The ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- The ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques
- Detailed knowledge of the C#, .NET, ASP.NET, .NET Core and MVC programming languages
- Knowledge of OWASP and other vulnerabilities
- Detailed understanding of front-end web development
- An understanding of the role of accessibility in digital services

The closing date for this role is 5 March 2023.

Other organisations may call this role Front End Web Developer, Back End Web Developer, Web App Developer, Web Application Developer, Website Developer, Web Designer and Developer, Digital Web Developer, Web Engineer, or Web and Systems Developer.

As the regulator of the National Lottery, there are some roles within the Commission that are prohibited from playing the National Lottery. This does not affect your family playing. We will let you know at interview if the role you have applied for is on the Prohibited List.

Webrecruit and Gambling Commission are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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