Role

You will work in a team to produce cutting edge Microsoft ASP.NET applications powered by SQL server. You will work on new and existing applications, creating new functionality, controls, pages and sub systems. For this position the following will comprise the main duties and responsibilities

• Development of web based solutions with ASP.NET 2.0 - C# (CSharp) and SQL
• Systems analysis, functional specification and solution design
• Personal task mangement

Some maintenance of existing (ASP.NET 2.0) systems is to be expected, but the bulk of your work will be new development

Qualifications / Experience

Our main selection criteria is programming skill and technical ability. A computer science degree (or similar) would be beneficial, but is not essential, extensive programming experience (especially working as part of a team) is crucial. The ideal candidate will have 2 or more years experience working in software / web development, specifically with 1 or more years experience in the following

• Web development with ASP.NET 2.0 (alternatively 1.x, classic ASP or winforms)
• C# (CSharp)
• HTML, XHTML and CSS

Experience with the following would also be beneficial

• Visual Studio 2003, 2005 or 2008
• JavaScript
• Regular Expressions
• Knowledge of applied OPP principles
• Knowledge of web standards
• XML and XSLT
• Web services
• AJAX
• Graphic Design Packages such as Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator
• Continuous Integration and source control solutions such as Team Foundation Server, SVN, Tortoise
• Umbraco content management system

It should be noted however, that candidates with excellent programming skills with alternative technology stacks (particularly experience with C based languages), and alternative areas will also be considered, these include

• VB/VB.NET (Visual Basic)
• Win Forms
• Php
• Ruby / Ruby On Rails
• Java / JSP
• MYSQL
• Oracle

Role Development

Linac (being predominantly a training provider) considers career progression and personal development to be an absolute priority. Successful candidates can expect - at minimum - on the job training, support for self study, and full support (including exam fees) for relevant Microsoft qualifications such as MCTS and MCPD. On Successful application development plans will be compiled and agreed upon.

Benefits

Friendly, sociable working environment; town centre office location; company pension scheme; cutting-edge development tools; high-specification multi-core, multi-screen workstations; personal development plan; healthcare; dental plan; generous holiday allowances; flexible working hours.