Job

TECHNICAL LEAD – LEADING INTERACTIVE AGENCY

Job Purpose:

Technical leads, reporting to the Head of Technology are responsible for the technical management of client projects. They work alongside project managers, marketing and creative teams to plan, implement and deliver all technical deliverables for one or more clients. Projects range from technical system / application design and consulting, implementing online applications and building CRM and content management systems.

Our technical leads are capable technologists with strong project management skills who strive to be at the forefront of new technologies and practices such that they are able to provide technical leadership and expertise to the technical team, clients and project teams. Technical leads should be capable of supporting and mentoring web developers as well as providing hands-on development support where required.
Job Function:

• Partner with Marketing and Creative teams to develop initial concept for client projects and define project scope, budgets and timelines as well as to ensure quality and timely development and delivery.
• Accurately estimate hours and project time needs, actively participate in requirements definition.
• Take ownership of technical design and any required platform analysis, selection and setup.
• Lead the development team to deliver against defined functionality, design and timings including hands-on implementation/coding where required.
• Manage the QA process, develop test cases, and perform unit testing, code review and integration/system testing.
• Build relationships with client technical teams to gain deep understanding of client technical infrastructure or define hosting requirements for development of hosted solutions.
• Ensure technical deliverables adhere to client standards and guidelines, SEO best practices, agreed WAI accessibility levels as well as quality standards.
• Develop subject matter expertise in domains such as content management, marketing automation, CRM, mobile, social networking.
• Stay current with emerging and “web 2.0” technologies including blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts, widgets, social networking and OpenSocial, mobile platforms, etc.
• Participate in client discussions regarding status and provide technology insights and recommendations.

 

Experience

• Able to understand business processes and enable Technology solutions to support Client’s business
• Expertise in PHP and MySQL development and experience with open source solutions such as Drupal, PHP Nuke, Wordpress, Ning, etc.
• Expertise in accessibility (WAI) and search engine optimisation.
• Familiarity with Flash and experience of Flash integration with server side components.
• Familiarity with mobile website development. Experience with Java ME and/or Flash Lite an advantage.
• Knowledge of QA process: creating test cases and performing unit testing, code review, integration testing, etc
• Solid understanding of software engineering methodologies and vendor/package selection processes
• Comprehend and able to create Functional Requirements and Business documentation
• Possess a successful track record for delivering time-sensitive Technology projects

Location:

London

Salary:

£55000

Sector:

Web Development

Please contact ND New Media and IT for more information on this job vacancy, on 020 7494 2950, or use our Candidate Registration form to register with us.