Web Developer

Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

12/7/2024

Manchester OR Birmingham OR London based

Homebased working with occasional travel

Being a senior member of the Digital Team, as a Web Developer, you will be responsible for enhancing the architecture and functionality of our existing WordPress websites, ensuring they are optimised for accessibility, performance, security, and scalability.

You will be key in supporting our SEO improvement plans by collaborating with the marketing team to implement best practices that drive organic traffic and improve overall site performance.

Additionally, you will support our efforts to refresh the design and functionality of our websites, ensuring they remain current with industry trends, while also supporting ongoing maintenance tasks alongside the Senior Web Manager.

What you’ll do doing: (click through to see the full job description)

You will be responsible for improving existing features and developing new ones to enhance the user experience for visitors, ensuring that our websites meet their evolving needs and expectations.

Additionally, you will make strategic recommendations on new technologies and tools that can drive innovation across our digital platforms.

A focus on security and accessibility will be paramount as you ensure that all websites are secure and meet accessibility standards.

You will also support essential upgrades, manage regular backups, and oversee user management to maintain security and access control.

Bring Your Experience

Significant experience in WordPress development with proven ability to build and maintain scalable, secure websites.

History of developing new features aimed at improving website functionality and user experience.

Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional teams—such as marketing, UX, and external agencies.

Hands-on experience improving performance and implementing security and accessibility enhancements.

A strong background in maintaining and upgrading websites, managing regular backups, and overseeing user management to ensure seamless site operations.

Experience managing databases, and handling version control tools like Git will be critical.

A strong command of front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and familiarity with modern front-end frameworks like React or Vue.js are advantageous.

Expertise in PHP, MySQL, and server-side development is crucial for maintaining and improving site architecture.

A thorough understanding of SEO best practices, including strategies to optimise performance and search engine rankings.

What we can give you: Naturally, we have company benefits and various perks for you, but career wise we have a wealth of experience to share and help you develop further.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with our exciting, growing and commercial brand…… come join us!

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What We'll Do For You!

A little more about QA Higher Education: Students preparing for undergraduate study. Working professionals looking to specialise in their field. Career changers. Everyone should be given access to outstanding higher education and our aim at QA Higher Education is to make that possible.

We work with our partner universities to offer courses ranging from foundation programmes to postgraduate degrees covering subject areas including Accountancy, Business, Computing, Cyber, Digital Marketing, Events Management, Project Management and Web Development and delivered in city centre locations.

Equal Opportunities At QA Higher Education, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.