The Company:
Cultura Technologies provides comprehensive, proven software solutions for agribusinesses to simplify data management, streamline processes, and improve business analysis and decision making. Cultura Technologies is the largest agri-business specific application provider with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Germany.
Our tools are designed to enhance productivity and customer service through automating and streamlining tasks across the spectrum of production agri-business, from back-office functions such as accounting, financials, payroll, inventory, and patronage to operations such as grain handling, crop planning, flock management, seed production, grain trading and food supply chain management.
As an employer we are committed to cultivating a friendly and exciting working environment, with huge emphasis on employee engagement. And as the UK arm of a global organisation we can offer the sense of social community often associated with a small, local business; combined with the expected advantages of working for a far larger employer: great benefits; dedication to identifying talent; and huge investment in staff development.
The Position:
The Enterprise Developer reports to the Enterprise Development Manager and is responsible for most aspects of Enterprise software development including tools & processes.
The candidate will contribute to a clear vision with the aim of ensuring that development service, quality, efficiency and revenue targets are achieved and maintained.
Job Responsibilities:
- Complete software development activities to ensure compliance with service delivery contractual obligations and commitments
- Provide technical advice regarding product(s) the team develops based on a knowledge of the product, customers and any existing support issues
- Adherence to industry best practice and/or corporate programming / testing standards and software production
- Work with the Development Team, Customer Services and Professional Services for project and customer support based activities
- Execute Continuous Improvement and/or Lessons Learned in all areas of Development to improve quality and efficiency
- Liaison with Mid-market staff to share best practices and where possible ensure synergy between the departments
- Ensure the corporate vision is understood, supported and effectively implemented
- Ensure information is shared within the team
- Comply with Administrative responsibilities, e.g. ReQlogic (timesheets), Expenses etc.
- Participate in the staff performance process via a Scorecard and Personal Development Plan
- Coach and/or mentor junior / trainee development staff
- Demonstrate a level of technical competence that all software developers within the company should aspire to meet
Education / Experience Requirements:
- Degree or BTEC Diploma qualification
- The candidate will have at least 3 years’ experience in a software development role in a software business building commercial software applications
- Understanding of the entire SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
- Understanding of the Agile development process
- Previous experience using Progress OpenEdge
- Good technical knowledge spanning:
- Database technologies (e.g. MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL)
- Web standards and protocols including JavaScript, HTML(5), CSS, HTTP, SOAP/JSON and web services
- Development tools, e.g. JIRA, Stash, Bamboo
- Ability to contribute to large projects with changing priorities
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals and their application in practice
Person Attributes:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Self-motivation
- Efficient
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to prioritise
- Team player
- Reliable
- Ability to multitask
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual leave - 20 days rising to 25 days after 12 months service
- Private Healthcare
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Personal Bonus Factor
- Company Cashback Plan
- Company Sick Pay
If you are interested in one of the above roles, please email me your CV to jo.banks@culturatech.com.
