Web Developer & IT Support Assistant
Job Posted: 28 November 2024
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Brighstone , Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: £30,000pa
- Industries: IT
Terms: 37.5 hours per week, 08:30-16:00 Monday to Friday (inc. half-hour paid lunchbreak)
About Us
Holidays are special; rare time spent with those we love. Our family business helps people celebrate and treasure this time with an incredible choice of locally branded jewellery.
Over the years we’ve grown to become the world’s biggest pearl retailer, operating four brands from over twenty stores in holiday destinations across the UK and Spain. The websites of our four leading brands – Jersey Pearl, Isle of Wight Pearl, Cornwall Gold and Tenerife Perla encourage people to visit these stores, as well as to purchase our jewellery online.
We’re looking for someone with a broad range of experience in web development and across the IT spectrum to join our IT team as Web Developer & IT Support Assistant.
About the Role
To build and maintain the core structure of the company websites and provide support, administration and maintenance of back-office IT and point of sale systems across the FS Group.
Key Tasks
• Develop and maintain websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and other web technologies.
• Collaborate with the designers to implement visually appealing and functional websites.
• Responsible for management, maintenance and security of our websites.
• Ensure website performance, speed, and scalability.
• Write code, create databases, integrate APIs, and ensure the websites functions correctly.
• Troubleshoot and resolve website issues and bugs.
• Provide general IT support to staff, including hardware and software troubleshooting.
• Manage and maintain company IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and security systems.
• Assist with the setup and configuration of new hardware and software.
• Provide technical support to users both locally and remotely recording outcomes to a help desk system.
• Support the IT Manager with monitoring, development and testing of IT systems.
• Database administration
Essential Skills
• Proven experience as a web developer or similar role.
• Proficiency in front-end and back-end development languages and frameworks (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript etc.)
• Windows desktop administration.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively and explain decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• You’ll thrive in a small, professional team to make great things happen whilst having fun along the way.
Desirable Skills
• Windows server administration and SQL server administration (Microsoft SQL)
• Virtualisation administration (Hyper-V or similar)
• Experience with Microsoft 365
• Networking experience (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs)
Occasional out of hours work will be required. Weekend and public holiday on call for user support on a rota basis.
Ad-hoc travel to other locations around the group. For more information, or to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please email a copy of your CV to [email protected].
