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Informa has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Fullstack Engineer to join the Global Technology remit within Informa. At present Global Technology is going through a period of change, including agile transformation expansion and evolution, initiatives.

Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager and under the mentorship of our Lead Engineers, you will be embedded within a dynamic and recently formed Scrum team, serving business as usual activities (incl. maintenance and support), whilst primarily focusing initially on the following technologies: LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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  Design and develop front and back-end applications aligning with best practice standards

• Participate in the improvement of legacy code and architecture

• Participate in the evolution of new code and scalable architecture

• Actively review and enhance product performance

• Perform cross-browser testing

• Contribute to the on-going evolution of system documentation

• Support self-organisation within the Scrum team

Skills:

You can demonstrate functional knowledge in the following technical areas:

• Developing applications using LAMP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery

• Expertise with XML, MVC and CMS (Modules, Themes, Site-building)

• Knowledge with RESTful-APIs

• Working with caching mechanism (e.g. Memcache)

• Utilising CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap

• Version control using GitHub, Bitbucket or equivalent

• Testing and debugging using industry standard tools (e.g. Browserstack, Postman)

• Design editor for PSD access using Photoshop

• Development issue tracker software such as Jira or equivalent

• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) principles

• Agile methodology and related frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban

• TDD (Test Driven Development) and/or BDD (Behaviour Driven Development) concepts

Experience:

• Completed qualification in software development technologies and processes

• Development of a desktop and/or mobile application

• Proficient in web technologies & tools

• Working within a team and independently to achieve a specific objective

Core Competencies

• You are a self-starter and proactive with learnings and objectives

• You are a good communicator who can converse with technical and non-technical individuals

• You are collaborative, patient and build strong relationships with your teammates

• You are systematic in your approach and have strong attention to detail

• You are confident in your own ability and are happy to share your knowledge and experience with others

Why work at Informa?

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally. Our benefits include:

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development

• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!

• Competitive Benefits

• Work with high quality specialist products

• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration

• Share-Match options - become a shareholder

• Regular social events and networking opportunities

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Please let us know of any adjustments we need to make for you to show us your best self. We want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process!

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