Lead SharePoint Developer Job Description

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1 Job Description

2 Responsible to: Accountable to: Business s Manager Head of IT Services Overall Purpose The reason the job exists. What is done, to what or whom and with what result. To have technical ownership and design authority for the University s SharePoint Plats. To be responsible for managing and undertaking all SharePoint development work to maintain and enhance the University s digital assets and document management system. This post will also provide support for upgrades, patches and improvements to the University s other digital assets. The post holder will work closely with the Digital Development Lead to participate testing, transition and acceptance in to service of new and or changes to existing digital assets. Principal Duties and Responsibilities To take technical ownership and be the design authority for the University s Microsoft SharePoint plats taking the lead and acting as the technical expert on all things SharePoint. To be responsible for managing all SharePoint development work whether in house or development contracted out to third party developers and specialist suppliers. Translate digital designs into functional specifications that can be developed in SharePoint. To undertake in house SharePoint software development and support activities with primary focus on the University s digital assets such as the Document and Records Management system, the student and staff hubs, and Self Service portals. To undertake development to a consistently high standard in line with industry best practices and in house development standards. The production of Low Level Design (LLD) documentation in support of solution design and build. The design and delivery of non-functional unit and integration specifications as part of project activities working with the Integration Lead as necessary. Actively manage the lifecycle of the University s SharePoint plats including strategic planning activities and operational governance. Estimating development effort as part of project planning processes. To support the transition and operation in to live service of new SharePoint and other web developments or changes to existing digital assets ensuring developments are tested and operational documentation and handover is carried out satisfactorily in line with change management and service transition procedures. To build and maintain relationship with external organisations where SharePoint applications extend to external sites or providers. Working with Specialists provide technical support and advice at all stages of the Lifecycle. Page 1

3 Participate in peer review processes, including code and documentation review To ensure the University s digital assets are effectively supported over agreed support hours. Identify and analyse trends or patterns related to incidents and develop improvement plans as part of continuous service improvement To maintain digital asset architecture documentation and standard operating procedures including application and system schematics, integrations, administration procedures and procedures such as daily tasks, installations and monitoring where relevant. Ensure the statuses of incidents and problems are kept up to date in the service desk system and the customer is kept ined. To monitor SharePoint integration perance and resolve and fix incidents and problems as necessary in line with service management principles and Service Level Agreements. To contribute towards the effective provision of disaster recovery and business continuity for the University's digital assets. To liaise as necessary to enable efficient operation of the Universitys digital assets both inside and outside the organisation, including where applicable with suppliers. To document application and system administration tasks so these tasks can be completed by other support personal such as First Line support where appropriate. To maintain a good level of knowledge of existing web development technologies and to be aware of future technical developments in this field. To assist with the evaluation of new web technologies for their potential deployment within the university. To understand how the University's business processes relate to the University's digital assets. To participate in the on-going development of IT Services and to represent IT Services on appropriate working groups. To participate in relevant, HE sector and professional networks to maintain knowledge and skills levels.ld specify only the highest level of duties and should be limited in number. Generic Duties and Responsibilities The post holder will be expected to undertake other responsibilities and tasks as reasonably requested by the Business s Manager. To continuously develop both technical and personal skills required for the role and assist with development of other junior staff. To contribute to s and Team Meetings. Page 2

4 To demonstrate accountability and responsibility with reference to project work, incidents and problems. Responsible and accountable for ensuring all employment legislative requirements are adhered including equality, diversity and health and safety issues. Responsible for all activities and actions are in accordance with departmental standards, process and procedures. The post holder will be expected to undertake other responsibilities and tasks as reasonably requested by the Business s Manager. The post holder will be responsible and accountable for ensuring all employment legislative requirements are adhered to including equality and diversity and health and safety issues. The job description may be altered at any time in the future in line with the level of the post to meet changing institutional requirements, but only in full consultation with the post holder. Page 3

5 Person Specification Please ensure that your application statement provides clear and specific examples to illustrate how you meet each essential criterion. Applicants that fail to do so will not be shortlisted Criteria Qualifications Educated to HNC/HND/Degree level or relevant experience demonstrating competence in similar IT roles Microsoft Technical Associate (MTA) in Software Development certification or equivalent Microsoft Certification - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - Developing ASP.NET MVC Web s - Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server Core Solutions - Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server Advanced Solutions - Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) in SharePoint Please see Key below / 4 ITIL Foundation Certified 5 PRINCE2 Foundation Certified Assessment Methods Skills, Knowledge and Experience 6 7 Knowledge and experience of software development in Visual Studio.Net (C#, C++, VB etc), CSS3, PHP, Perl, PowerShell, HTML5, or SharePoint Development Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle involving analysis, design, construction and testing 8 Experience in Installing & Configuring SharePoint 9 10 Experiencing of designing and developing the SharePoint applications and websites. Experience of designing and developing dashboards using PerancePoint Service & Microsoft Business Intelligence. 11 Building the SharePoint Dashboard reports using Excel Services & SSRS 12 Experience of providing SharePoint web application support for medium sized organisation / / Test / / Test / / Test / / 13 Knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 or later Page 4

6 14 Knowledge and experience of Windows Server 15 Knowledge or experience of SharePoint Administration 16 Knowledge of PC Office applications e.g Word, Excel, PowerPoint 17 Good communication and presentation skills both written and oral 18 Knowledge and experience of Internet Ination Server or Apache administration 19 Knowledge and experience of business processes and applications related to a Higher Education Institution 20 Experience of Agile as well as Waterfall development methodologies 21 Experience of working across organisational boundaries and with third party suppliers Personal Qualities 22 Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills when dealing with peers, key stakeholders, staff and students / 23 Self-motivated an able to work on own initiative 24 Good communication and presentation skills both written and oral Able to work collaboratively and constructively within the wider IT department Ability to plan and schedule work to meet deadlines while maintaining progress on daily-to-day activities. / 27 Organised and have the ability to work under pressure 28 Responsible for personal and professional development Other 29 Membership of the British Computer Society or other relevant professional body Page 5

7 Terms and Conditions of Employment Job Title: Duration: Hours: Salary: Work Base: Pension: Holidays: Permanent Full Time: 37 hours per week Grade 8: 38,833-47,722 per annum Park Campus or any of The University of Northampton premises as required Eligible to join the Local Government Pension 24 days per annum plus 5 days after 5 years continuous service plus Bank Holidays and Closed days. Notice period: 2 months Probationary period: 12 months Additional Points to Note Applicants are required to provide two referees who can give an opinion on academic and/or professional work experience. Successful applicants are required to provide any stated/required qualifications and evidence of any memberships to professional bodies. Applicants must provide evidence of their right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act The starting salary for all new appointments and internal promotions will normally be at the minimum point of the grade Should you be shortlisted to attend an interview the University will not reimburse you for any expenses incurred. Page 6