Information Technology Developer - Greater London, United Kingdom - Banijay

    Banijay
    Banijay Greater London, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Company

    Banijay is the largest independent content producer and distributor; home to over 130 production companies across 20+ territories, and a multi-genre catalogue boasting over 180,000 hours of original programming.

    Banijay is a collective of creative entrepreneurs. The group represents some of the biggest global brands including Survivor, Big Brother, Peaky Blinders, Temptation Island, MasterChef, Wallander, Rogue Heroes, Mr Bean, The Wall, Hunted, and Black Mirror among others. Imagining and delivering high-quality multi-genre IP that was born locally and travels globally, the business offers the best stories told the best way.

    Banijay is built on independence, creative freedom, entrepreneurialism, and commercial acumen.

    Job Purpose

    We are seeking an enthusiastic IT developer who is keen to further their career. We're looking for someone who enjoys working on both front-end and back-end development to join our in-house technology team. Passionate about tech, with initiative and drive to succeed, you will be eager to learn and gain experience across a wide range of technologies. This role would particularly suit a web developer who is keen to broaden their skillset, especially with Amazon Web Services, Azure and cloud services.

    Responsibilities

    Your main focus will be supporting existing applications and developing new ones when required. The successful applicant will also work on building/supporting cloud architectures with a keen eye on security.

    • Digital Video Workflows - you will support existing tools and features that streamline all elements of the digital video production and distribution process
    • Web Development - you will work with a combination of programming languages to support the current systems and develop new
    • AWS - you will work mostly on AWS platforms and as such should have a good understanding of the platform and technologies there within.

    Knowledge and Skills Required

    We work across a variety of technologies and are prepared to consider developers with at least one year of professional experience. Most important is an analytical brain, a passion for developing elegant solutions, and a hunger to learn and continuously build new skills.

    • Experience with AWS
    • A good understanding of HTML5, PHP and CSS
    • Writing concise, readable and simple code
    • Experience with Relational and/or NoSQL databases
    • Version control with Git
    • Linux and/or serverless technologies, in a personal or professional capacity

    Extra interest:

    • Node JS and/or TypeScript experience
    • Networking experience
    • Experience using CI/CD workflows (Travis, CodeBuild/CodePipeline, CircleCI etc)
    • WordPress experience
    • Some experience with the Laravel framework

    Reporting

    Reporting to Group Head of IT

    Location

    London

    Contract Type

    Permanent | Full Time

    Hours

    09:30am to 6:00pm

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    We are an inclusive and disability confident employer. We actively encourage applications from individuals from diverse and under-represented backgrounds and are committed to providing a creative and inspirational home for all people. To make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance either to help you with your application or whilst working with us.