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Web Developer

Proactive Appointments
Cardiff, Cymru / Wales, CF10 2AF, United Kingdom
Today
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
1 Jun 2026 (Today)
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Web Developer - HYBRID

We are looking for a talented individual to join our fantastic client who are the market leader in their commercial space.

Purpose of this role

To provide systems development, integration, and support for the client's web based systems.

Your key responsibilities are

  • Support and maintenance of in-house systems, intranets and web sites.
  • Analysing user requirements or where appropriate supporting colleagues performing the Analysis role.
  • Design and development of in-house systems and integration with current and future OTS (off the shelf) systems and technologies.
  • Database design and support.
  • Liaising with colleagues performing database administration roles.
  • Ensuring data integrity in company systems.
  • Maintaining security controls relevant to company systems and databases.

Experience/Knowledge

  • Experience with and excellent working knowledge of PHP.
  • Experience with and excellent working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
  • Experience with and excellent working knowledge of JavaScript, jQuery and Ajax.
  • Good understanding of Object Oriented programming.
  • Good understanding of Responsive Web Design concepts using media queries.
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g. git).
  • Experience of systems development methods (e.g. waterfall/Agile/prototyping).
  • Experience working with relational databases.
  • Good understanding of XML and JSON.
  • Commercial experience of building websites.

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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