Full Stack WordPress Developer

UX and Customer Applications Product Owner

Responsible for staff

N/A

About our business

JLA is a mission critical infrastructure solutions business offering services Laundry, Catering, Heating, Fire Safety, Infection Control and Air Conditioning.

The company offers an end-to-end, on premise, machine supply and breakdown service proposition under the name Total Care, and additional products and services. JLA is driven by a world class Sales & Marketing engine, owns and maintains all assets, and has an efficient on-site operations team working with daily with customers.

When you join the JLA family, you'll also gain access to an extensive benefits package.

We care about our people and take your well-being seriously, which is why we offer a range of supportive tools for health and wellbeing, financial guidance, and legal advice. Our Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 Wellness and Lifestyle App plus a dedicated team of Mental Health First Aiders are there to support you through life's challenges.We also offer up to 8 counseling sessions, which can be in-person or remote, providing you with the support and flexibility to suit your own personal needs.

You can reach any fitness goals with our free onsite gym at head office along with a range of other gym membership discounts available.

To offer financial support, we not only provide life assurance coverage, company sick pay, and a company pension scheme, we offer a range of added benefits such as free office parking, eye care vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, and exclusive discounts through our staff benefits hub.

We really pride ourselves in offering a healthy work-life balance and believe it is important to have time away to recharge which is why we provide 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working options, and enhanced family leave policies.

We are a company that appreciates you and invests in your success and even have a Colleague Recognition Scheme to celebrate your achievements. We're dedicated to your growth, offering support in career development and training. We value your referrals, and through our Refer a Friend scheme, you can earn up to £1,000 in bonus rewards!

Role overview

You will be responsible for several sites, contributing to both front-end and back-end development and using APIs to build functionality.

Key tasks

• Develop, maintain and manage WordPress sites hosted in Microsoft Azure
• Integrate with third-party APIs to extend site functionality
• Ensure performance, security and accessibility best practices are met
• Take the lead in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues
• Work with our UX and Customer Applications Product Owner to scope and deliver features that meet user and business needs.

Criteria

Essential (attributes required for candidate to be considered)

Desirable (attributes can be trained or developed)

Knowledge and Skills (what you know and what you can do)

• Experience working in cloud-hosted environments (e.g. Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests to ensure code quality
• Experience working with CI/CD deployment pipelines
• Familiarity working with staging and deployment workflows
• Proven track record of independently delivering solutions and features
• Comfortable managing your own time and communicating clearly
• Good understanding of website performance optimisation and website security
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks (e.g. Angular, React)
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps for managing pipelines and deployments
• Familiarity with responsive design implementation and best practices
• Familiarity with Elementor Page Builder, ACF and WPML
• Familiarity with SEO best practices

Experience (what you have done)

• 3-5 + years of hands-on experience in WordPress development

(the way you think and act)

• Pro-active
• Self motivated
• Detail-orientated
• User-focused

Qualifications

• We will need you to have a full UK driving licence as the role involves UK travel.
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)