Overview job description

This role designs, develops, maintains, and supports organisational websites, web applications, and databases—ensuring they remain secure, reliable, and aligned with operational and research requirements. You’ll work across structured data, integrations, and web/GIS services, helping improve user experience, accessibility of information, and resilience of critical platforms.

Main duties and responsibilities

Web development & application support

• Design, develop, and maintain websites and web platforms using CMS technologies (Drupal and WordPress) and supporting web applications/portals.
• Diagnose and resolve website performance, availability, and functional issues.
• Maintain and improve web analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Search Console, Tag Manager).
• Support the maintenance and enhancement of research-related applications.

Database development & administration

• Maintain and support a small estate of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server), including lifecycle management.
• Optimise database performance through indexing, query tuning, and efficient schema design.
• Ensure data integrity, availability, and secure access to structured data.
• Support integrations between applications and databases (APIs, authentication/authorisation).

GIS & web mapping services

• Support ArcGIS Enterprise servers, including upgrades and patching.
• Manage GIS cloud presence, roles, and publishing of web mapping services/apps for internal and external users.
• Manage spatial data supply and refresh cycles (e.g., Ordnance Survey datasets), ensuring accessibility for GIS teams.

Security, compliance & resilience

• Apply secure coding practices and support vulnerability remediation across web and database services.
• Contribute to cyber incident response activities as part of the internal response team.
• Work with security and infrastructure colleagues to keep platforms current, resilient, and compliant.
• Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning for web/database services.
• Act as a key point of contact for web and database security.

Collaboration, delivery & continuous improvement

• Translate user requirements into practical technical solutions across teams.
• Provide technical guidance and support via an ITSM portal.
• Lead or contribute to web/database projects from discovery through delivery.
• Manage and coordinate third-party vendors and service providers where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, resilience, and user experience.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree/diploma in a technology discipline (or equivalent demonstrable experience).
• Experience developing and maintaining websites and web applications.
• Strong database design/management experience, including query optimisation and performance tuning.
• Core web skills: HTML, CSS, Java, PHP; strong CMS experience (Drupal/WordPress).
• Server-side development (PHP, Python, .NET), API integration, authentication/authorisation.
• Relational databases (MySQL, SQL Server) plus Oracle administration exposure.
• Security hardening, patch management, and vulnerability remediation for web/database services.
• Proactive, organised, accurate, and comfortable prioritising workload in a small agile team.
• Strong documentation skills; positive, resilient, and self-motivated.
• Willingness to support cyber incident response responsibilities.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Relevant certifications (web development and/or database management).
• SDLC experience; GIS/web mapping exposure.
• UI/UX collaboration and front-end frameworks/libraries.
• ArcGIS Pro, Web GIS administration, spatial database administration.
• Strong requirements capture for complex application needs; proven project delivery to time/budget.

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