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Skytek is an award-winning software company specialising in creating innovative solutions for a range of complex and demanding industries.
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Why Skytek?

Are you ready to embark on a career journey that combines cutting-edge technology, a dynamic work environment, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact? Look no further than Skytek! As a leading innovator in the technology industry, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values creativity, collaboration, and personal growth.

An inclusive environment

Skytek is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that is welcoming to all. Skytek is firmly opposed to any form of discrimination according to ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or age. Our core belief is that diverse teams mean better results, with a wide range of skills and backgrounds contributing to a greater whole, and our culture is one of hiring the best and helping them thrive.

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Available Positions

We are looking for talented people to join our team at Skytek. Apply below.

Job Description:

This role will be a hybrid role, to work on our core products and major customer solutions. Skytek is looking for a web developer responsible for the development of both server-side logic and front-end elements using the latest web technologies.

The developer is expected to be highly technically proficient in Python, Django, React, PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS and JavaScript to be able to write, deploy and maintain web applications. The application domain will be Geospatial in nature so a strong knowledge of web-based frameworks such as Leaflet will be required.

Production experience with Docker and AWS environments is also an advantage.

The role will also involve liaising with customer representatives for product demonstrations and ongoing requirements capture and product definition, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work in Skytek office to develop new Geospatial web applications
  • Develop and support current Geospatial web applications for key Skytek clients.
  • Work directly with the customer on future requirements.
  • Based on requirements implement, build and maintain web applications.
  • Collaborate with current development team

Skills and Qualifications

  • MSc (preferable) or BSc in Computer Science or related discipline
  • 5 years’ experience in web application product development using Django framework (key skill)
  • Experience developing with Python
  • Experience in building REST APIs
  • Experience with relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL (PostGIS)
  • Experience in building web applications with ReactJS (preferably with Redux and Redux-Saga)
  • Experience in transforming designs to modern HTML+CSS
  • Ability to communicate clearly with customers
  • Willingness to travel to customer locations for meetings/presentations

Desirable

  • Viewable examples of previous work
  • Knowledge of Docker and AWS ECS
  • Experience with asynchronous tasks in Python (Celery) and/or stream processing (Kafka)
  • Experience with Agile toolsets, i.e. JIRA and Confluence
  • Knowledge of big data concept and open source frameworks
  • Use of automated build process tools, version control systems

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Job Description:

Skytek is looking for an exceptionally talented Software Developer with a secondary aptitude for Systems Administration, combining hands-on ASP.NET development with Azure and cloud infrastructure management. The successful candidate will  work on developing our core products and major customer solutions as well as providing IT infrastructure support on customer solutions.

This is a full time role with a hybrid working arrangement based in one of our offices (Dublin, Belfast or Oxfordshire) for a minimum of two days a week, with the remaining days working from home, if preferred.  

The professional will work as part of a small and agile team of like-minded colleagues. This is a technically demanding role with exciting career progression opportunities for the right candidate.

Production experience with Sharepoint, Office 365, Azure DevOps environments and 365 Administration is also an advantage.

The role also involves liaising with customer representatives for product demonstrations, requirements capture, and product definition, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities:

Software Development

  • Implementation, delivery, and management of Microsoft Azure deployed web application projects
  • Development of web-based SaaS applications using ASP.NET, MS SQL, and C#
  • Development using ASP.NET Razor pages and Blazor
  • Development using SharePoint API and Microsoft Teams API
  • Integration with Azure AD for user authentication
  • Deployment of applications using Microsoft Azure Web App Service
  • Refactoring existing code to improve quality, extensibility, and maintainability
  • Documentation of solutions including architecture, configuration, and setup
  • Collaborate with the current development team

Systems Administration

  • Administration and management of AWS and Azure cloud environments, including resource provisioning, monitoring, and cost optimisation
  • Office 365 administration including user lifecycle management, licensing, security policies, and service health monitoring
  • Azure AD administration including user accounts, groups, conditional access policies, and SSO configuration
  • VPN administration including setup, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of VPN solutions to ensure secure remote access
  • MFS (Managed File Services) administration including configuration, access control, and performance monitoring
  • Configure and maintain disaster recovery, backup and restore processes for SQL Server on Azure platform
  • Manage and maintain SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams environments
  • Monitor and maintain high levels of performance, availability, and security of production platforms
  • Resolve support tickets in accordance with SLA guidelines and respond in a timely manner to requests and issues
  • Provide support to end users and lead major incident response activities.

Skills and Qualifications

  • BSc in Computer Science (or equivalent)
  • 3-5 years’ experience as a C#, ASP.NET developer with MS SQL and Azure infrastructure
  • SharePoint Framework API development with Teams API integration
  • Experience with ASP.NET Blazor
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Azure technical stack: Azure SQL, Azure AD, Azure Web App Service, networking
  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services administration
  • Office 365 suite administration with Azure AD integration
  • Experience with SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams implementation and administration
  • VPN administration and configuration experience
  • MFS administration experience
  • Excellent understanding of TCP/IP network protocols including IP addressing and subnet masking
  • Knowledge of secure coding best practices
  • Experience with Agile development processes
  • Extensive experience troubleshooting and resolving complex end user support issues
  • Data backup technologies and disaster recovery processes
  • High level of attention to detail

Desirable

  • Experience with Azure DevOps
  • Cybersecurity practitioner experience
  • Basic scripting experience: PowerShell, Linux/Bash
  • Microsoft Hyper-V and other virtualisation technologies administration experience
  • SQL Server administration experience
  • Experience with ITIL or similar service management frameworks
  • Background in InsurTech development, familiarity with insurance industry terminology, workflows, and product features such as policy management, claims processing, and underwriting is a distinct advantage

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