Lead .NET Developer

Zone is a digital agency that knows that nowadays digital is core to everything when it comes to business success. Bringing creative zest and tech innovation together, this multi-award-winning organisation creates some of Europe’s biggest digital transformation projects for brands like Adidas, Electrolux, Unilever, and Coca Cola.

Based in Bucharest, Bristol, Cologne and London , the 270 -strong team prides itself on creating compelling digital content and is looking for ‘best in class’ digital creatives, communicators and developers to join its team to help define and deliver the future of digital.

We would love to talk to smart and interesting people who are brilliant at what they do. The agency’s door is always open to amazing creative, editorial, technical, strategy and account management experts who want to join the team so if this sounds like you, please get in touch.

- 6 year’s + development experience on the Microsoft .NET web stack
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of ASP.NET, C#, MVC and Javascript
- Experience with SQL Server, ORM Frameworks and Database Design
- Knowledge of Sitecore and other Content Managed solutions
- Excellent project management experience
- Ability to communicate ideas effectively and to propose alternative ways of working
- Able to multi-task whilst consistently maintaining a high level of quality and productivity
- Problem solver who can identify issues and deliver solutions quickly
- Proven accuracy and attention to detail
- Enthusiastic and committed with the ability to gain respect and trust from colleagues

The Lead .Net Developer works as part of an elite team of innovative and highly skilled digital specialists dedicated to delivering high quality, cutting edge projects for some of the world’s leading brands and charities.
You will take the role of project owner, ensuring projects meet strategic, creative and financial objectives.
You will be responsible for site building, development and maintenance, and for producing well-documented, beautifully crafted and scalable solutions. As a member of the Technology Lead Forum, you will be expected to champion technical methodologies and to mentor and manage one or more junior members of the team.

Main responsibilities

Project Owner
- Take responsibility for the delivery of projects, ensuring that they meet strategic, creative and financial objectives.
- Motivate and manage the project team to ensure delivery to objectives.
- Resolution of tensions and escalation to project sponsor as necessary.
- Review of project prior to launch.
- Evaluate the project after launch, ensuring that learning’s are shared with the agency

.Net Development
- Work in partnership with the wider agency team to plan projects, estimate timescales, and to propose, design and develop effective technical solutions.
- Ensure all solutions are tested, scalable, security compliant, optimised, well documented and that relevant coding standards and best practices are maintained.
- Review technical proposals, designs and specifications to ensure they are implementable, proposing suitable alternatives if necessary.
- Work collaboratively with other teams within the agency, including the Front End, Design and UX teams to ensure sound integration between back-end and front-end code.

Leadership and Management
- Lead and inspire your report(s) to consistently deliver work of the highest possible standard.
- Ensure that everyone on your team has regular appraisals, clear objectives, and a career plan to work towards.
- Part of the Technology Lead Forum, which sets the Technology Agenda for Zone, discussing issues, process, platforms and opportunities.
- Act as a mentor to the wider technology team.

Process Development
- Work collaboratively with the Technology, Design and UX teams to develop agency standards.
- Participate in team meetings, contribute to discussions on best practice and promote knowledge sharing and quality development.
- Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends.
- Demonstrate a passion for new technologies and continually seek to push the boundaries in everything you do.

Thought Leadership
- Champion Agile project management methodology in conjunction with the production team and take responsibility for teaching and advising the agency on Agile
- Responsible for building tools and setting up processes to ensure we have the best possible development environment. This includes continuous integration, front end/ back end collaboration, selection of the right technology platforms for each job.