Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join the Frontier team, based at Witham St Hughs. We are looking for an Azure Developer to join us on a permanent full-time basis.

At Frontier, the Technology Team strive to deliver brilliant experiences for customers and colleagues.

We want to hear from passionate, enthusiastic people from any background. We work with a variety of technologies from front-end native and web applications through to the backend systems that hold our organisation together and the hardware they run on. We are a data-driven organisation. We are transforming our technology landscape and the way we work, and this is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at the start of a change journey. Join us to make a real and valuable difference as you build your career at Frontier.

Ideal candidate

• You will be an integral part of a high-performing team, working with Microsoft technologies to implement complex data solutions that deliver best-in-class experiences for our customers and empower our colleagues to make data-driven decisions every day.
• Working closely with our Architects and Senior Engineers, you will leverage your technical skills to develop and deliver high-quality solutions that meet required specifications. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure that solutions are aligned with business requirements.
• You will work in collaboration with Engineering, Digital, and Core Systems teams to deliver cross-functional projects, in addition to data-focused projects, through to BAU.
• You will be an advocate for engineering excellence, following in-house standards and architectural principles to ensure that our data solutions meet the required standards for privacy, security, compliance, and regulation. Your contributions to code reviews, Agile events, testing and quality assurance will be essential to our success.
• You will be a qualified Azure Data Engineer Associate.
• You will have 3-5 years\' experience with Azure configuration, development, deployment.
• You will be familiar with iterative development methodologies (Agile, Scrum).
• You will have excellent communication skills.

The role - Key responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality enterprise-level data solutions on Microsoft platforms.
• Delivery of all Azure technical components including configuration, deployment, and maintenance of databases
• Participate in development and maintenance of Data warehouses
• Develop and deploy Azure Data Factory, ADB, SQL, reports, and automation
• Collaborating with Architects and Senior Engineers to deliver LLDs to required technical designs and specifications.
• Collaborating with the business to ensure solutions delivered meet business requirements.
• Working closely with Engineering, Digital, and Core Systems teams to deliver cross-functional projects.
• Contributing to Agile events, including Daily Stand-Ups, Backlog Refinement workshops, Retrospectives, and Demos.
• Participating in code reviews.
• Adhering to in-house engineering standards and architectural principles based on industry best practices.
• Following in-house policies and procedures for Data Management, Governance, and Quality.
• Creating technical documentation, wikis, and release notes as needed to support all stages of the Development Lifecycle.
• Conducting thorough testing and quality assurance checks on data solutions prior to release.

Why work for Frontier?

At Frontier, we believe in rewarding our people for a job well done. As an employee you will have access to the following benefits:

• Opportunity to apply for flexible working.
• A contributory pension plan to help you save for your future. The plan offers a choice of contributing levels up to 7% of salary, which is matched by us.
• 25 days\' holiday (per annum) in addition to Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to an additional five days\' holiday per year.
• Life Assurance of three times your salary.
• You and your friends and family (up to five people) will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides 24-hour support and advice in a variety of areas including financial and wellbeing.
• Access to money saving discounts at selected retailers through our Employee Discounts Programme and our Cycle to Work scheme.
• Dedicated learning and development specialists to support your ongoing development.
• Access to free eye tests across all roles.
• Complimentary parking on site.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than \xc2\xa31.5 billion. With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values - Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise - or \'ICE\'. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

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