WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities.
Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.
We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology.
WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards.
Why we're hiring:
At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP IT’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP IT is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-based architectures, drive automation, digitise colleague and client experiences and deliver insight from WPP’s petabytes of data.
GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company responsible for more than $63B in annual media investment through a number of agencies, for example Mindshare, EssenceMediaCom, Wavemaker, as well as the outcomes-driven programmatic audience company, Xaxis and data and technology company Choreograph. GroupM’s portfolio includes Data & Technology, Investment and Services, all united in a vision to shape the next era of media where advertising works better for people. By leveraging all the benefits of scale, the company innovates, differentiates and generates sustained value for our clients wherever they do business.
The GroupM IT team in WPP IT are the technology solutions partner for the GroupM group of agencies and are accountable for co-ordinating and assuring end-to-end change delivery, managing the GroupM IT technology life-cycle and innovation pipeline.
This role will work as part of the Local Systems Team, working as a software developer primarily for one of our key applications for our agencies. It will be responsible for developing enhancements to the current media system, providing support for improvements captured in the backlog and driven by the business. A part of the job consists of working with the business, supporting the gathering of requirements, and working with the wider team to translate complex technical requirements into effective and concise requirements. You will play a crucial role in the development support team, leading them through the bi-weekly planning. Divide tasks amongst other team members and assisting them where needed.
What you'll be doing:
- Analysis & Implementation
- Design, develop and maintain business solutions for our media applications using C# and Angular technologies.
- Work with the team throughout the implementation process of new requirements, through to delivery.
- Advise on best practices, create support guide documents.
- Help Project teams define, build/configure and enhance the platform to high standards.
- Develop a thorough understanding of user demands, usability, and functional issues
- Become an expert end user of the applications within the programme. Develop in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the functionality available, championing the platform.
- Testing & Documentation
- Actively participate in the evaluation and testing of new releases.
- Provide support for new releases.
What you'll need:
- Experience: 5-7 years of experience in fullstack application development.
- Backend:
- Experience with C# and .NET frameworks. Knowledge of microservices and message
- queues (such as RabbitMQ, Azure Message Bus, etc.) is desirable.
- Strong experience in Web Services (SOAP, REST). Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs
- Frontend:
- Experience with Angular. Knowledge of NgRx, RxJs, and experience with microfrontend architecture is advantageous.
- Experience developing Microsoft Office Add-ins (MS Excel). Knowledge of Office.js API. Proficiency in Microsoft Office development ecosystem.
- Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker for containerization. Kubernetes experience is beneficial.
- Cloud Services: Knowledge of Azure cloud technologies, including app services, functions, service bus, and application insights, is beneficial.
- Database: Experience working with MS SQL, including database design, optimization, and management.
- Unit Testing: Experience with unit testing frameworks and tools (e.g., xUnit, NUnit, Jasmine, Karma).
- DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git), and automated testing.
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently when required.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
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