Progress Openedge IT Developer

Mamas & Papas; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global multi-channel business is seeking IT Developers specialized in Progress OpenEdge to join their development team in Huddersfield. You'll be crucial in contributing to software specifications, developing applications, and ensuring system support. The role offers flexible working arrangements, competitive benefits, and involves making a meaningful impact on customers' experiences. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase and further develop your skills in a supportive environment.

Benefits

33 days holiday, increasing with service

Company Bonus Schemes

Significant staff discounts

Ongoing offers across external organizations

Subsidised health cover

Family-related leave policies

Employee Recognition schemes

Flexi-time schemes

Qualifications

• Specialist in Progress OpenEdge development.
• Ability to write software within agreed timescales.
• Experience in design and maintenance of applications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to functional and technical specifications.
• Write and deliver applications required by the business.
• Ensure the continued maintenance and support of existing systems.
• Work with stakeholders to design technical solutions.

Skills

Progress OpenEdge development

Software design

Technical specifications

Job description

Job Overview

Through continued growth and exciting project plans ahead, we are currently recruiting for 2 IT DEVELOPERS (working on Progress OpenEdge) to join our successful Progress development team. With a "we're not afraid to try new things" approach your role will include (but not limited to):

Responsibilities

• Contributing to functional and technical specifications
• Write & delivering applications required by the business
• Ensure the continued maintenance & support of existing systems
• Ensure data validity
• Provide input to the functional specifications
• Work with all interested parties to design technical solutions to meet functional requirements defined by the business
• Schema design
• Write software for the project and/or tools to help in the testing of the software in the test phases of the project
• Write software within agreed timescales

If you’re a specialist in Progress OpenEdge development you’ll know this is a great development platform to work on. Opportunities don’t pop up very often in Progress Development. Especially for an award‑winning multi‑channel global business like Mamas & Papas, where we put the customer first in creating unique experiences.

Therefore if you are interested in an opportunity to not only showcase your Progress OpenEdge developer skills but to develop them further, in a role that will have such a genuine impact on so many parents, future parents, and their Mamas & Papas experiences, then simply take those amazing first steps in applying now. Please highlight on your CV what Progress OpenEdge version you have used, where & when. Ideally you will be based at our Huddersfield Head Office (HD5 0RH) 3 days a week, but we are flexible on location and how many days per month at the Head Office you can do, if needed.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family‑related leave policies, including company‑enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering
• Support for Loss and Bereavement
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• We also operate at Head Office: Flexi‑time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office or working from home, plus free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms & much more

All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms.

Company Culture

At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a sustainable world full of opportunity and hope. Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.