Reporting to the Head of Technical Services, this role will provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to make a significant contribution to new services and solutions being offered to Newsweaver’s blue-chip customers, and provide excellent learning opportunities in new technologies and methodologies.

Newsweaver's Technical Services department is a customer-facing technical and consulting discipline, focusing on supporting customers during the selection, provisioning and integration phases of our world-class enterprise-level communications platform. The Technical Services department compliments the Product Development arm of Newsweaver, and the successful candidate will work in partnership with our team of Software Developer (Product Development) engineers to extend and support the suite of integration points between the product platform and customer user environments.

Core technologies include Web Services (RESTful XML APIs), automation scripting technologies (such as Windows Powershell and Bash), server scripting languages (such as Ruby and PHP) and related Web Application Frameworks (like Rails). The successful candidate will also have an opportunity to develop and expand consulting opportunities, so an ability to work constructively with customers to analyse and document solutions will also be a benefit.

 This is a permanent full-time position based in Cork

 Responsibilities

• Working with cross-functional teams you will develop and leverage web service APIs to allow platform users to import content to Newsweaver’s systems
• Develop and support automation interfaces to run alongside Newsweaver’s product platform (API server)
• Develop robust and flexible client applications to run within customer environments (API client)
• Suggest and create system automation tools
• Work with customers and Newsweaver stakeholders to define solutions
• Document existing and proposed applications
• Adhere to and promote Newsweaver’s security policies and procedures in line with ISO 27001

 Candidate specification:

• Third level qualification in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related discipline
• 1 or more years experience in a similar role preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of the core technologies used (Web Services, Scripting tools, Application frameworks)
• Windows scripting experience (Powershell) a significant plus
• Experience with Agile Methodologies preferred
• Interest in messaging, email and enterprise content management tools (like Sharepoint) a bonus
• Ability to prioritise and work well to deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated with strong collaborative skills

 What's on offer?

• Newsweaver offers a very competitive remuneration package and has a strong commitment to continuing professional development.
• Full training on the Newsweaver system will be provided as required
• Significant technical training and career growth opportunities

 
How to apply:

Please email your cv and cover letter to careers@newsweaver.com also stating your salary expectation and notice period.