Developer

We are searching for a full stack PHP developer to join the Digital Learning team for six months from December 2024 as paternity cover. The main purpose of this role is to deliver and enhance our Learning Management System (Moodle). Responsibilities include designing, coding, reviewing, testing, deploying and maintaining services, code and databases in an open-source Debian environment.

The successful candidate must be highly proficient in the required programming language of PHP and have experience of working with Git for source code management and revision control. Experience in the use of configuration management/automation, container orchestration and continuous integration tools would be desirable.

The Campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside and is only a short distance from the historic city of Lancaster and within an hour's drive of the lake district, a UNESCO world heritage site. We are:

• Encouraging of a positive work/life balance and enable flexible working from home, or elsewhere, whenever appropriate and possible.
• Supportive of your personal and professional development; we foster an environment where you will be encouraged to learn new skills and technologies.
As a truly global and inclusive university, Lancaster is an open and welcoming community that values equality and diversity. Our promotion of global values ensures Lancaster is a welcoming environment for all students and staff. We are proactive in engagement with our staff to help us to understand the lived experiences of our university community and to understand how we are doing in creating a fairer and more inclusive University. Our multi-faith Chaplaincy Centre is a welcoming place for people of all faiths and none. This is a great opportunity for an experienced developer to have a transformative impact on the student experience of digital learning and further their own career with a global leader in Higher Education., Find out what it's like to work at Lancaster University, including information on our wide range of employee benefits, support networks and our policies and facilities for a family-friendly workplace. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education whilst promoting the importance and wellbeing for all our colleagues. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.