Compnay: Cintra – HR & Payroll Services
The Role
The role of Software Developer is within the Web Services team, this is a team of three developers
and a project manager. The Web Services team is part of Cintra’s IT Development department whic
has a staff of about 15.
The Web Services Team provides all of Cintra’s online tools; their current project is to develop a web
interface to parts of the company’s latest payroll and HR package. This is a long term project that is
underway but is approaching an exciting point where large rafts of new functionality are being
designed and built.
The role of Software Developer in the Web Services team is to
- Develop robust, reliable, functional and intuitive web applications
- Assist in the design of new functionality
- Keep abreast of emerging tools and technologies for online development
- Advise on tools, technologies and development approaches
- Work closely with the other developers in the Web Services team, to share ideas, progress etc.
- Build strong relationships throughout the Development department, to understand their projects
and the interfaces/overlap with Web Services etc. - Unit and system test web application before handing over to the Testing team
- Assist in the implementation/installation of web applications with new and existing clients
- Assist the Support team resolve issues with web applications
The role of Software Developer reports to the Web Services project manager and then to the Head of
IT.
The role is full time Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm with 20 days annual holiday plus all
statutory bank holidays etc.
A competitive salary is available for the role and will be adjusted according to experience.
The Person
The role requires a person with exceptional technical abilities, an eye for detail and passion for
creating web applications with intuitive user interfaces.
Strong and commercial knowledge of the following technologies are essential - C#
- ASP.NET
- Visual Studio 2010
- SQL Server 2005/08/12, T-SQL
- Telerik components
- Team Foundation Server
- JavaScript
- AJAX
- XML
Highly desirable would be any of the following - Windows workflow
- Powerbuilder
- Payroll or HR experience
- Financial sector experience
The nature of this role and the payroll industry as a whole require that this person is very numerate,
absolutely trustworthy and can work with 100% accuracy.
Cintra HR & Payroll Services is a fun and relaxed place to work but it is essentially a service
environment so there is considerable pressure to deliver accurate and timely results to satisfy clients.
The person for this role must be able to thrive in that environment.
Lastly, the person for this role must be self motivated, able to manage their own time effectively and
be able to work unsupervised.
The Company
Established in 1981, Cintra HR & Payroll Services are a multi award-winning provider of software and
outsourced bureau services for human resource and payroll industry.
Cintra’s clients are varied and spread throughout the UK. They range from small companies with
several employees to large and complex organisations with over 20,000 employees.
Customer satisfaction is a core value which is reflected in their mission statement and is the
backbone of everything they do.
“Our vision is to be the natural choice for HR and Payroll solutions in the UK “
“Our mission is simple, to keep our customers happy”
Testament to their success, in a recent satisfaction poll over 97% of their clients said they would
happily recommend their products and services.
Cintra HR & Payroll Services are located in Gateshead, in offices they own on the High Street. About
60 staff work from these offices and a further handful work from various remote locations around
the UK.
All of Cintra’s products are developed in-house by their software teams and then independently
approved and accredited. Their payroll software is HMRC accredited and their bureau services are
BACS approved.