An award-winning Scottish law firm located in Glasgow is seeking a talented software developer to join and enhance their development team on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who can take ownership of solutions from initial concept to design and implementation. And can therefore shape decisions, technology choices, and potential future opportunities.
About the Company
Knowing how the land lies comes with experience. The company is a trusted adviser to thousands of private and commercial clients, offering a comprehensive blend of services to support all of their needs across the property, legal and financial sectors. They are estate agents, letting agents, lawyers, and independent financial advisers – and believe that by offering these services together under one roof, they can help you see opportunities that others can’t. And with a truly national network of offices, nobody covers Scotland more comprehensively than them. So when life and business becomes hard to navigate, let them be your map and compass.
About the Role
This role will be involved in a combination of developing, adding new functionality and fixing issues in existing software applications. This role will need to communicate and agree solutions, technologies and designs with developers, team leaders and stakeholders. As well as writing code and unit tests, this role will review other developer’s designs and code. An active member of the team, this role will provide help and support to the other developers, and input into improving the development process and standards.
Key Responsibilities
Help define/design & implement Firm’s data warehousing & governance strategy
Develop models to support business users in self-service data interrogation
Develop data visualisations and dashboards in support of SLAs, KPIs and other metrics
Developing management reporting to business specifications
Providing regular reporting to Board, Committees, and external Clients
Assisting in the production of forecasting models and other insight and analysis tools
Supporting the production of daily/weekly/monthly reports for clients & internal stakeholders
Validating the reconciliation of data across the Firm’s systems
Providing commentary to support business decisions
Feeding MI/BI & database requirements to projects solution design
Requirements and Qualifications
Desirable:
A university degree or equivalent work experience
Certified BI Professional or similar
Knowledge of Legal Case and/or Practice Management applications is highly beneficial
Experience working in a regulated environment is useful but not a requirement
Experience with SharePoint would be useful
Skills and Experience:
A strong skillset across the Microsoft BI Stack (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, Power BI)
Excellent administration, organisational and prioritisation skills with ability to manage time efficiently
Strong skills in Microsoft Office (O365) and collaboration tools such as MS Teams
Excellent analytical and investigatory capability
The ability to communicate clearly and concisely with users at all levels of the business
Precise reporting and presentation skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
The ability to use own initiative but also be a team player
A can-do attitude
The ability to prioritise appropriately and flexibly