E-commerce Website Administrator [job description]

What kind of person would be suitable for the day-to-day management and operation of a Magento website?

We are often asked what kind of person would be suitable for the day-to-day management and operation of a Magento website - or even a job description for staff recruitment purposes. At Screen Pages, we spend a lot of time interacting with such folk using Magento day-to-day for their e-commerce activities, so we have built up a clear picture of what it takes to be effective. Bear in mind that - day-to-day - there's going to be a lot of ongoing change and updates, working in the Magento Admin Panel and managing e-commerce processes operationally (as opposed to strategic or conceptual activities).

Here's the ideal description, based on feedback from our project and account management teams as well as our customer support staff who have been working with 50+ businesses tirelessly to give them the tools, resources and support to be successful (& self-sufficient) with their Magento websites. Some clients get on extremely well, others find it hard: this description will help you focus on what matters - in our humble experience.

Summary of role

Key Experience

Detailed responsibilities would include:

Website

Marketing

Measurement

Happy recruiting!

By Roger Willcocks

PHP developer

PHP developer

We are seeking skilled PHP Developers to join our team.

We develop, update & support e-commerce websites developed in Magento. Magento itself is an open source PHP environment that uses the Zend framework. Due to continued expansion, we are looking to increase the size of our PHP development team.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing (in PHP and CSS) industry-leading e-commerce websites for popular niche brands.

Specifically, you will be working in a team of 13 (currently) PHP developers to to develop, extend and support e-commerce websites. Screen Pages conforms to best practice industry standard software house practices, including specification and design, structured development, workflow applications, version control, security, quality assurance and "lite" project management. We operate a collaborative working environment, with regular weekly team technical and project meetings.

Projects are developed in small teams (usually 1-2 developers) backed by other staff for IT support, creative design, QA, specification and project management tasks as appropriate. New website design/build projects take 40-100 man days on average (for half of which developers will have responsibility). Updates can be a matter of hours and days. We plan 20% of all developer time on support activities, which involves technical analysis and resolution of problems).

The more senior & experienced you are, the greater the scope for solving complex problems and developing bespoke and custom code, contributing to development strategy and best practice (we have weekly team meetings), setting the technical direction and providing team leadership/mentoring to other members of the team.

You'll love working with clients and be passionate about creating usable sites, that look great and sell lots! You will have a keen sense of project discipline, a commitment to getting things done on time and on budget, good written and verbal English communication skills (there will be client contact) and a willingness to learn and take responsibility.

Experience

To be considered for the role of senior PHP Developer, you must have a degree (or equivalent) and commercial development and web programming experience.

- PHP5
- CSS
- JavaScript, particularly jQuery

Although not essential, experience of using Magento, Zend Framework, MySQL or XML would be a distinct advantage to your application.

Additionally, you will possess excellent communication skills with first class written and spoken English, a passion for helping customers and enjoy working within a small team. Due to the office location, candidates must be within sensible commuting distance, have a driving licence and their own transport.

To apply for the role  please send your CV and a covering letter to "hr @ screenpages.com"  describing your relevant experience.