Content Management System Developer

AAT is the UK’s leading qualification and professional membership body for vocational accountants. We pride ourselves on providing practical qualifications that meet the needs of both employers and employees.

Term: Permanent

Location: We have hybrid working in place, with 1-2 days per week, in our office in Canary Wharf.

What exactly will you be doing?

As the CMS Developer, you will lead the development, customisation, and maintenance of AAT’s content management systems (CMS). You will be responsible for building, enhancing, and scaling our CMS platforms to deliver high-quality digital experiences. Your role will involve collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure our CMS meets business requirements and provides an exceptional user experience. With a strong background in CMS development and expertise in web technologies, you will implement complex solutions and drive the continuous improvement of our digital platforms.

Major objectives

• Design, develop, and maintain CMS-driven websites and applications, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Customise AAT’s CMS platforms by developing custom themes, modules, and plugins as needed.
• Integrate CMS solutions with third-party services, APIs, and internal systems to enhance functionality and user experience.
• Develop and implement workflows for content creation, approval, and publishing to streamline content management processes.
• Monitor and optimise CMS performance, implementing caching, load balancing, and other techniques to improve speed and reliability.
• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of development workstreams, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.

What are we looking for?

• Strong knowledge of CMS platforms such as Drupal, including themes, plugins, modules, and templates.
• Proficiency in web development technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and server-side languages (e.g., PHP, .NET, Java).
• Experience in managing and optimising CMS environments, troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git, Bitbucket) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills, innovative problem-solving abilities, and a forward-thinking mindset.
• Excellent collaboration, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and with multiple audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant certifications in CMS platforms or web development are a plus.

What are the benefits?

• Hybrid working (1-2 days per week in our London office) and opportunities for further flexible working.
• 25 days’ annual leave with the opportunity to buy and sell, increasing one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays.
• Great pension scheme whereby AAT will contribute up to 10.15%, life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Health cash plan.
• Regular wellbeing initiatives.
• Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave contributions of up to 6 months’ full pay depending on the length of service.

Closing Date: The planned closing date for this role is 07 July 2025 at 17.00, however, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than planned.

It’s an exciting time to join AAT and we would love you to join us on our journey. In 2023 we achieved one-star company status in the Best Companies survey, and we have recently launched our strategy to 2030. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We have a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Champions group, which leads on our D&I strategy and organises events to celebrate and raise awareness. We are a disability-confident committed employer and have signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We have also signed up for the Women in Finance Charter, and in 2022 we exceeded our target for appointing females into senior positions. Come and help us to make AAT an even better place to work!

Interested? To apply please upload your CV and fill the application online.