UI / Front-End Developer (Contract) - Cranfield, Bucks, Hybrid or Remote
Day rate - £400 for 3 months work (outside IR35)
Project Overview
Our client are seeking an experienced front-end developer to redesign and rebuild the user interface for their existing Coaching Portal. This is not a full software development project.The existing Microsoft SQL database, SAP Business One integration and automation workflows already exist and will remain.
The successful developer will build a modern, intuitive web interface which communicates with existing back-end services. The objective is to dramatically improve user experience whilst retaining all existing business logic.
Existing Architecture
Current technology includes:
- SAP Business One
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Existing SQL schema
- Existing coaching tables
- Existing TaskCentre/BPA automation
- Existing email workflows
- Existing financial processing
- Existing revenue recognition
These components are not being replaced. The new portal will consume existing services and write data back to the existing database.
Project Objectives
Design and build a modern coaching portal that:
- Works on desktop and mobiles
- Is significantly easier to use
- Improves coach experience
- Improves delegate experience
- Reduces administration
- Preserves existing SAP functionality
- Maintains performance and usability as volumes increase
- Increases self-service for coaches and delegates
- Supports future growth in coaches, delegates, programmes and booking volumes without creating additional administrative overhead
- Reduces dependency on manual intervention through improved automation and self-service
- Delivers a professional, intuitive user experience that reflects the quality of the service offering
Technical Skills
Ideal experience:
- React (preferred)
- Vue or Angular considered
- ASP.NET Core API experience
- SQL Server
- Azure App Services
- Microsoft Authentication / Azure AD
- REST APIs
- Microsoft Graph (desirable)
- Outlook calendar integrations (desirable)
We are NOT looking for:
- SAP consultants
- ERP implementation specialists
- Developers wishing to redesign our back-end
- Large discovery exercises
Deliverables
- UX design
- Wireframes
- Responsive portal
- Coach interface
- Delegate interface
- Admin configuration where required - Where practical, routine changes should be configurable rather than requiring redevelopment
- Documentation
- Deployment support