ICT is split into 3 primary areas at 288 Group:
- Internal Business Systems Development
- Web Development
- Infrastructure
Development project teams are organised based on the requirements of the tasks. Projects are prioritised based on importance while ensuring a good balance between new functionality and infrastructure tasks. This helps us to maintain our software’s ability to keep up with the ever increasing demands on it.
We value training and development for every team member. Knowledge sharing is key and developers are required to work on every part of the system within their domain. E.g. Web Developers within the Windows environment, and COBOL developers within the UNIX environment.
Training comes in various forms; general and selected online courses, coaching, knowledge sharing via presentations and buddying up with other developers. Most importantly, we encourage everyone to find the right balance between investigation and efficiency. Choosing the right options is key and we need space for consideration.
One of our more experienced developers recently said:
“What sets us apart from other companies is the fact that, no matter what your role is here, if you bring forth your ideas, they are heard. In fact, you are encouraged to challenge, contradict and convince people. I love it. People are approachable, friendly and encourage an atmosphere of mutual cooperation.”
The diversity of the code and the colleagues you work with, the breadth of knowledge required, and the flexing of every skill of a software engineer ensures you are always challenged and learning all the time.”
Web Development
Web Development at 288 is handled internally by the in-house development team.
We are primarily an HTML/CSS/C#.NET/MSSQL team with a wide range of programming experience. Some of the team come from offline programming backgrounds and others from web; the combination lends itself to the production of robust, scalable solutions which are vital to maintaining reliability while releasing new versions every week.
To us, a Web Developer is not someone who specialises but someone who is equally at home in the database, IIS, the backend, the frontend or any supporting system. You might not start your time with us being comfortable in all these areas but we work with all our team members to achieve that.
A full listing of the roles in our Web Development Team can be found here.
Internal Business Systems Development
For our internal business software, we have developed a UNIX based COBOL system. This system runs everything in the company, from Personnel time tracking, Customer Ordering and product development and shipping.
Our COBOL team are an experienced set of developers with diverse backgrounds giving us a wide experience level, allowing us to build a very robust and complex system that is extended and maintained on a daily basis.
A full listing of the roles in our Business Systems Development Team can be found here.
Infrastructure
We have extensive infrastructure at 288 Group from UNIX boxes, VoiP phone systems, to virtual Microsoft Windows environments. With 3 server rooms, and a user base of 200 personnel, it is a significant investment of time and money to maintain.
Our Infrastructure team of technicians and engineers ensure that we have excellent performance and high levels of uptime for the whole companies ICT needs.
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