Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer is the key development and technical specialist resource for the team, responsible for developing and delivering software solutions in line with UCAS’ Corporate and IT strategy. They maintain a detailed knowledge of existing UCAS applications and systems while work alongside other Senior Software Engineers to ensure compliance with UCAS coding and design standards.

Key accountabilities:

• Provide technical leadership and innovation, utilising advanced technical skills.


• Accountable for the development of quality solutions based on technical requirements, leading projects and/or project teams as required.

• Provide coaching, mentoring support and feedback to team members in key technologies and developments, to improve general skill set of the team and increase knowledge of solutions.

• Code/configure and document complex solutions from supplied specifications, using agreed standards and tools, and conduct reviews with others as appropriate.

• Define and maintain coding and best practice standards and documentation guidelines.

• Develop and maintain specialist knowledge of cloud technologies, design principles, architectures, and software.

• Analyse data requirements to establish, modify, and maintain object/data models

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for related technologies and understand the interactions between the systems.

For a full job description please see the attached role profile.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• Educated to degree level in relevant computing discipline or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of professional experience.

• Substantial experience of developing enterprise level .Net applications.

• Significant experience leading and designing solutions

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate effectively to both non-technical and technical audiences

• Experience of working successfully in a dynamic, large-scale agile department with multiple technologies.

• Significant experience developing solutions for the cloud.

• Highly proficient in automated CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing.

• Significant experience of coaching and mentoring junior members of staff, with a proven ability to develop individuals and input into performance evaluation.

• Proven ability to lead architectural designs, considering business need, cost, and delivery timescales.

Pacakge

Salary up to £56,000

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Purpose-driven work in a 
charity-led organisation connecting people to education and opportunity


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Internal training, mentoring, and access to 
industry-recognised certifications through our development academies


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Hybrid working model built on 
trust and flexibility, with a 
35-hour week and 
flexible contracts


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30 days annual leave, 3 concessionary days over Christmas, 
bank holidays, and the option to 
purchase additional leave


• Everyday 
wellbeing support through 
Perkbox, offering discounts and wellness tools

• Onsite facilities including a 
subsidised gym, café, and 
free parking at our Cheltenham office


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Inclusive culture supported by 
employee networks, wellbeing champions, and 
Mental Health First Aiders


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Recognition and reward through our 
quarterly employee scheme and an 
ex-gratia bonus for going above and beyond

If you have any questions and would like to find out more about the role before applying please email the Talent Acquisition team via careers@ucas.ac.uk.

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How to apply

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