Software Engineer

Key Accountabilities:

• Development of software solutions in line with UCAS’ Corporate and IT strategy

• Work with Product Owners to develop individual services in line with their strategic vision

• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of existing UCAS applications & systems

• Delivery of quality software solutions
  • In-line with preferred practices, including coding and security standards.
  • using techniques such as pair programming.
  • by working collaboratively using source control tools such as git and Sourcetree.
  • that are easily managed by adhering to SOLID principles.
  • that can be monitored using our technical tooling such as New Relic and Splunk.
  • by working collaboratively with Senior Software Engineers.
  • recognising technical debt and proposing potential solutions
  • by peer reviewing code

• Working in an Agile environment and using tooling such as Jira

• Supporting products and customers using DevOps principles

• Understand how to log, monitor, and identify performant services

• Actively maintain technical skill sets with continual personal development

• Coaching peers and junior developers

You can find the full job description in the attached role profile below.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

• Two or more year’s relevant computing experience

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in relevant computing discipline

• Experience of working with C#, .Net framework, .Net core, ANSI SQL, ASP.Net MVC, Git, Powershell, Javascript, Typescript, Angular 6+, XUnit, Jasmine, HTML, CSS is essential

• Experience of working with Docker, Postgres, MySQL, oracle, terraform is preferrable

• Experience of working with AWS: Lambda, RDS, Aurora, S3, cloudformation, SNS/SQS is preferrable

• An all-round high level of interest in IT and a capacity and willingness to learn is essential

• Approachable with excellent communication & interpersonal skills

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, large-scale agile change initiative

• A keen desire, where gaps exist, to learn and engage with technologies in our digital estate

• Conversant with one or more testing frameworks

• Experienced with automated CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

• Considerable experience of coaching and mentoring junior members of staff

• Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively with a range of internal stakeholders

• Experience of working with cloud based technologies

Pacakge

Salary - up to £40,000

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

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

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

• 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 free gym, subsidised café, and free parking at our Cheltenham office

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

• 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 and one of us will be in touch.

How to apply

Please visit our website by clicking on the Apply Now button to see vacancies and to download and complete our application form.