Digital Developer - Azure

NHS Blood and Transplant; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant in the United Kingdom is seeking a Digital Developer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support digital services across the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Product Centre.

You will work across the full software lifecycle with a focus on cloud technologies and Azure, collaborating to turn needs into practical digital solutions and integrating new ideas with existing NHSBT systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and support applications, information systems, and database services that help NHSBT deliver its services effectively.
• Take ownership across the software development lifecycle, using your expertise to find effective solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Work with colleagues to understand requirements, explore opportunities for improvement, and turn business needs into practical digital solutions.
• Maintain existing applications and ensure changes are supported by appropriate documentation and change controls.
• Help integrate new digital solutions with existing NHSBT systems, working collaboratively with suppliers and colleagues.
• Explore emerging tools, technologies, and industry best practice, helping NHSBT make informed use of new approaches.
• Identify technical constraints, dependencies, and delivery risks, and take appropriate action to support successful delivery.
• Share your knowledge through training and knowledge transfer, helping colleagues learn and develop their technical capability.
• Contribute your expertise to the development of software, database, and Digital Services strategies.

Job description

As a Digital Developer working within the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Product Centre (OTDT PC) at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), you will use your technical expertise to develop and improve digital services that support our vital work. Working across the full software development lifecycle, you will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and support applications and databases used across NHSBT. You will tackle complex technical challenges, work with colleagues to understand their needs, and turn those needs into effective digital solutions. The focus of this role is on cloud technologies. Our primary software is Azure, so an understanding of DevOps, Storage, API Manager, App Services, Key Vaults and log analysis is preferable. You will also explore new technologies, share your expertise with colleagues, and help integrate new solutions with existing systems. This is an opportunity to contribute your technical skills to meaningful work, while continuing to learn, innovate, and develop within a specialist digital environment.,

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and support applications, information systems, and database services that help NHSBT deliver its services effectively.
• Take ownership across the software development lifecycle, using your expertise to find effective solutions to complex technical challenges.
• Work with colleagues to understand requirements, explore opportunities for improvement, and turn business needs into practical digital solutions.
• Maintain existing applications and ensure changes are supported by appropriate documentation and change controls.
• Help integrate new digital solutions with existing NHSBT systems, working collaboratively with suppliers and colleagues.
• Explore emerging tools, technologies, and industry best practice, helping NHSBT make informed use of new approaches.
• Identify technical constraints, dependencies, and delivery risks, and take appropriate action to support successful delivery.
• Share your knowledge through training and knowledge transfer, helping colleagues learn and develop their technical capability.
• Contribute your expertise to the development of software, database, and Digital Services strategies.

• It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.