Pensions Calculations Coder - Scheme-Specific C# Expert

XPS Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching

Healthcare plans

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Holiday buy/sell flexibility

Job summary

XPS Group in Reading is seeking a Calculations Coder within Implementation Services. You will implement and maintain scheme-specific calculations using C# on the Calculate platform and tailor templates to match scheme rules.

This role focuses on scheme-level coding, collaborating with analysts and administrators, using Jira for task tracking, and contributing to sprint goals while adapting to changing business needs.

Qualifications

• Previous working experience in Calculation Implementations.
• Good technical skills and ability to work within prescribed frameworks and timescales.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to think laterally.
• Attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to producing high‑quality work within the prescribed frameworks.
• Good communications skills with the ability to build working relationships with different stakeholder.
• Driving Change & Improvement.
• Ownership and contributing actively
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and cross departments with the ability to adapt and react to demand changes.
• Actively staying current with Technology trends in the programming/technical community.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain calculations for individual schemes using predefined calculation templates.
• Tailor calculation logic and structure to suit unique scheme rules and benefit types.
• Set up and maintain test cases for scheme specific calculations.
• Investigate and resolve scheme-related issues or change requests (e.g. bug fixes, enhancements).
• Participate in team stand-ups, sprint ceremonies, and contribute to sprint goals.
• Collaborate with analysts and admin teams to clarify scheme-specific requirements.
• Use Jira for managing workflow, tracking tasks, and reporting progress.

Skills

Calculation Implementations

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Change & Improvement

Teamwork

Independent work

Tech trend awareness

Ownership

Cross-department collaboration

Tools

C#

Visual Studio / VSCode

SQL

PowerBI

Azure Data Factory

Job description

XPS Group in Reading is seeking a Calculations Coder within Implementation Services. You will implement and maintain scheme-specific calculations using C# on the Calculate platform and tailor templates to match scheme rules.

This role focuses on scheme-level coding, collaborating with analysts and administrators, using Jira for task tracking, and contributing to sprint goals while adapting to changing business needs.