Senior Developer

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Developer to join their Business Energy Data Platform team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in .NET and Azure technologies within an Agile environment. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, promoting flexibility and work-life balance.

Benefits

Discounts on private healthcare

Gym memberships

Interest-free loans on tech

24/7 counselling service

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in developing robust and scalable applications.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Experience with Build & Release Management, CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex problems and design effective solutions.
• Deliver scaled end-to-end complex solutions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to deliver comprehensive business solutions.

Skills

.NET Development

Azure Function Apps

RESTful APIs or GraphQL

DevOps Principles

Containerization using Docker

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Job description

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Base Location: Reading, Havant, Perth

Salary: £61,620 - £72,952 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible working options available

The Role

As a Senior Developer, you will join the Business Energy Data Platform team and collaborate with other developers using Agile practices to deliver Data and object-oriented applications, while supporting the development of Evolve data and event-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to analyse complex problems and design effective solutions, showcasing strong analytical and design skills.
• Have a proven track record of delivering scaled end-to-end complex solutions, including designing, building, testing, automating, and monitoring using a modern tech stack in a production environment.
• Gain hands-on experience with business-critical systems in medium to large organizations, ensuring reliability and performance in high-stakes environments.
• Possess extensive experience in environments that follow DevOps principles, with a strong working knowledge of DevOps tools to streamline development and operations processes.
• Work closely with the Product Owner, Delivery Manager, and stakeholders to analyse requirements and deliver comprehensive business solutions.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in developing robust and scalable applications using the .NET Framework, .NET Core, and C#. Skilled in building solutions with Azure Function Apps, RESTful APIs or GraphQL, Azure Service Bus, React, Blazor, Node.js, Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, and GitHub Copilot. A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is preferred.
• Extensive .NET development background, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure cloud services-particularly in building serverless solutions using Azure Functions and orchestrating integrations via Azure Service Bus and Logic Apps.
• Experienced in Build & Release Management, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD), ideally using Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, releases) to deploy software to production and monitor releases using appropriate tools.
• Strong proficiency in designing applications and integrating services such as Azure Function Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps, Databricks, Cosmos DB, and SQL Server relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ensuring efficient and scalable application deployment.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Benefits

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Diversity and Inclusion

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact [e-mail] / 01738 275 846 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

SSE is an equal opportunity employer.