Senior Developer

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

QAA is seeking a Senior Developer for a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover, working in a remote-first IT & Digital Services team. You will focus on web development on our .NET and Next.js platform, extending features, and improving integrations while supporting MS Dynamics.

We value experience across .NET/headless CMS, Azure cloud, and related tools. The role emphasises collaboration, documentation, and delivering robust, scalable solutions from a UK-based home setting.

Qualifications

• Experience of building and maintaining websites, ideally on a .NET-based or headless CMS.
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle, including testing, releases and source control such as Azure DevOps or GitHub.
• Experience of cloud-hosted environments, ideally Azure.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 or the Power Platform would be a real advantage, as would familiarity with SQL Server, SharePoint or Salesforce.
• Proactive, organised, able to balance support issues with development work and communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain websites on our .NET and Next.js platform; build new features and improve existing pages.
• Integrate systems and support internal business platforms, including Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Collaborate with IT and Digital Services and other teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Ensure proper documentation and ensure systems are resilient and well-supported.

Skills

Web development

SDLC

Azure cloud

Dynamics 365

SQL Server

Power Platform

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Power Platform

SQL Server

SharePoint

Salesforce

Job description

Location: Remote first role with the opportunity to work flexibly from home, providing it is within the UK.

Job type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months (maternity cover)

Hours: 35 hours per week, with flexibility around how hours are worked.

Band: 5

Salary: £41,310 - £52,020 per annum, dependent upon knowledge, skills and experience,plus excellent benefits

Join QAA

QAA is the UK’s independent quality body for tertiary education. Our purpose is to ensure that students and learners experience the highest possible quality of education.

We are the UK’s authority on quality and standards, acting as custodian on behalf of the sector of reference points including the UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Subject Benchmark Statements, and the Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications.

We work with governments, funding bodies and education providers across the UK and internationally to support and enhance quality and standards. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, we work collaboratively with the sector to meet the needs of each nation. In England, our membership programme provides resources and support to strategic leads, quality specialists and students and learners alike.

Internationally, we are recognised as one of the world's leading quality bodies, supporting the reputation and reach of UK tertiary education through global partnerships and transnational education.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Developer to join our IT and Digital Services team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering a period of maternity leave from December 2026.

Our websites and business systems are how the sector, our members and the public access QAA's guidance, resources and services. You will also help maintain a range of internally focused systems. Your main focus will be web development on our .NET and Next.js content management platform: building new features, improving existing pages and integrations, and resolving issues quickly. You'll also support our wider business systems, including Microsoft Dynamics.

You'll work closely with the rest of the IT and Digital Services team as well as colleagues across the agency, turning business needs into practical technical solutions and making sure our systems are well documented and resilient. It's a great opportunity to make a visible impact quickly in an organisation at the heart of UK tertiary education.

About you

You're an experienced developer who can pick up unfamiliar systems and codebases and become productive quickly. We'd like to hear how you've done this before, whether through contract work, joining established teams or taking on existing applications.

You'll bring:

• Experience of building and maintaining websites, ideally on a .NET-based or headless CMS


• A good understanding of the software development lifecycle, including testing, releases and source control (such as Azure DevOps or GitHub)


• Experience of cloud-hosted environments, ideally Azure.

Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 or the Power Platform would be a real advantage, as would familiarity with SQL Server, SharePoint or Salesforce.

Just as important is how you work. You're proactive and organised, able to balance support issues with development work, and comfortable explaining technical matters clearly to colleagues who aren't technical. You document what you do, share knowledge readily and enjoy being part of a collaborative, remote-first team.

Working at QAA

We are a UK based remote first agency built on trust and flexibility, where we focus on outcomes rather than location. This supports strong delivery, collaboration and colleague wellbeing.

While most work is carried out remotely, there are occasional opportunities to come together in person for collaboration, engagement or specific activities where this adds value.

Application process

The closing date for applications is 31 October 2026.

More information about the role can be found in the job description. If you would like more information in advance of applying please contact [e-mail]

Recruitment process

If you're shortlisted, we'll invite you to the next stage of our recruitment process. This will typically include a remote interview via Microsoft Teams.

We will provide full details in advance so you know what to expect and have time to prepare.

Our commitment to inclusion

QAA is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and values the contribution that people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives bring.

We aim to create an environment where everyone feels respected, able to be themselves and supported to contribute and achieve their best. No matter what their identity or background.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and fair recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in any part of the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can support your needs.

If you have not heard from QAA within three weeks of the closing date please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback.