Senior Developer

WMJobs; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council is looking for a Senior Developer to join their Digital Solutions team in Wolverhampton. In this full-time, permanent role, you will engage in software development focusing on core products and lead a team in Agile environments. Responsibilities include managing development projects and ensuring high-quality deliverables while enhancing customer satisfaction. You will play a crucial role in shaping the solutions offered by the organisation, working closely with various stakeholders.

Benefits

25 days paid leave, increasing to 29 days after 5 years

Membership in the West Midlands Pension Fund

Flexible working policy

Salary sacrifice scheme for technology and green cars

Qualifications

• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Extensive knowledge of systems, interfaces, and data structures.
• Ability to lead development teams and deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support software and core products.
• Lead development teams through the software lifecycle.
• Manage delivery of technology-driven projects and work packages.

Skills

C#

.NET

Agile

JavaScript

SQL

HTML

CSS

SSRS

SSIS

XML

JSON

Job description

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Contract type - full time, permanent

We are seeking a talented Senior Developer to join our team. As Senior Developer, you will report directly to the Digital Solutions and Development Manager and undertake software development on the organisation’s core products working within Agile methodology

City of Wolverhampton Council,

Senior Developer

Salary - £50,788 - £54,971 (Grade 8)

Hours - 37 hours per week

Contract type - full time, permanent

We are seeking a talented Senior Developer to join our team. As Senior Developer, you will report directly to the Digital Solutions and Development Manager and undertake software development on the organisation’s core products working within Agile methodology

Working to exacting service standards and prioritising customer demand, you will lead on the design, overseeing and quality assuring future changes and strategic development of solutions.

You will possess extensive knowledge of systems, interfaces, data structures, relationships and business processes to provide the business with technical expertise, facilitating the technical design, development, implementation, enhancement and new solutions where appropriate.

You will: -

• Develop and support software and core products
• Be the development lead whilst working with the development team, Product Owners, and others to always ensure the best possible quality.
• Have experience of working in an Agile Scrum environment and take part in Scrum Ceremonies such as Planning and Estimation meetings, Retrospectives, and morning stand-ups.
• Lead the Development teams ensuring successful development from beginning to end through the development lifecycle.
• Lead on the maintenance of the development application portfolio.
• Manage the delivery of business and technology driven projects and work packages from various sources to enhance, update, patch or customise components of the application portfolio.
• Lead on developing and enhancing components within the systems development portfolio as appropriate including
• Ideally be well versed in C#, .NET, MVC, CRM, SQL, SSRS, SSIS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON.
  
  
  

You will be leading on new and existing projects, liaising with customers across the organisation assessing and delivering requirements to an impeccable standard. A strong customer focussed ethos is essential with a proven ability to initiate and deliver service improvements to increase customer satisfaction.

Benefits: -

• You will benefit from 25 days paid leave rising to 29 days after 5 years.
• You will be enrolled into the West Midlands Pension Fund which is one of the UK's largest pension funds.
• City of Wolverhampton Council operate a flexible working policy.
• We have an employee salary sacrifice scheme giving our employees the ability to obtain things such as technology, green cars, etc.
  
  
  

For further information please contact Mike Allen, Digital Solutions and Development Manager on 01902 550380 or email [e-mail].

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We've received the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace.

As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality. These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

Employment Information & Support

If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more - Learn more here

Attached documents

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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