Senior Developer (SITS)

Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes

Cycle to work

EV salary sacrifice

Staff gym discount

Tuition and language course discounts

LinkedIn Learning access

Museum discounts

Employee assistance services

Job summary

The University of Bath is recruiting a Senior Developer (SITS) to join the Platforms & Applications group within the Digital, Data and Technology portfolio. You will work on the Student Record System, driving development, configuration, support and integration across the university’s applications.

You will be part of a small team coordinating with Admissions, Academic Registry and Finance, contributing to cloud migrations and system optimisations while ensuring reliable operation of critical

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting and configuring Tribal SITS within a university environment.
• Experience migrating core applications to cloud platforms is desirable.
• Ability to work with data owners across Admissions, Academic Registry and Finance to support operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, support and maintain the Tribal SITS system and related integrations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the system supports student recruitment and progression processes.
• Assist in cloud migration activities and ongoing system upgrades.

Skills

Cloud migration experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Tribal SITS

Job description

Salary Starting from £39,560, rising to £46,970

The Senior Developer role sits within the Delivery & Operations pillar of the Digital, Data and Technology Group.

As a Senior Developer (SITS) within the Platforms & Applications group, the postholder will work on the University’s Student Record System – a critical system for recruiting students, managing their academic journey, and awarding degrees.

They will be responsible for the development, configuration, support, and maintenance of the University’s Tribal SITS software, along with related applications, services, and integrations.

The Senior Developer (SITS) will join a small team working closely with data owners across the University – including Admissions, Academic Registry, and Finance – to ensure the system is configured to support the efficient operation of the institution. The University is currently migrating its core applications to cloud platforms, and experience with similar migrations (even on different systems) will be of interest.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in supporting and configuring Tribal SITS, as well as integrating SITS within other University applications.

A market supplement of up to £4,000 may be offered at the University’s discretion, based on skills and experience.

The role title 'Senior Developer (SITS)' is for advertising purposes only. If successful, your role title will be Senior Developer (Student Systems).

This is a full-time (36.5 hours per week), permanent role.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Right to Work in the UK:We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.