Senior Developer (SITS)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation allowance

Visa reimbursement

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a Senior Developer (SITS) to join the Platforms & Applications group. You will develop, configure, and maintain Tribal SITS and related integrations to support the student lifecycle from recruitment through graduation.

The role involves working with Admissions, Academic Registry and Finance, and contributing to cloud migrations while delivering robust configuration and support for the university’s core systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting and configuring Tribal SITS.
• Experience with integrating SITS within other University applications.
• Strong HTML/JavaScript/SQL skills and related tooling (e.g., Git).

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, support and maintain Tribal SITS and related applications/services.
• Collaborate with Admissions, Academic Registry and Finance to ensure system supports university operations.
• Contribute to cloud migrations of core applications and related tooling.
• Work with data owners to configure the system for efficient operation.

Skills

HTML

JavaScript

SQL

Git

Tools

Tribal SITS

Job description

Senior Developer (SITS)

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.

In addition to in-application configuration, candidates will need technical skills in HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Git, and related tools.

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 very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Benefits

• 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
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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• 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

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