Junior Developer Edinburgh, Scotland
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Do you have some software development skills in either Java, SpringBoot, Angular, or webMethods with good communication skills and experience of team working and have the ability to develop these and also learn new technologies? Are you comfortable working collaboratively in project teams utilising different methodologies? Do you have a can do attitude and are willing to learn new skills.
About us
SAAS is an executive agency of the Scottish Government and responsible for assessing and paying student awards for Scottish domiciled students in Higher Education throughout the UK. We administer budgets of around £1.4 billion each year, making payments to both educational institutions and over 190,000 students a year. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. More information on SAAS can be found on our website
https://www.saas.gov.uk
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Responsibilities
- Design and code simple programs and scripts under the supervision of others from supplied specifications or user stories using agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result and as part of a wider team contribute to the design of components on larger systems;
- Carry out unit and integration testing on your work;
- Document all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate;
- Carry out simple fault and defect diagnosis and provide fixes on defects raised by system testers;
- Collaborate in reviews of work with others as appropriate.
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Essential Criteria & Qualifications
No specific qualifications required for this post.
Essential Criteria
1. Working knowledge of programming languages such as angular, java, javascript, HTML, CSS, PL-SQL and knowledge of relational databases;
2. Working knowledge of a UNIX operating system;
3. Awareness of build and deployment processes and working knowledge in using code repositories such as GIT and SVN;
4. Awareness of the full Systems Development lifecycle including awareness of System Development methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Interview dates TBC.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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