software developer Glasgow, Scotland
Student Loans Company
Full Time
Glasgow, Scotland
91500 - 60600 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Details
Reference number
293941
Salary
£60,600 - £91,500
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Other
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
SLC - Technology Group and Estates
Type of role
Information Technology
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
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About the job
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Location
Glasgow
About the job
Job summary
To provide the key technology leadership to the delivery team, supporting the Head of Delivery to deliver the Student Loans Company’s vision and mission by:
- Developing an end-to-end understanding of the platform business and application capabilities
- Play the leading role in defining architectural guidelines, patterns and development standards for the platform.
- Implementing the technical strategy as defined by the Architecture team and leading the solution design for the given platform.
- Representing the delivery teams and working closely with other teams across Technology Group and the wider business
- Ensuring seamless integration across systems to provide customers with the best possible digital experience.
- Engaging in early stage of project discovery define the solution and approach.
- Providing technical leadership to colleagues
- Supporting technology governance, innovation and continuous improvement across teams.
- Supporting the architecture team in the definition of application and technology roadmaps
Job description
- Developing an end-to-end understanding of the platform business and application capabilities
- Play the leading role in defining architectural guidelines, patterns and development standards for the platform.
- Implementing the technical strategy as defined by the Architecture team and leading the solution design for the given platform.
- Representing the delivery teams and working closely with other teams across Technology Group and the wider business
- Ensuring seamless integration across systems to provide customers with the best possible digital experience.
- Engaging in early stage of project discovery define the solution and approach.
- Providing technical leadership to colleagues
- Supporting technology governance, innovation and continuous improvement across teams.
- Supporting the architecture team in the definition of application and technology roadmaps
Person specification
- Strong experience in a wide range of the following areas:
- Strong software development experience across full software development lifecycle
- Design and/or development of applications in a multi-tiered environment using the Java language and related technologies.
- Design and/or development of applications in an Oracle 12c database environment and related technologies – Oracle Forms, PL/SQL
- Design of data stores using relational and/or no sql databases (e.g., MongoDB)
- Design and/or development of applications that use asynchronous messaging systems for integration.
- Ability to define the system landscape, identify gaps between current and future-state and ensure alignment to the Technology roadmap.
- Experience defining and configuring CI/CD tools and processes •Working with software delivery partners in a multi-vendor environment, including pre-Contract engagement, preparation of invitations to tender and tender evaluation.
- Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies
- Knowledge of continuous integration tools and techniques
- Experience in providing estimates/sizing.
- Excellent written communication skills including technical writing.
- Excellent verbal communication skills presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to self-start and to work autonomously as well as in a team.
- Strong specialist experience in core area – depending on team:
- Design and/or development of Customer or Business facing web applications / Customer self-service portals.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £60,600, Student Loans Company contributes £16,362 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
- Option to buy/sell annual leave.
- Flexitime and enhanced flexible working options available.
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme.
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption.
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Candidates will apply online - successful candidates will be asked to attend an interview.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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
Working for the Civil Service
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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).
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact [email protected] in the first instance.
About Student Loans Company
CEO: Chris Larmer
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Non-profit Organisation
Website: http://www.gov.uk/slc
Year Founded: 1989
Student Loans Company
http://www.gov.uk/slc
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Chris Larmer
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
National Services & Agencies
1989
