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Application Developer

Employer
EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Salary
£26,715 - £31,865
Closing date
26 Jan 2020

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Job Type
Professional Services, IT Services
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Application closing date: 26/01/2020
Salary: £26,715 - £31,865
Package: plus excellent benefits

Job description

It's an exciting time to join the Information Services at Edinburgh Napier University

Opportunities have arisen to join our Information Services department as an Application Developer. This is a time where real change is being implemented throughout the department with a push towards a DevOps culture. Taking a user-centric approach to service design you will be part of a dynamic team structure for innovation.

In an ever-changing technological landscape and as a progressive institution, our new leadership team combines strong sector knowledge with wider industry best practise. We are investing in capacity and capability for the future, with opportunities to gain experience in best of breed solutions.

The role

The Applications Systems Groups (ASG) is one line of service with the development capability in IS with responsibility for business and academic systems development and maintenance.

You will develop, test and implement changes that deliver business improvements to meet the needs of our users. This will include making changes to code or system configuration, writing test plans and scripts, test execution and release management.

You will upskill front-line service teams to ensure they can deliver first line support for the majority of incidents and provide second-line support for any escalated issues.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for people with technical expertise who have a collaborative workstyle, ensuring knowledge transfer throughout the department so we deliver the best support and systems for our colleagues, Schools and Students.

You will be able to initiate and maintain a network of relationships and work proactively with multiple stakeholders within our schools and professional service departments, making key recommendations and providing appropriate help and advice.

Applicants must have:

  • Experience of delivering the full application development life-cycle
  • Proven experience in application development using SQL databases and SQL query languages
  • Degree or equivalent in a related IT field or extensive relevant experience in a comparable role

Desirable in applicants is experience with any of a range of Application Packages from, but not exclusively: 

  • MHR iTrent
  • Tribal SITS 
  • Lenel On Guard
  • XN Leisure
  • Kinetic Housing  Management
  • Planon 
  • Agresso
  • Scientia Syllabus Plus
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics

If this opportunity sounds of interest, please click here to read the full role profile/description.

Benefits we offer

In return, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement and offer an attractive benefits package.

This includes a minimum of 36 days annual leave (includes bank holidays), a generous pension scheme  with an Employer contribution of 20.4%, flexible working, professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts.

Further information regarding our excellent benefits can be viewed here.

Salary: GBP 26,715 - GBP 31,865 per annum (Grade 4)

Additional information

Closing date: 26th January 2020
Interviews: Expected to be held early February 2020

Please note, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK

The University is committed to inclusion, demonstrated through our work in respect of our diversity awards and accreditations' (Advance HE's Athena SWAN Charter) and hold Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status. More details can be found here

Company

Living wage

Company info
Location
219 COLINTON ROAD
EDINBURGH
MIDLOTHIAN
EH14 1DJ
United Kingdom

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