Trainee Software Developer

Located in North Wales only a stone’s throw from the Snowdonia national park Bangor University is a long-established university with an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Software Developer to work in the Digital Services directorate. As part of Corporate Systems support the role will join the DevOps team of developers responsible for all in-house software solutions.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.

The post is a permanent full-time position and benefits from a generous pension scheme and various other employee benefit schemes.

Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.

Having secured a multi-million-pound investment in corporate systems with current projects implementing a new HR and Curriculum Management systems, this is an exciting time to join a dynamic team of professionals.

Committed To Equal Opportunities

Overview

Purpose of the Job

The role holder will take a leading role maintaining existing software by providing small enhancements and bug fixes and where appropriate assist in developing new software. The role will contribute towards the goal of making better use of cloud.

Main

**Responsibilities**:

- Analyse customers’ support tickets and investigate and provide a remedy for bug reports
- Make small enhancements to existing systems adding new features where appropriate
- Participate in the delivery of complex or multi-person projects within the team
- Maintain systems used to support the organisational processes
- Communicate with the first & second line Corporate Applications support teams to deliver an escalated response to software issues.

Other

**Responsibilities**:

- The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
- The post holder will be expected to comply with the University equal opportunities policies, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Policy and the Welsh Language Standards.
- The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/her self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
- The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.

Person Specification
- Qualifications/Training _

Essential
- Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technical Diploma

Desirable
- Experience/Knowledge _
- Experience of working in a technical capacity in a modern IT service
- Experience of developing software solutions
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
- Ability to manage own time effectively and to be prompt and punctual.
- Drive, self-motivation and ability to learn under guidance and own initiative.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing end-user demands and time-critical schedules, prioritising simultaneous issues and rapidly evaluating alternate action plans.

Desirable
- Databases and SQL experience
- Experience of using Continuous Integrations pipelines
- Skills/Abilities _

Essential
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to develop clear technical statements of work
- Able to analyse customers’ system, process and data requirements

Desirable
- Strong programming skill in Python
- Familiarity in the Django framework
- Able to design, code, integrate, secure, test and roll-out software
- Other _

Desirable

General

We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.