Junior Software Engineer

Now is a fantastic time to join the NHS SBS family Not only have we been recognised as one of the UK’s Great Place’s to Work, but we also are at the beginning of an exciting transformation project creating a lot of growth and development within the organisation.
This role can be based anywhere however you will need to be able to get to our Leeds or Southampton hubs to attend monthly meetings.
**What you'll be doing**:

- Contribute to the design and estimation of solutions
- Deliver work committed to each sprint
- Write programs articulating system design, using defined coding standards and practices
- Write unit test cases, using XUnit and/or similar tools for example
- Follow guidelines to ensure all code is under version control.
- Maintain and develop skill and competencies required in the team.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Basic understanding of associated software engineering tools, techniques, and methods
- Problem analysis skills
- Understanding of programming practices and principles
- Knowledge of scripting and coding languages, web technologies, cloud technologies and databases
- Produce detailed software design
- Experience of conduct unit testing and creating test data
- Able to collaborate and challenge to achieve the best results and contribute to the product roadmap
- Willingness to cross-skill with other team members to improve the overall team’s capability

**It would be great if you had**:

- NHS sector experience
- Experience of C# ASP.Net development
- Experience of Salesforce development and administration
- Knowledge of Agile, DevOps or SRE practices
- Knowledge of the Azure & Microsoft 365 dev ecosystem

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you
**Employment Type**:Full-time, Permanent
**Location**: Leeds/ Southampton
**Security Clearance Level**: DBS
**Internal Recruiter**: Mark
**Salary**: £26000-£30000 Depending upon experience and development needs

**Benefits**: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about NHS SBS?
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easierfor NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions areunderpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.
Would you like to join us on our journey?