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- Eastern Education Group - West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds, Abbeygate Sixth Form, Bury St Edmunds and One Sixth Form, Ipswich
- Hybrid/Remote working options available (Remote working will require some onsite working)
- 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
- Salary: £36,501 per annum
As a .NET Developer, you will be at the forefront of developing and maintaining our software applications using the .NET framework. You will engage in requirements analysis, collaborate on software design and architecture, and write clean, scalable code. Your role will also involve refactoring existing code, testing and deploying applications, ensuring they are ready for production, and continuously improving software based on user feedback. Additionally, you will provide technical support, integrate data across systems, and monitor software systems to ensure optimal performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in requirements analysis to understand and translate business needs into technical specifications
- Collaborate with co-workers to facilitate the production of innovative software design and architecture
- Write clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages such as C# and Visual Basic .NET
- Refactor existing code to follow stipulated guidelines
- Test and deploy applications and systems, ensuring they are production-ready
- Prepare test-based applications prior to their production date
- Occasionally update, upgrade, revise, refactor, and debug code
- Use end-user feedback to improve existing software and services
- Develop documentation and technical specifications throughout the software development life cycle
- Serve as an expert on applications and services, providing technical support
- Produce code for both desktop and web applications (including web services)
- Upgrade, configure, and debug existing applications and services
- Provide technical support for applications
- Work on integrating data across a range of systems
- Monitor daily activities of software systems and take required support actions
- Work in a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas matter
- Engage in continuous learning and professional growth with opportunities for advancement
- Contribute to impactful projects that make a real difference
- Be part of a forward-thinking team that values creativity and excellence
We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:
- Access to discounted benefits platform
- Family friendly policies and flexible working
- Access to our employee assistance programme
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Company Events
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Funded subject course development for your role
- Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
- Career progression opportunities available
The Eastern Education Group is a collective of visionary post-16 education providers committed to delivering outstanding vocational and academic excellence across the region. Formed by Suffolk Academies Trust, the group includes Abbeygate Sixth Form College in Bury St Edmunds, One Sixth Form College in Ipswich, and West Suffolk College. Together, they serve over students offering a broad and balanced curriculum that includes A Levels, vocational courses, degrees, and apprenticeships.
Abbeygate Sixth Form College, which opened in 2019, provides a comprehensive A Level curriculum in a state-of-the-art facility. One Sixth Form College shares the same ambitious strategic aims, while West Suffolk College stands out as one of the leading further education and apprenticeship providers in the country, with consistently high apprenticeship results and a wide range of higher education opportunities.
The group's collaborative approach ensures that students receive a rich educational experience, equipping them with the essential skills for future success.
As a Group, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.
This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]
Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Closing Date: 8.00am on Monday 8 th July 2024
Interviews: Shortly thereafter
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.
