Senior Developer

How you'll make a differenceThis role sits within the councils Information, Technology & Digital Service as part of the Design Develop and Transition
area. Wedeliver digital solutions to citizens and staff, working across several agile development teams. We take a primarily low-code approach using our standard technology platform (Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure PaaS) and configurable COTS business systems.As a Senior
Developer
, you will make a difference by helping to shape?and build?future digital solutions that deliver services to the residents, businesses, and front-line key workers of South Gloucestershire.
What will you be doing?Werecreatingand evolving digitalservices for the public andourstaff.These include delivery of websites and portals with a focus on user experience that is heavily influenced by GDS standards.
T
his role
sits within our
Development
practice and works as part of a multidisciplinary Agile Development team
.
It is
primarily
focussed on
applying
strong
Dynamics 365 CE and Power Platform development
skills
to deliver
user-centred products
.You'll
design,
configure
and develop
case and customer management solutions using Dynamics 365 CE and associated Power Platform and Azure
capabilities
.
(
We
have built a standard platform
and set of patterns
based on the
Dynamics
365 platform and
are now extending its application to address
a
wider
range of business and customer needs
.
Our approach includes
a
customer-facing experience built with
Power Apps Portals and Azure AD B2C and integrations to business systems via
Azure Service Bus and Logic
Apps.)
You will be part of the team
building this out further to more services across the council.Your main duties will be:Working as part of an Agile Development team to
design, configure and develop case and customer management solutions for staff and citizens.Working with other developers to integrate Dynamics 365 solutions via APIs to back-end business applications.Applying ALM skills around continuous integration and continuous deployment as part of our DevOps evolution.Unit testing own work, participating in peer review of others work.Troubleshooting and issue resolution across existing live services where necessary.Communicating effectively with other Software Engineers and other key members of project teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.Transitioning technical solutions into production through contributing to effective documentation and handover to operational service teams.In a typical working day, you willWork on designing, building, configuring and unit testing items from the sprint backlog.Attend agile ceremonies and a variety of online meetings as necessary throughout the week to discuss the projects that you are working on with people in the team
for example work estimation, problem solving, peer review.Be part of a supportive and productive agile development team that is building solutions with modern technology.Be learning all the time and diversifying your skills through working with other software engineers, testers, and analysts.Examples of the type of projects you work on could include:Providing new digital tools to support our Social Care teams.Extending the services available via our public website portal.Delivering new mobile solutions to our Streetcare teams.What we need from you
You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills including explanation of technical information to non-technical audiences verbally and through documentation.You will have a degree in a computer related field, or the equivalent demonstrable technical expertise and/or relevant technical qualifications, suitable for working in a complex environment.We require you to have experience in development methodologies and of working in an agile environment.
Technical skills:
You should have significant demonstrable experience of:
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement design, configuration & developmentDesign of logical data modelsPower Apps (model-driven apps, canvas apps and portals) developmentPower Automate flow developmentApplication Lifecycle Management (ALM) on the Power Platform.Working with SOAP and REST APIs (including JSON and XML)
Ideally you will have some experience of:
Azure PaaS services such as Web Apps, Logic Apps, FunctionsImplementing solutions with HTML5,CSS3, JavaScript,JQuery, ReactJSOAuth and hybrid identityYAML in the context of continuous integration/continuous deployment
You will be familiar with Microsoft technology stack including:
SharePoint, Office 365PowerShell, Azure CLIAzure AD
It is essential that you have had day-to-day exposure to development tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira, Visual Studio Code,Terraform, GitHub as well as Dynamics-specific tools such as XRM Toolbox, all within the context of an agile development process.Please note:
This is not a datacentre, infrastructure, IaaS, SharePoint, Teams, or Exchange engineering role. You must have strong Dynamics 365 developer experience.How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance .We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation .As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activitiesWe recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
Were providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.Were positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and were ambitious about the future.We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.Were making a difference, be part of it!This will be a two year contract until 2026
Hybrid working, with some occasional time in the Yate office