Software Developer

We are searching for an experienced Senior Software Developer for an exciting market leading business, a company that is growing, supports its staff extremely well and offers a friendly workplace where you can develop and build a rewarding long-term career. You will be responsibility for the development and maintenance of a variety of software applications, databases and reports supporting a number of different business divisions and functions. Your key daily duties will include: – Providing guidance, support, and coaching to more junior members of the development team, delegating tasks, resolving technical issues and leading on specific projects. Providing high level technical and analytical support for all software applications. Working to KPI\’s in line with business needs. Collaborate with all business departments for software requirements. Identifying the need for software development, upgrades, configurations or new systems. Adopt and promote a continuous improvement mentality for the development team. Manage software projects from start to finish. Essential Skills: – Experience of working on large multi-faceted software projects and establishing frameworks around them for the associated software development. A working knowledge of agile software development processes. Minimum of 5 years commercial experience programming with VB.Net & VB6. Experience of using MS Azure DevOps. Experience of MS SQL Server. The ability to prioritise effectively and manage expectations of stakeholders at all levels. Excellent communication skills. A good understanding of the complete software development lifecycle. Desirable Skills: – C# and .NET programming. IP Networking Design and Administration Microsoft IT Infrastructure (Server, 365 Deployments, Azure, Active Directory etc.) This role is offered as an office-based position with the ability to work from home occasionally with prior management approval once you have completed your probation period. The working hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm (with a 30-minute lunch break), Monday to Friday. Our client is offering the successful candidate an extremely competitive salary, with rewarding bonus and incentive schemes, flexible benefits, including, 28 days annual leave, long service awards, good pension, ongoing training, free parking and an extensive employee assistance programme and much more. The company prioritises work-life balance and flexibility and they value commitment, teamwork and adaptability! To be considered for this role you MUST have the Right to Work in the UK as our customer is unable to provide sponsorship. As the role is office-based you are required to live within a commutable distance of the office/site, which is based just outside of Swindon, close to Cricklade, just off the A419. KEYWORDS Software Developer, Software Engineer, Programmer, Analyst, VB6, VB.Net, SQL Server, SQL, MS Azure DevOps, DevOps, Azure, C#, .NET, Network Design, Active Directory, MS365, Coaching, Mentoring. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. Bowerford Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. JBRP1_UKTJ