Senior Technical Operations Developer (Capacity Planning)

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Join Our Team at Network Rail! Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

Vacancy Details

• Duration: Permanent, This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered (following probation period).
• Location: This role is based in The Quadrant, Milton Keynes (QMK). You must live within 90 minutes of travel from the office or be willing to relocate.
• Band & Salary: 4C 43,588 - 50,018 per annum (Subject to experience, all salaries offered will be within the advertised salary range)
• Closing date: 13th April 2025. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
• Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 14th April 2025, depending on business requirements.

Brief Description

Who are we looking for? Ideally, we are looking for candidates that have the below;

Tech Requirements:

• C#
• SQL
• .Net Framework/Core

Please note that due to training needs for the role you will be initially required to be in the office for five days per week for the first 6 months.

Tech Nice To Have:

• API design and integration
• Azure Cloud Platform

Candidates should have the ability to work collaboratively with industry stakeholders to support their requirements. You will have experience with C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and experience with Windows Forms development. Our back end runs in Azure, so experience of that and having a DevOps mindset would be an advantage. Ideally, you will have a sound understanding of development and architectural practices, such as object-oriented programming, relational database design, REST, and test-driven development. You will have the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical colleagues effectively, while incorporating an attention to detail and a passion for problem-solving.

About the role (External)

What does the average day look like? In this role you will design, develop and deliver in-house applications to enable planning teams to efficiently and effectively deliver high-quality timetables. You will provide technical and subject matter expertise to all customers and stakeholders to improve the accuracy and completeness of timetable planning data to deliver high-performing timetables. This includes reviewing and giving technical guidance on the impact of technical upgrades and patches on in-house applications and associated code, providing viable solutions to enable smooth transition to BAU for the planning and data communities. You will also create supporting documentation for all new and existing tactical tools within Capacity Planning to provide robust processes in line with Network Rail standards. Day to day you will manage issues and identify resolutions with any in-house application as required in a timely fashion to minimize the impact of application outage and subsequent delivery of timetables. As well as manage the common code library and develop code to establish best practices and create a centre of excellence for coding within Capacity Planning, relating to the production of in-house applications to support Capacity Planning systems. You will also manage stakeholder communication with the planning community specialists and working groups to manage the requirements for future tactical planning enhancements. This will include leading the development on computer programming and coding requirements for the team to deliver required outcomes and allocate correct resources to deliver desired outcomes.

Essential Criteria

• Degree, or equivalent, in an information management or business-related discipline
• Substantial knowledge of coding languages (e.g. VBA, SQL, Vb.net, JAVA)
• Knowledge of identifying technical solutions from problem statements
• Experience in developing and delivering technical solutions to meet customer requirements
• Ability to manage activities with short timescales while still following established change control processes
• Demonstrated communication skills; verbal, written and presentation.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities. From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail. We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead. We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway. We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe that should come first. We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes. We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking. Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.