At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development and support of critical Oracle applications for public sector pension systems.
- Company: Join Sopra Steria, a leader in digital solutions for government clients.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, car allowance, generous holiday, and health insurance.
- Other info: Work in a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and mentoring.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on vital pension services while shaping engineering best practices.
- Qualifications: Strong Oracle Applications experience and hands-on Azure DevOps skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Lead the Engineering Behind Critical Public Sector Pension Systems. Are you an experienced Software Engineer with strong Oracle Applications expertise and a passion for building resilient, business-critical systems? We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to play a key role in the delivery and ongoing support of the Pensions Compensation Programme (DBS). You'll lead the development, support, and enhancement of the Equiniti application suite, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous improvement across a complex, high-availability environment. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on technical leadership with modern DevOps practices while making a real impact on systems that support vital pension and compensation services.
What you will be doing:
- Leading the development, support and maintenance of Oracle-based business applications.
- Driving production support, incident resolution and root cause analysis.
- Managing application releases, deployments and change activities.
- Designing and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines (YAML and Classic).
- Automating build, test and deployment processes.
- Supporting application patching, upgrades and environment management.
- Working with complex datasets to deliver reporting, analysis and data fixes.
- Enhancing monitoring, logging and automation capabilities.
- Ensuring system stability, availability and performance across multiple environments.
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring within the engineering team.
What you will bring:
- Strong Oracle Applications experience.
- Extensive knowledge of RDBMS and SQL for data analysis and reporting.
- Proven experience supporting and maintaining production applications.
- Hands-on Azure DevOps CI/CD experience (YAML and Classic pipelines).
- Experience with release management, deployments and application patching.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell and T-SQL).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, SDLC and version control.
- Experience working in high-availability, business-critical environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
It would be great if you had:
- Knowledge of WPS Pensions and Compensation systems.
- Experience with ServiceNow, Dimensions and DIP File Share.
- Familiarity with Compendia, Touch and Compose.
- Understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) and security controls.
- Existing DV or SC clearance.
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid: Gosport
Security Clearance Level: Eligible for SC and DV Clearance
Internal Recruiter: Jane
Salary: Up to £65,000
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, which can also be taken as cash. Benefits include 25 days holiday, with the option to purchase up to an additional 10 days per year, AXA medical insurance, 6% pension contribution and life assurance at 4x salary.
We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
Lead Oracle Applications Engineer in Hampshire employer: SSCL
As a Lead Software Engineer at our company, you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing critical public sector pension systems, contributing to meaningful projects that impact the community. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that encourages innovation and professional growth, offering ample opportunities for skill development and career advancement. Located in a vibrant area, our workplace provides a supportive environment where your expertise in Oracle Applications will be valued and rewarded.
