Software Developer in Manchester

Join us and make a real-world difference by helping to deliver crucial projects for public sector clients, such as using big data to help the DfT provide better rail services, helping road safety officers visualise accident data geospatially, or gathering vital transport planning data using AI-enabled traffic cameras that distinguish and count the different modes of transport.

As a WSP Software Developer, you will play a key role in technical delivery while also leading tasks within a team to provide quality assurance, consultancy, and advisory services on client-facing projects. In addition to challenging and stimulating projects, you will be able to access a range of benefits, including targeted professional development and training to help you grow and develop at WSP.

• Design and build software solutions using industry best practices, ensuring security and compliance.
• Scope, estimate, and take ownership of delivery for assigned tasks and projects, managing workload and dependencies to deliver within agreed timeframes.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs, capture requirements, and ensure a shared understanding of project objectives.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of project documentation or consultancy deliverables, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with best practices and client requirements.
• Help to support and maintain new and legacy software systems, ensuring timely and effective resolutions while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Provide consultancy and advisory services, guiding clients on best practices for cloud data architecture and software solutions.
• Input to the continuous improvement of practice and standards within the team.
• Maintain and develop your own expertise by staying current with emerging technologies, pursuing relevant certifications, and through continuous learning.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues, providing guidance, support, and constructive feedback to help them develop their skills and confidence.

This role sits within the Intelligent Infrastructure business and will form a key part of the growing Data, Architecture and Solutions Capability, which is our centre of excellence for digital skills. You’ll work as part of an Agile team with specialist developers, testers, analysts, and transport subject matter experts to design, develop, deliver and maintain software applications and systems using the latest technologies – including AI capabilities through our Microsoft partnership, to deliver innovative solutions across the property and infrastructure sectors. We operate a hybrid working policy and expect colleagues to spend time on client sites and collaborating with colleagues face‑to‑face, as well as working from a local office. We have offices across the UK.

• Experience with building enterprise-level web applications or services, predominantly using ASP .Net and Azure supported by relevant certifications and qualifications.
• Experience working with Python would be extremely beneficial.
• Experience with secure development practices e.g. OWASP guidelines, identity and access management, secrets management, and basic threat modelling.
• Excellent analytical skills and a proven ability to think creatively to solve problems.
• Experience of working in an Agile delivery team and developing and deploying applications using DevOps practices in a production environment through a CI/CD pipeline.
• Demonstrable experience of testing across e2e lifecycle, including ETL, Unit, Regression.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with clients and customers, to provide credible insights and guidance.
• Expertise in carrying out quality assurance activities to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Experience of providing guidance and applying best practices for cloud data architecture and software solutions.
• A degree in an analytical discipline such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, social sciences, or equivalent industry experience.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK. We provide a range of benefits including professional development and training, health & wellbeing programmes such as the Thrive programme, virtual GP service, Gymflex scheme, menopause support package and flexible working arrangements. We also offer part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.