Job Ref: 214253193

Date: 2021-07-21 14:36:25

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Software Engineer – Milton Keynes

The Company:

Focus Group Recruitment have the pleasure of working alongside one of the top providers of procurement technology in the UK. They provide managed digital services to empower the individual and increase efficiency across the Public Sector. Their digital end-to-end platform and managed service solutions are designed to deliver the best possible outcomes.

The Role:

Our client’s bespoke technology platforms are designed, developed and maintained by a dedicated in-house team. Working as part of the IT Department, the software engineering team are responsible for all system development of our market leading suite of applications. Reporting directly to a Senior Software Engineer, the successful candidate will be expected to help liaise with the Business Analysis and UX teams to investigate, interpret and subsequently implement core improvements to their software, ensuring their applications continue to offer the best possible solutions to their customers. The successful candidate will be hard working, engaging and out-going, with a proven ability to build relationships with a wide range of people, and will play an instrumental role in delivering their solution across a range of customers.

Essential Skills:

* Over 3 Years’ of professional experience

* Good verbal and written communication skills

* Microsoft Visual Studio

* Microsoft SQL Server

* Microsoft C#

* Microsoft .Net 4.0 or above

* Javascript

* JQuery

* Ajax

* HTML

* CSS

Desirable Skills:

* GIT or other similar, version control systems

* Less/SCSS

* Azure Devops

* Microsoft .Net Core

Responsibilities:

* Developing on Asp.Net Core Frameworks using C#

* Developing on a database first approach using MS SQL Server and Entity Framework

* Working closely with other members of your team

* Testing and quality control of your own and other developer’s code

* Documentation of code and SQL etc. to maintain good development practices

* Participate in daily Agile SCRUM

* Working with clients and collaborating with other staff members as and when required

* Planning and implementing future IT developments and undertaking small to large scale project work3

* Assisting in software deployments and releases

* Willingness to provide occasional out of hours support

* Continue to stay up to date with the latest technological developments and continued development of personal skills

The Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience as a Software Engineer. This is a great opportunity for a Software Engineer to utilise and build upon their current skills and progress in their career path.

The Location:

The role is based in Milton Keynes and is commutable from all surrounding areas, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire. For more information, please forward your CV or alternatively call Focus Group.

Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 + Great Benefits

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