RSR are recruiting for an experienced Senior Software Developer to work on a permanent contract.
RSR is a public safety & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience.
We are currently recruiting for experienced Senior Software Developer to work on a permanent contract in Birmingham.
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The role will be based with a UK Police Force, and so applicants must undergo national security checks.
The role is primarily office based and hours of work are Monday to Friday.
The salary for this position is £54,879 per annum.
Role overview:
- The IT & Digital department is responsible for the force’s adoption and use of information and digital technology.
- Architecture Management (responsible for identifying and selecting the right technologies for the force)
- Delivery Management (responsible for delivering and implementing the right technologies for the force)
- Service Management (responsible for managing and maintaining all live, operational technology for the force)
Main Responsibilities
- Assist with the production of low-level software designs for IT solutions in line with force requirements;Supervise the work of others to facilitate product development;
- Assist with the software development for new IT solutions in line with low-level designs and force requirements;
- Provide specialist software development expertise in one or more of the following areas – web development, mobile app development
- Provide technical guidance and advice to technical delivery projects on all software matters from design to delivery;
- Provide specialist information and/or advice to assist and influence senior colleagues/customers to make software choices;
- Provide and disseminate specialist software advice on issues relating to the use of ‘dev’ and ‘test’ environments.
- Advise projects on matters relating to the maintenance and development of policy, systems and procedures, together with the efficient and effective use of physical resources;
- Provide specialist software skills and knowledge to ensure the security and integrity of the Force’s software used in the ‘dev’ and ‘test; environments is maintained to the required standards.
- Work closely with teams within Service Management to transition new services into the ‘live’ environment, ensuring that they are provided with end-to-end support documentation for all software facets;
- Assist with the monitoring and management of the performance of third-party suppliers;
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of software development languages, tools and techniques;
- Manage incidents and service requests to meet the needs of the force and make best use of the resources available
- Resolve complex problems and issues within the team – liaising with different departments or third-party suppliers where necessary.
- Assess and recommend software products;
- Provide reports and comprehensive working papers including making recommendations for improvements or amendments to systems
Experience:
Supervise the work of others and lead the development of software solutions;
Develop, maintain and integrate a variety of software solutions;
Translate business requirements into software designs;
Develop the knowledge and skills of team members;
Create and maintain technical documentation to high standards;
Research new and emerging software development tools and techniques;
Directly communicate with senior managers from a customer service perspective using written and oral methods;
Participate in, and chair, meetings;
Maintain standards for security of information.
Knowledge:
An extensive knowledge of software development;
An extensive knowledge of the software development methodology;
Knowledge of national standards and legislation regarding infrastructure technology;
A good understanding of ITIL, in particular Change and Release Management;
Knowledge of Health and Safety issues relevant to the post;
Knowledge of internal financial processes.
Software Skills:
Essential
Internet or intranet-facing C# .NET Core web sites with MVC or Razor Pages
HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
JavaScript
REST API development using C# .NET
SQL Server
Visual Studio
Highly Desirable
Vue
Progressive Web Apps
Azure DevOps Server (TFS), including git
Deployment to load balanced and mirrored cloud infrastructure
Automated build, deployment, performance and test processes
Angular, Ionic and Cordova
If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please send your CV to rosie.king@rsg.ltd
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a “Refer A Friend” bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!
Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) – a free and confidential service to candidates.
The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.
RSR is a public safety & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience.
We are currently recruiting for experienced Senior Software Developer to work on a permanent contract in Birmingham.
.
The role will be based with a UK Police Force, and so applicants must undergo national security checks.
The role is primarily office based and hours of work are Monday to Friday.
The salary for this position is £54,879 per annum.
Role overview:
- The IT & Digital department is responsible for the force’s adoption and use of information and digital technology
- Architecture Management (responsible for identifying and selecting the right technologies for the force)
- Delivery Management (responsible for delivering and implementing the right technologies for the force)
- Service Management (responsible for managing and maintaining all live, operational technology for the force)
Main Responsibilities
- Assist with the production of low-level software designs for IT solutions in line with force requirements;
- Supervise the work of others to facilitate product development;
- Assist with the software development for new IT solutions in line with low-level designs and force requirements;
- Provide specialist software development expertise in one or more of the following areas – web development, mobile app development
- Provide technical guidance and advice to technical delivery projects on all software matters from design to delivery;
- Provide specialist information and/or advice to assist and influence senior colleagues/customers to make software choices;
- Provide and disseminate specialist software advice on issues relating to the use of ‘dev’ and ‘test’ environments.
- Advise projects on matters relating to the maintenance and development of policy, systems and procedures, together with the efficient and effective use of physical resources;
- Provide specialist software skills and knowledge to ensure the security and integrity of the Force’s software used in the ‘dev’ and ‘test; environments is maintained to the required standards.
- Work closely with teams within Service Management to transition new services into the ‘live’ environment, ensuring that they are provided with end-to-end support documentation for all software facets;
- Assist with the monitoring and management of the performance of third-party suppliers;
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of software development languages, tools and techniques;
- Manage incidents and service requests to meet the needs of the force and make best use of the resources available
- Resolve complex problems and issues within the team – liaising with different departments or third-party suppliers where necessary.
- Assess and recommend software products;
- Provide reports and comprehensive working papers including making recommendations for improvements or amendments to systems
Experience:
- Must demonstrate proven experience and ability to:
- Supervise the work of others and lead the development of software solutions;
- Develop, maintain and integrate a variety of software solutions;
- Translate business requirements into software designs;
- Develop the knowledge and skills of team members;
- Create and maintain technical documentation to high standards;
- Research new and emerging software development tools and techniques;
- Directly communicate with senior managers from a customer service perspective using written and oral methods;
- Participate in, and chair, meetings;
- Maintain standards for security of information.
Knowledge:
- An extensive knowledge of software development;
- An extensive knowledge of the software development methodology;
- Knowledge of national standards and legislation regarding infrastructure technology;
- A good understanding of ITIL, in particular Change and Release Management;
- Knowledge of Health and Safety issues relevant to the post;
- Knowledge of internal financial processes.
Software Skills:
Essential
- Internet or intranet-facing C# .NET Core web sites with MVC or Razor Pages
- HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
- JavaScript
- REST API development using C# .NET
- SQL Server
- Visual Studio
Highly Desirable
- Vue
- Progressive Web Apps
- Azure DevOps Server (TFS), including git
- Deployment to load balanced and mirrored cloud infrastructure
- Automated build, deployment, performance and test processes
- Angular, Ionic and Cordova
If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please send your CV to martin.cookson@rsg.ltd
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a “Refer A Friend” bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!
Red Snapper Justice is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) – a free and confidential service to candidates.
The Red Snapper Group is an equal opportunities employer.
