Senior Developer

Senior Developer

ISS Build, Enterprise Operations Team
Salary: £46,735 - £55,755 - G8
Closing Date: 13^th April 2025
Interview Date: TBC W/c 21^st April or w/c 28^th April

Lancaster University Information Systems Services (ISS) department is looking for a Senior Developer to join the Enterprise Operations team on a Fixed Term Contract.

The contract will be 14 months duration, running from May 2025 to June 2026

The ISS department is undergoing a significant digital transformation. We have a requirement for additional development resource to support the team's delivery of a range of new initiatives as part of a multi-year digital transformation.

The primary focus of the role is to develop and support functionality within the Enterprise Operations team, which currently consists of 5 full-time software developers. The team is responsible for a wide range of Software products and services including bespoke products developed in-house, customised third party Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, and externally managed products.

As a senior developer, you will take a leading role in medium sized projects in areas such as cloud migration, as well as supporting, maintaining and implementing change to existing products and services. To do this you must have experience of full stack development and working with front end and back-end technologies.

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Develop scalable C# .NET Core applications, including API development, with a focus on high performance
• Building user interfaces using Angular or similar frameworks
• Maintain and enhance legacy ASP.NET Web Forms applications.
• Develop and optimise SQL databases and stored procedures
• Contribute to technology planning and decision making
• Design and implement complex system architectures and solutions.
• Experience working within Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
• Complex system integrations with internal / external systems and data sources
• Responding to service requests and incidents
• Leading role in cloud-migration projects
• A degree, professional qualification or career experience in a relevant field

The role is primarily based on the Lancaster University Bailrigg campus, with flexible hybrid working options to support a positive work-life balance. We would expect a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

For Internal University staff a secondment opportunity maybe considered for this role, please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager before you apply for the opportunity.

Lancaster University is a global and inclusive institution, with students from over 100 countries and more than half of our staff from outside the UK. We are committed to fostering a diverse, welcoming environment where everyone can thrive and reach their potential.

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.