Full Stack Web Developer

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About us

More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you'll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.

Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. We're committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.?

It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud) and Women's Network, which offer spaces to connect.?

Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.

We operate a hybrid working model, subject to government guidelines, where regular attendance in our Brighton office is required. Attendance in the office is team and role dependent.

Role

Do you:

Have a passion for software development using modern technologies and Agile principles?

Have excellent hands-on.Net and full stack development skills?

Want to work in an environment which encourages team collaboration and learning new skills?

Feel ready for the next step in your career?

If the answers to these questions is YES then you should contact The Pensions Regulator as we've got the dream opportunity for you.  This is a very hands-on technical role and we are looking for a person with a strong track record of building solutions across the full stack using.NET C#, preferably with Microsoft Azure cloud technologies. The role will be hybrid home/office working.

This role is key to the delivery of tactical and strategic IT projects for the business.

You will likely be operating within an exciting and dynamic company-wide technology change programme, which will see the development and delivery of new systems enabling us to support regulatory activity in the business.

Responsibilities

You will:

Develop and maintain software using Dev Ops and Agile values and principles

Write clean code across the full stack for multiple business solutions

Test, debug and refactor code to keep it optimized and keep tests green

Use problem solving skills to identify, resolve and communicate on issues with stakeholders

Consider security, maintenance, performance, scalability and accessibility when developing

Review and feedback on work from colleagues to achieve a high standard of code

Develop APIs and RESTful services

Keep up with technological advances to optimize the tools and processes used by the team

Share learnings with all and coach and mentor less experienced members in the team

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential skills

Excellent knowledge of C# and .Net framework

Extensive experience of Web technologies and in particular ASP.NET MVC

Proven understanding of Object Orientated Design, SOLID principles and Design Patterns

Detailed practical experience of working with relational databases, SQL Server in particular

Knowledge of using Git for source control, ideally with Azure Dev Ops

Experience developing and supporting restful APIs

Experience of applying Agile values and principle with Scrum, XP or Kanban methodologies

Salary and benefits

As well as a salary between £49,251 and £65,381(including 10% market premia), we offer:

Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world

discretionary bonus arrangements

access to performance related pay progression

25 days annual leave provision

flexible working arrangements

development opportunities

enhanced parental leave arrangements

a free employee assistance programme

an excellent office location in Brighton.

How to apply

To apply click the APPLY button quoting role reference number 132390 along with:?

a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements?

a copy of your CV?

details of your notice period?

Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.?

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual's age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.??

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.?

Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.

Please be aware, as we work within a hybrid environment, unless specified we will be holding interviews through Microsoft Teams for the foreseeable future.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time.?TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.

The Pensions Regulator is an arm's length government body and part of the public service.?

Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).?