Junior Developer

Our university values diversity and provides a wide range of benefits, including competitive annual leave, a generous pension scheme and flexible working.

IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex IT and technology‑enabled services that support education, research, workplace, corporate services and infrastructure enablers to all staff and students. This large and highly innovative department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key enterprise IT partner that works across the University, with stakeholders and key partners to deliver enterprise‑wide products and services in line with strategic aims.

• Develop and enhance in‑house applications and integrations underpinning the student lifecycle
• Provide support for our systems
• Follow team processes and standards for development, including writing clear documentation, adding logging and error handling, and sharing knowledge with colleagues
• Help identify where processes could be automated and contribute to implementing automation, testing, security and maintenance improvements
• Maintain existing systems, applications, integrations and data processing supported by the team
• Work as part of project and agile teams, and sometimes independently, on a variety of projects
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with this role’s criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

• Have an honours degree in a related subject area, equivalent qualifications or significant equivalent experience
• Experience developing systems using Java and Spring framework
• Experience working with databases like MySQL, MongoDB or Oracle and also related Java frameworks such as Hibernate or JPA
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JSP, ideally with responsive and accessible design
• Experience working collaboratively as part of a team, using tools like Git and Jira
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in code and integrations
• Awareness of software quality practices such as testing, version control and documentation

• Experience or willingness to learn about AWS cloud environments
• Experience with continuous integration / deployment and other Dev Ops practices

• Grade: 6
• Salary: £32,080 - £36,363 per annum. Potential to progress to £39,906 through sustained exceptional contribution
• Work arrangement:
  Full‑time
• Line manager:
  Student Systems Team Leader
• Direct reports:
  None
• Our website:
• Contact:
  Charlotte Lockwood,

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes.
• A range of generous family‑friendly policies
  • Paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • Support for those going through the menopause
  • Paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.