Junior Developer; x2

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

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 our 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

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds and beliefs of all. 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
  - Essential
  - Application
• Experience developing systems using Java and Spring framework
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Experience working with databases like MySQL, MongoDB or Oracle and also related Java frameworks such as Hibernate or JPA
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JSP, ideally with responsive and accessible design
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Experience working collaboratively as part of a team, using tools like Git and Jira
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in code and integrations
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Awareness of software quality practices such as testing, version control and documentation
  - Essential
  - Application & Interview
• Experience or willingness to learn about AWS cloud environments
  - Desirable
  - Application
• Experience with continuous integration / deployment and other Dev Ops practices
  - Desirable
  - Interview

• 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:
• For informal enquiries about this job contact Charlotte Lockwood, Head of Enterprise Systems at

It is anticipated that the selection process will take approximately three to four weeks after the application window. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage by September. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact it-services

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