(Senior) Software Engineer - Team Leader

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire

£43,790 to £59,245 per annum dependent upon skills and experience

About Us

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. By accelerating electrons to near light-speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infra-red to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research and development across a range of scientific disciplines including structural biology, physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, earth, and environmental sciences. 

Software helps to enable the world-leading science performed at Diamond. Our software systems facilitate operations at all levels, including the low-level control of synchrotron and beamline hardware, the planning, execution and monitor of experiments, data archiving and retrieval, data processing and visualisation, the application for beamtime, and capture of remote experiment plans and samples. Our software engineers work alongside our scientists to develop innovative and robust solutions to keep Diamond at the forefront of scientific research.

About the Role

We now have an opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer team leader to provide team leadership within the group that supports and enhances the User Administration software used within Diamond.

Some of the main duties include:

• Provide technical leadership within SIMS to develop, test, maintain and support user administration software, in collaboration with Scientific Computing and other groups.
• Lead a team delivering medium-scale projects (typically with direct business impact and firm deadlines), providing direction, coaching, support, and motivation. Plan work and manage resources to ensure required outputs are delivered on time, to budget and of high quality. Help the team and wider group members follow a disciplined engineering approach.
• Provide support of the software for the User Office, interacting closely with science group leaders, senior beamline staff. Including fault diagnosis and resolution. Take responsibility for escalated issues and provision of a high-quality service/output.

 *Successful applicants will be considered at either Grade 4 or 5, depending on the strength of your skills, experience, and qualifications. *

About You

You will hold a degree in engineering, computer science or have equivalent experience.

You will demonstrate experience in the following areas:

• Project management or leading a small team to deliver robust software that meets end-user needs.
• Modern object-orientated programming methods and languages principally Java.
• Web Frontend and Middleware development technologies.
• Code development platforms.
• Cycle application development including unit testing, code repositories and deployment.
• Java, Spring Core + Security.
• User interface design.
• SCRUM and agile processes.

Benefits

Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 25 days annual leave plus 13 days of statutory and company holidays, along with flexible working hours and an excellent pension scheme. Staff also have access to a range of amenities on site including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant and sports and leisure facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable.

To Apply

Please use the online application process to apply and tell us why you believe you are suitable for this role.

The closing date for applications is 5^th March 2023, however, we encourage early applications as some candidates may be interviewed before this date.

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