Senior Student Developer

Job description:

Overview

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.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work with Product Teams, Developers and other colleagues to support, design, develop, test and enhance a range of mission critical student applications
• Develop systems using best practice methods
• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and plans within IT Services and in supported areas
• Work with external providers to integrate systems
• Prioritise user requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders and Product Managers
• Assist the Student Systems Team Leaders with any other projects as required
• Keep abreast of developments in the sector via conferences, forums, webinars and mail lists, sharing information with other team members.
• As a member of staff, you will be encouraged to make ethical decisions in your role, embedding the University sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

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.

Criminal record 

A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role (opens in a new window).

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates (opens in a new window).

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