Senior Developer x2 Ref 9703
School/department: ITS
Hours: full time or part time hours considered up to a maximum of 1 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Contract: fixed term until the beginning of October 2024
Reference: 9703 & 9704
Salary: This role is subject to a market forces supplement, therefore the combined total salary will equate to £63,678.50 per annum
Placed on: 07 August 2023
Closing date: 24 August 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Job description
The University of Sussex is a leading academic institution nestled in the beautiful South Downs, on the outskirts of Brighton. With staff and students from over 100 countries, we are a diverse and innovative environment, and one of the highest performing universities in the world. We are also a major local employer, with a revenue of over £320m per year and over 3,000 employees.
Led by an award-winning Chief Digital Transformation Officer and inspirational leadership team, we are now embarking on an ambitious programme of transformational change. Over the coming years, this digital transition will be an ever-developing programme supported by senior stakeholders both financially and strategically. Put simply, whilst we are already a highly successful organisation and business, the University will be a very different world in years to come and achieve levels of performance and digital delivery as yet unseen in the sector. All of this is underpinned by major construction and estate renewal, an exciting programme of work to add thousands of accommodation spaces, and a network replacement project to install the latest digital infrastructure as part of the journey towards a fully data-enabled organisation.
We are moving to an agile world and need to take the organisation on the same journey; to be sector leading and to deliver a model of digital delivery fit for the coming years. As this programme gains momentum, we need more people to join us as we unpick our challenges and legacy systems and move towards meeting our potential.
As a Senior Developer you will be a key member of our high profile Student Information Systems (SIS) project team assuming responsibility for carrying out development or configuration work required to meet the business requirements of the SIS project.
You will be expected to work closely with the IT technical team, associated Project Managers and other key members of the project team in ensuring that all aspects of the data migration process within the scope of the project are tightly controlled and delivered.
This is a vital, highly pro-active role where you will be expected to possess excellent problem solving skills, be equally adept at working within a team or alone, have an astute aptitude to translate business needs into technical specifications, and the capacity to maintain and administer a complex environment.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate a broad and extensive background in systems integration. Knowledge and/or expertise in DB interrogation including Oracle and or MS SQL would also be ideal as would a working knowledge of MS Dynamics CRM and/or Banner. Any exposure to low code integration tools would also be beneficial. It would also be particularly helpful if this experience was gained within a higher education sector and knowledge of IT systems and processes that support the student lifecycle and beyond.
For further information about this role please contact Michelle Richardson at michelle.richardson@sussex.ac.uk.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.
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The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK.
How to apply
Download and complete the Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and send along with your CV and Cover letter in pdf. format to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk
You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.
You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.