Developer
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Job description
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen within the Life Applications team for the position of Developer. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team responsible for the core systems that store and manage Life and Financial Services policies. These platforms are business-critical, highly regulated and central to ongoing strategic change, including delivery aligned to pensions dashboard and wider regulatory initiatives.
The role offers a genuine mix of change and steady-state development, with approximately a 50/50 split between project delivery and BAU enhancement.
Operating proactively to meet Service Level Agreements, you will use your technical, problem-solving and communication skills to design, develop and test enhancements to Oracle-based systems supporting Accident Insurance and Financial Services products. You will collaborate closely with IT colleagues, service partners and business stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
Working within SSDLC and ITIL frameworks, you'll ensure code meets all required standards and foster best practice and continuous improvement. You will advise stakeholders on IT initiatives, aligning development with Group IT strategy, and collaborate with Business Analysts and Solution Designers to clarify system requirements for effective delivery. Additionally, you'll review technical designs and recommend improvements to ensure robust, fit-for-purpose solutions.
You may be required to support a small number of release weekends throughout the year. The role involves engagement with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers, therefore strong communication skills are essential. You will also be responsible for meeting personal performance objectives and KPIs.
Requirements
You will have strong experience within a development environment and a solid understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle. You are analytical, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of technical challenges. You demonstrate initiative and bring strong written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
You will be confident in challenging requirements constructively, proposing solutions and driving improvements in system quality and performance. You will also support collaboration within the team, contributing technical direction and sharing best practice.
To join our team, you should also have:
- Experience of IT system design and software development (essential)
- Strong experience developing with Oracle (v12+) and PL/SQL (essential)
- Experience producing Technical Specifications (essential)
- Oracle Forms (desirable)
- Fusion Middleware (desirable)
- .NET Framework 4.5+ (desirable
- C# (desirable
- Prolog (desirable)
- Experience within financial services, insurance, investments and/or pensions (desirable)
- ITIL awareness (desirable)
- Experience of various software development methodologies (desirable)
- Knowledge of ADO and Git would also be beneficial
Benefits & conditions
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
- Up to £55,000 + 17.5% annual bonus + benefits package
- Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
- Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
- A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
- Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
- £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs
- Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
- Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
- Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
- Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
- Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
- Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
- Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility
