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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** UCAS
- **Location:** Gloucestershire, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £40,097.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Amazon S3, ASP.NET MVC Framework, JIRA, Automation of Tests, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), DevOps, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Pair Programming, Windows PowerShell, Sourcetree, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Software Systems, TypeScript, .NET Core, Technical Debt, AWS Lambda, Git, Cloudformation, Xunit, Ansi Sql, AngularJS, Solid Principles, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Splunk, New Relic (SaaS), Software Version Control, Jasmine, Docker
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5848374880

## About the Role

* Two or more year's relevant computing experience

 * Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in relevant computing discipline

 * Experience of working with C#, .Net framework, .Net core, ANSI SQL, ASP.Net MVC, Git, Powershell, Javascript, Typescript, Angular 6+, XUnit, Jasmine, HTML, CSS is essential

 * Experience of working with Docker, Postgres, MySQL, oracle, terraform is preferrable

 * Experience of working with AWS: Lambda, RDS, Aurora, S3, cloudformation, SNS/SQS is preferrable

 * An all-round high level of interest in IT and a capacity and willingness to learn is essential

 * Approachable with excellent communication & interpersonal skills

 * Comfortable working in a dynamic, large-scale agile change initiative

 * A keen desire, where gaps exist, to learn and engage with technologies in our digital estate

 * Conversant with one or more testing frameworks

 * Experienced with automated CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

 * Considerable experience of coaching and mentoring junior members of staff

 * Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively with a range of internal stakeholders

 * Experience of working with cloud based technologies

## Description

* Development of software solutions in line with UCAS' Corporate and IT strategy

 * Work with Product Owners to develop individual services in line with their strategic vision

 * Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of existing UCAS applications & systems

 * Delivery of quality software solutions
 + In-line with preferred practices, including coding and security standards.
 + using techniques such as pair programming.
 + by working collaboratively using source control tools such as git and Sourcetree.
 + that are easily managed by adhering to SOLID principles.
 + that can be monitored using our technical tooling such as New Relic and Splunk.
 + by working collaboratively with Senior Software Engineers.
 + recognising technical debt and proposing potential solutions
 + by peer reviewing code

 * Working in an Agile environment and using tooling such as Jira

 * Supporting products and customers using DevOps principles

 * Understand how to log, monitor, and identify performant services

 * Actively maintain technical skill sets with continual personal development


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