Unum UK Hiring for Software Engineer – Returners Job at Remote Full Time

Who are we?

We are Unum – one of the UK’s leading employee benefits providers.

We’ve been around for 50 years, currently protecting over 1.7 million people, providing security and peace of mind to individuals and their families.

With a Fortune 500, US parent company, we’re part of highly successful global organisation, sharing ideas and innovations across teams to create a collaborative work environment. We’re transforming our business, and we’re keen to increase our digital capabilities to evolve the way we work and optimise opportunities for growth.

What will you be doing?

Flexible location – Dorking or Basingstoke 1 or 2 days per month and work from home.

Full-time, part-time or job share

What will you bring?

We are partnering with Women Returners to provide opportunities within our IT Division for Software Engineers. Applicants with a career break of 18 months or more will benefit from Career Returners Coaching Support provided by Women Returners. You may have been working on a small-scale basis to fit around your other commitments or have not carried out any paid work for a number of year.

Our IT Division at Unum is currently building their team and they are looking for Junior and Senior Software Engineers.

We have a fantastic opportunities for individuals who are looking to return to their software development career after a break, and who would like to opportunity to develop into full-stack developers, but who are happy to learn a low code platform.

You will be provided with full training and support and given the opportunity to get involved in lots of projects to give you a solid grounding and build up your technical skills, as well as jump straight into some of our continuous improvement initiatives.

You will be joining Unum at an exciting time as we implement new systems and integrate them with existing systems, as well as moving some of our legacy platforms to the cloud – helping us on our journey to change the way in which we transact business in the digital age.

Knowledge of some of the following would be greatly beneficial; ideally, you will have a few years’ experience, even if your current knowledge is a little outdated:

• C#, the .Net Framework, and SQL
• Front End technologies like css, html, javascript
• SOAP and REST based Web Services
• Azure technologies
• Agile Development Methodology
• Business Process Management Systems
• Systems Integration
• Robotic Process Automation

Really important for these roles is your attitude: you must be self-motivated and eager to learn. You will be someone who has great communications skills, can work well with others but also be inquisitive enough to investigate and find some answers for yourself.

You’ll have the flexibility to work remotely and where you locate for your day, whether that be working from home, the office or somewhere else to get the job done. Our offices are in Basingstoke and Dorking. We anticipate your attendance to an office to be around 2 days per month.

We are able to offer these roles full-time, part time (min 3 full days per week or school hours over 5 days), or job share.

Why join us?

Our culture!

We aim to be the most inclusive, diverse and socially responsible company in the employee benefits market. With an agile and flexible way of working, we want to be a place where people aspire to work and where everyone can be themselves.

What will you get in return?

We are passionate about our employee health and wellbeing and providing work-life balance that suits you.

Our benefits include a discretionary bonus, 24/7 health support services (including a remote GP), income protection, health cash plan, 27 days annual leave, opportunity to participate in charitable events and more.

However you see your future career, we’ll support and challenge you to be your best with a wealth of learning and development opportunities.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]

Company:

Unum UK