Sopra Steria Hiring for Junior Software Engineer Job at Wakefield, England Full Time

Now is a fantastic time to join the NHS SBS family! Not only have we been recognised as one of the UK’s Great Place’s to Work, but we also are at the beginning of an exciting transformation project creating a lot of growth and development within the organisation.

This sensational opportunity as a Junior Software Engineer is perfect for recent graduates in a relevant software-based subject or anyone who has a passion for writing code and has superb knowledge of macros. You’ll join a growing team and collaborate with others to develop solutions for NHS SBS employees and customers, delivering the product roadmap, reducing technical debt, and removing bugs.

This role can be based anywhere however you will need to be able to get to our Leeds or Southampton hubs to attend monthly meetings.

What you’ll be doing:
Contribute to the design and estimation of solutions

Deliver work committed to each sprint

Write programs articulating system design, using defined coding standards and practices

Write unit test cases, using XUnit and/or similar tools for example

Follow guidelines to ensure all code is under version control.

Maintain and develop skill and competencies required in the team.

What you’ll bring:
Basic understanding of associated software engineering tools, techniques, and methods

Problem analysis skills

Understanding of programming practices and principles

Knowledge of scripting and coding languages, web technologies, cloud technologies and databases

Produce detailed software design

Experience of conduct unit testing and creating test data

Able to collaborate and challenge to achieve the best results and contribute to the product roadmap

Willingness to cross-skill with other team members to improve the overall team’s capability

It would be great if you had:
NHS sector experience

Experience of C# ASP.Net development

Experience of Salesforce development and administration

Knowledge of Agile, DevOps or SRE practices

Knowledge of the Azure & Microsoft 365 dev ecosystem

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Employment Type : Full-time, Permanent

Location : Leeds/ Southampton

Security Clearance Level : DBS

Internal Recruiter : Mark

Salary : £26000-£30000 Depending upon experience and development needs

Benefits : 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about NHS SBS?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?