We’re supporting our clients as they adapt to a new world in the wake of COVID-19. We’re now recruiting for roles which will help our clients to deliver vital services and to resume business wherever possible.

Develops and designs software programs and products. Participates in technical design of software sub-systems or components.

Job title:

Lead Software Engineer

Job Description:

• Acts as an ambassador, coach, mentor, and a technical expert in an agile delivery team

• As part of a team, is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of high-quality software

• Activities including analysis, design, coding, automation, testing, build, release, monitoring and support of components and sub-systems

• Work in an agile, collaborative manner to identify and refine work items and encourage a team approach in the development of components and sub-systems

• Pursue, encourage, and facilitate the growth of teams to create “T-Shaped” members rather than specialised individuals and roles

• Role model for software development best practices

• Role model for software configuration management, secure and maintainable coding, build and release best practices

• Maintains and supports existing software

• Takes an active interest in technology sharing knowledge with the immediate team and the wider Development community

• Actively encourages continuous improvement of software through inspect and adapt approach

• Work with the wider development community and teams to improve and progress technologies adopted

• Makes recommendations regarding the systems and software, both voluntarily and as requested

• As and when required, undertake other functions and responsibilities of the team to meet the business need

• Work with different stakeholders selecting the appropriate form of communication independently or as part of a team

What we're looking for:

• Experience as a senior software developer, designing, developing and supporting enterprise applications

• Ability to coach and influence team members on best practice and technology

• Use of and experience with full stack technologies, application frameworks and enterprise architectures

• Microsoft Technology Stack, .net framework & C#

• Requirements Analysis - Questioning, listening to and understanding a customer to extract their exact requirements

• Solution Design – Taking requirements and designing a solution that meets those needs accounting for the wider software ecosystem; to include selection of technology, tools, patterns/practices, maintainability, reliability, security, performance etc.

• Problem Solving - Ability to apply logical thinking to derive the root cause of a technical issue quickly and accurately

• Object Oriented Design – To include knowledge and application of common design patterns in an Enterprise environment

• Database design and development

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with both technical and non-technical audiences.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary range up to £60,000 + benefits.

• 23days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

All interviews, assessments and background checks will continue to take place online, to completely remove the need for face-to-face contact. All Capita colleagues who can work from home should do so; and where it is not possible for colleagues to work remotely, we have taken important steps to protect those working from Capita’s offices. Social distancing, enhanced hygiene and safety measures are already in place at all Capita locations that are open to protect our colleagues and manage the risk of COVID-19. The welfare of our people is of paramount importance to us, and we’re doing everything we can to keep our colleagues and customers safe during this time.