Fixed Term contract for 2 years
About the University:
Cardiff Met is a thriving medium-sized University, with its HQ located conveniently off Western Avenue, in Llandaff, and overlooked by Llandaff Cathedral. Surrounded on 4 sides by green spaces and rivers, we are a 15 minute cycle ride through parks into the city centre. Cardiff Met has a second campus at Cyncoed - home of the National Indoor Athletics Centre. Cyncoed has a strong sporting focus, housing several sports pitches and athletics facilities, as well as the School of Education and Social Policy.
You will join the University, while we are experiencing a period of growth, having created a new School of Technologies last year, and commencing a number of high profile programmes around Law and Policing.
The University offers employees excellent terms and conditions: This post will attract 35 days annual leave, in addition to 4 concessionary days at Christmas and 8 bank holidays. You will benefit from a flexible working environment, including home working, and a flexible approach to time, where appropriate. Both campuses have on site gyms and several fitness classes on offer. We also have several restaurants, snack shops and coffee bars. Llandaff Village, a short walk away, offers further popular pubs and restaurants. Tesco Extra and Aldi are also a 10 minute walk from the Llandaff Campus.
The campus has free access to bikes for staff, through the very popular NextBike scheme, with a central hire location being on the Llandaff Campus itself. As a member of staff, you will also have free access to the Metrider Bus services, which operates between campuses and other popular stops for students.
About Information Services:
As part of Library and Information Services, the Department works closely with our Library and Business Improvement Services partners. There is a strong work ethic across the team, and we’re very proud to hold an excellent reputation across Wales. We aim to deliver excellent services to our students and staff, through the provision of User Support, IT Infrastructure and Corporate Information services. Through our connections with Universities across Wales, we are also supporters of a collaborative approach to learning and developing the services and systems we support. The team of approximately 50 staff offers these services to around 900 staff and 12,000 students, both on campus and across the world.
We strongly believe that our people are the most important resource and, as a technological department, our development as professionals is vitally important for us to continue deliver 1st class services. We have a healthy development budget, and professional and career development programmes, that aim to give our team appropriate support in attaining their career ambitions.
We would like to challenge the disproportionate gender demographic of the Technology Sector in the UK today, and would encourage people of all genders, cultures and backgrounds to apply. Our requirement is that you meet the essential criteria of the Job Description and Person Specification.
About Corporate Information Services:
The Service consists of a team of software developers, and a smaller but crucial team who provide support to the developers, and to our systems and data. We offer data and system support to all of the University’s 300 corporate systems. We also develop a substantial number of systems in use by students and staff across the University, and we provide integration and interfacing to many more. We are also responsible to developing and maintaining the Student Mobile App, MyCardiffMet.
About the role:
At present there are two large pieces of work underway, to deliver a Dynamics-based Commercial CRM, and to support the implementation of a Student Record System as part of the Student Lifecycle Programme. This project will affect most areas of the organisation and is arguably the largest single corporate system a University has. The graduate software developer role is required as this exciting time to join our busy team and provide additional development resource to offset these large undertakings.
Under the guidance of more senior staff, the post holder will be responsible for the development of application systems projects and existing system development, from initial scope and requirements gathering, solution design and architecture through to full implementation and stakeholder acceptance. In particular, provide high quality, professional and responsive support for the university’s in-house, open source and bought-in information systems.
For you to be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate sufficient coding experience with an Object Orientated programming language, have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude. You will also be a good team mate, able to integrate into a tightly knit group of developers, who rely on each other for support and camaraderie.
Additional Information:
Please ensure that you submit a CV in addition to your application form. In order to maintain anonymity during the selection process please remove any personal details from your CV and upload it using a generic title with your initials and date and job vacancy ie CV - VJ 20 August 2020 – Graduate Software Developer.
Candidates invited for interview will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge and experience of software development.
Essential Criteria:
Degree or HND or equivalent qualification
Demonstrable ability to develop using a modern web based programming language
Practical knowledge of secure programming techniques, both generally and for the adopted programming languages.
Ability to design technical solutions.
Ability to manage data using SQL.
Ability to develop using CSS and HTML
Effective interpersonal and communications skills
Ability to work flexibly as a member of a team
You will be expected to have undertaken a number of high quality development projects although not necessarily in a commercial environment
Willingness and ability to learn new skills to meet new, diverse and changing business requirements
Willingness and ability to undergo further internal/external development and training as and when required
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification please click here. Please also visit Recruitment Pack here.
Closing Date: Monday 21 September 2020, 16:30 pm
Given the current situation across the UK, we will take a flexible approach to planning the interviews, which are likely in the first instance to take place virtually. We will confirm interview dates with shortlisted candidates as soon as possible.
For further information about this role and to apply please visit: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/jobs