C# Application Developer

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Job description

C# Developer

About the Role

A central government agency are looking to hire a C# Application Developer.

This role will be within the group's Development team and reports to the Head of Development. This is a permanent role contributing to the operational and strategic capabilities by interpreting requirements, producing high quality designs and software. The Development team provides software development for new tools, makes enhancements to existing tools, and provides developer cover for operations in relation to the front office dealers, middle and back office functions and other core activities.

Work will be assigned by the Developer Manager and you (and at times others) will then work closely with the Project Manager to carry out that work. You will be supplied detailed requirements from the Business Analyst, who will be working closely with the end user. You will design your solution with the Lead Developer, with other developers on hand to assist, and you will create an \"early view\" design to be reviewed and signed off. You will then develop the solution, again with code reviews from the team, and unit test it. The Document will be entered into the team wiki, source code in the Microsoft Team Foundation Server.
You will then prepare the module for release, pass to the Test team for system test, then to Release Management for rollout.

Key Duties will include:

-Analyse and understand incident, change, or project requirements, design and document solutions, in readiness for development
-Develop and unit test application software, ready for system testing by Test team in C#
-Update documentation (design, code review, implementation plan) to maintain residual in-house knowledge
-Review and familiarise existing systems to prepare for future work
-Provide developer cover for critical operations
-Working in a small team on collaborative coding projects and providing technical assistance and guidance to other team members
-Participate actively in team and project work and meetings, working with your manager and project managers

Skills Required:

* Developing software using a structured methodology (e.g. Waterfall, V-Model)
* Developing software systems with Microsoft C#, thick client with pattern (e.g. MVC).
* Experience with Microsoft databases (e.g. SQL\/SSIS) and reporting technologies (e.g. PowerBI, Crystal reports)
* Ideally working in a software developer role in a commercial setting for 2-3 years
* Use of unit and integration testing and technologies (e.g. automated testing, MS Test, NUnit)
* Involvement in collaborative coding projects, source control and associated technologies (e.g., TFS)
* Working as part of a multi-discipline team (e.g. Business Analysts, Project Managers, Testers)
* Managing a quality service - delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining high quality outputs

The role is paying up to \u00A342,000 a year and comes with full civil service benefits.

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