Senior Software Developer

Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | Digital Services

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

12 month fixed-term role, working 37.5 hours (1FTE):

• 1 X Senior with 7+ years' experience.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

You will work in agile teams progressing UC's high-profile internal projects - currently a backend project developing containerised microservices using .net in Azure.

Our projects have a focus on improving the UC experience for both students and staff. You will participate in detailed design sessions and build innovative software that complies with coding standards. We see code quality as everyone's concern, so you will be comfortable developing high-quality code, and test code as well as feature code. Depending on your experience, you may be involved in leading feature development, and improving our internal processes.

In this role you will be building your skills and professional experience by seeking and engaging with formal and informal learning opportunities, and sharing your expertise with colleagues.

Mōu | Who You Are
You have commercial software development experience or hold a relevant post-graduate qualification.

As our team works in an agile manner, it's important that you are adaptable, enjoying working in a collaborative environment, have an eye for detail, and can communicate effectively.

Software developers at UC can expect to use a variety of languages, frameworks and tools throughout their career. For this project, experience with several of the following would be an advantage:

• Back-end application/web service development with .Net Core, including API design (required)
• Some exposure to front-end web application development with React, NodeJS and Typescript
• Microservice development, and asynchronous event-based programming
• Azure Platform as a Service application development, including APIM, Azure networking and Event Hub
• Source control with Git, and CI/CD tools and techniques, as well as unit and automated testing
• Domain Driven Design
• DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering
• Integration with internal and external systems

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work WithBuilding world-class digital capability is crucial to the University of Canterbury's ongoing success. Digital Services is a large team, striving to provide a modern dynamic foundation from which the University (UC) can explore new business models and ways of working. Digital will transform how we work, behave, and the expectations of the communities we service.  For more information about our team, please visit us @ Digital Services.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment:

• Enjoy five days university holidays.
• Enjoy a great work-life balance, working 37.5 hours per week.
• Receive up to 6.75% superannuation.
• Professional development opportunities
• Living in revitalised Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
• A unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as the recreation centre and Staff club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 22nd May 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role.  

Job Details

Reference #	20693
Posted on	09 May 2024
Closes on	22 May 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Information Technology
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Fixed term full-time
More details (document)	Senior Software Developer PD 2024.pdf
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