Senior Developer (Student Management System)

• High impact and innovative permanent role starting ASAP
• Opportunity to work on an enterprise-class system at Australasia's #1 millennial University and the fastest growing in New Zealand

AUT requires a Senior Microsoft .NET Developer to join their team on a permanent basis as soon as possible.  This is a key role in one of New Zealand's largest ICT departments.  With over 150 staff committed to the mission of AUT, this department holds responsibility for the systems supporting over 30,000 educators, researchers and students in New Zealand's only University of Technology.

AUT owns, maintains and continuously enhances a bespoke Student Management System (SMS), which supports a student's journey from application, admission, enrolment, academic progression through to graduation.  It also provides a full student financial system, integrates with New Zealand Government systems for compliance purposes and is integrated with various University websites and other applications.  It is a critical system for AUT's business.  The AUT SMS is also used by two other New Zealand tertiary institutions.

The AUT SMS is a pure Microsoft environment with a Desktop Client, Business Services Layer, Background Processor, Integration API Layer and a number of Web Sites.  The team of developers, business analysts and QA staff uses a mature Azure DevOps model for work item management, source control, builds and automated deployment.

What are we looking for?

We would like around 7 years general Microsoft .NET experience (C#), ideally using Windows Forms, WCF and SQL Server.

Proficiency in the following will be to your advantage:

• General design patterns and principles
• Object oriented design and development
• General database design principles
• Unit testing
• API development (WebAPI, REST)
• Some Web front-end skills (ASP Web Forms, JavaScript)
• Azure DevOps (CI/CD)

We are looking for the following soft skills:

• Genuine team player interested in sharing knowledge and learning from others.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Structured and with a high attention to detail.

AUT a great place to work and our staff are highly valued for contributing diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience which help to make our University the unique workplace it is today.  You will enjoy excellent staff benefits, which include free study, a personal fund for continued professional development and generous leave allowances.

This is a rare opportunity.  Don't delay, register your interest today!

Please Note:

• At the time of application, you must already be eligible to live and work permanently in New Zealand to be considered for this position.

Salary Range:

Band E: $96,000 - $115,000 (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Closing Date: 21 September 2022 at 11:55pm

Reference: 82510

*Full time denotes 37.5 hours per week