Lead Software Engineer

Unit :  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Salary :  £45,585 to £54,395
Location :  Milton Keynes
Please quote reference :  21469
Fixed Term Contract for 2 years, Full Time Post
Closing Date :  27 February, 2024 - 12:00

Interview dates: 11th and 12th March 2024

It is anticipated that a hybrid working pattern can be adopted for this role, where the successful candidate can work from home and the office. However, as this role is contractually aligned to our Milton Keynes office it is expected that some attendance in the office will be required when necessary and in response to business needs. We’d expect this to be a minimum of one day per week.

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

This post is for a lead Software Engineer reporting to the Senior Manager of the STEM Technical Services, Software Innovation Engineering Service (SIES) team. 

The SIES team develop software for a range of STEM innovation and research needs, using a variety of technologies and programming languages, focusing on cutting edge and innovative design.  

The post holder’s primary function will be to support and maintain the Open Computing Lab (OCL) software architecture, as well as supporting the Module teams who currently use it or wish to start using it. The OCL is a software stack that provides STEM students with bespoke, per module, virtual computing environments (VCE). In addition, the post holder would be required to support software engineering innovation needs in STEM as part of the team, taking an active lead on software projects they have been given responsibility for, such as the OCL, by the team manager. 

Skills and experience

• Degree level education in an IT subject or equivalent experience (5 years or more).  
• Experience of planning, coding, testing, and delivering full stack software projects. 
• Experience with SQL, Linux, Kubernetes and Python. 

More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Michelle Bachler, [email protected] or Marian Cattermole at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or [email protected] quoting the reference VRF 21469.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following as one document;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

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Posting Date :  5 February, 2024 - 11:30