4236-E – Senior Developer

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Information & Library Services Directorate
Location:  Greenwich Campus
Salary: 
£44,263 to £54,395
plus £5269 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: 
Permanent
Release Date:  Monday 15 January 2024
Closing Date:  Monday 29 January 2024
Interview Date: 
To be confirmed
Reference:  4236-E

Our Information and Library Services Directorate delivers award winning IT services and support, library, academic and digital skills and learning enhancement to staff and students across the university. Our digital mission is to ensure everyone in our community is equipped to effectively use digital services, data and technology with confidence, efficiency and creativity in their learning, teaching, research and organisational support.

We are seeking an experienced ETL, BI and integrations developer to work within the Data and Analytics team, in the Enterprise Applications service.

Efficient, sustainable and resilient software solutions are critical to the University operating as a modern business and effective learning provider. Within that context, the role holder will be part of the team with responsibility for the delivery, methods of deployment and management of high-quality Business Intelligence and Integration solutions, to support the University’s business reporting and other systems used by staff, applicants and students. As well as assisting with relevant projects, using required functional and technical expertise, in a timely and cost-effective manner.   

You will act as a source of knowledge and experience in the team; supporting, coaching and occasionally supervising team members as required.  Supporting all day-to-day activities, to ensure the successful technical development and implementation of ETL, BI and integration solutions, for the University’s core business systems, including the student information systems, mobile and web-based systems, HR, Finance, and timetabling systems.  

The post holder must always ensure that, consideration is given to the wider technical architecture and support of the University’s operational and regulatory requirements, as well as strategic objectives.

You will be involved in all phases of development, as well as maintenance of current systems, changes and system upgrades, using required functional and technical expertise in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate significant experience across the full BI and integration stack, including:

• dimensional data modelling and data warehousing;
• ETL design, build and maintenance using an enterprise grade ETL tool such as SAP Data Services or MS SSIS;
• Experience with enterprise grade reporting platforms (SAP Business Objects, SSRS and/or Power BI);
• SQL (Oracle PL/SQL, T-SQL);
• Data integrations using Web Services and RESTful APIs;
• Experience of working with cloud-based data platforms;
• Experience of working within a controlled environment and advanced knowledge of version control with Git and Gitflow.

In addition to the necessary technical skills, you will have proven experience of large-scale project management, involving supervision of work and proactive liaison with IT Support, Project Managers, Business/Systems Analysts and senior users as required. Hence, we are looking for a strong communicator, that is well organised and able to manage a wide and varied workload. The ability to logically and thoroughly document your work is vital, along with a keen interest in technology, and current trends in data and analytics development.

You don’t meet all the requirements?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every criteria. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to still apply. You might just be the person we’re looking for.

To find out more about our team, visit our Digital Recruitment webpage.

Should you have any recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Operations Team on [email protected]  

For informal enquiries please contact [email protected]  

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We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from [protected characteristic(s)], who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge /Mentally Healthy Universities , we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.