Skipton Careers – Senior Software Engineer In Leeds

Overview

Position Title:Senior Software Engineer

Company:Skipton Building Society

Location:Leeds, UK

Job Description:

Would you like to work for an Investors in People Platinum award winner and 7th place winner of the UK’s 25 Best Big Companies to Work For 2021?

 Well an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Web Sitecore Software Engineer to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Systems Development Team here at the Skipton Building Society.

Systems Development is a fast paced and constantly evolving environment that delivers significant change for The Society. This change supports our absolute customer focus and ensures that our colleagues can work in the most efficient and productive manner possible.

In addition, here at Skipton we are embarking on our Cloud First technology stance, offering plenty of learning opportunities for anyone interested in playing their part in our move to Microsoft Azure.

We are seeking someone who possesses a wealth of experience as an accomplished Web Sitecore Engineer in their own right; but also, someone who will be self-motivated, driven, has a genuine interest in innovative technologies and who is looking to make a real difference in our organisation.

Responsibilities:

• The purpose of this role is to deliver software solutions for systems used both internally within the
• Society, but most prominently externally by our customers. You will collaborate with other members of the team to deliver large and small scale change alike with the ultimate aim of providing an outstanding customer experience.
• You’ll drive unit testing and ensure appropriate guidance is cascaded to Testing colleagues, making thorough evaluations to facilitate defect management across the entire software delivery lifecycle.
• We’re looking for someone who really understands our customers and stakeholders and who will be progressive to meet and exceed their needs and expectations. We’ll expect you to take ownership of tasks, show commitment through to completion, and demonstrate the ability to effectively manage your time to maximise value for yourself and others. Working as part of a vibrant team, you’ll be responsible for helping drive the Society forward in the ever-evolving technology arena.
• You will produce and develop effective solutions that align to our robust processes and lead best practice and standards around CMS implementations. However, we’ll expect you to use your wider knowledge and experience in Software engineering to influence and challenge the team and utilise external sources to drive continuous improvements and procedural innovation.

Requirements:

• Good attention to detail
• Having a good level of organisational skills
• Being really passionate about delivering exceptional customer service
• Great listening skills
• Enjoy meeting new people
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent team work skills