We’re settle, a resident-focused housing association. Working in communities across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and South Cambridgeshire, we provide more than 23,000 residents in over 10,000 households with a place to call home. There is something special about working here. It’s in the values that shape us and the people that make us – us! And it’s in caring not only about the work we do, but also how we do it. We put residents first. We know that everyone is different, so we ensure that we provide a service that is as individual as each resident.

Here at settle we are looking for a dynamic, forward-thinking software engineer to help drive our digital journey. This role is wide-ranging and provides opportunities to create new solutions that will enhance settle and how we interact with our customers.  The ideal candidate will have a passion for IT, a thirst for knowledge and will demonstrate proactive learning and innovative problem-solving

Requirements

Outline of Key Responsibilities...

• Design and deliver innovative solutions
• Work collaboratively across a broad IT team
• Work with the application support and service desk teams to provide support for internal helpdesk tickets
• Enhance, troubleshoot and maintain existing internal solutions
• Work with the wider business to improve processes through automation and/or new tools
• Provide advice, consultancy and support on company-wide projects as required
• Document new solutions and maintain existing knowledgebase
• Ensure adequate testing of new code is completed before business testing handover

We are looking for someone who has...

• Previous experience in a software engineering role, using .net Core/6 MVC/WebAPI
  Experience with Microsoft SQL (T-SQL) and the management/maintenance thereof
• Entity Framework or experience with a similar ORM
• Experience using Source Control systems
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Previous experience with JavaScript (HTML CSS) for frontend design is desirable but not essential
• You should have experience working autonomously and with a high level of responsibility for your work

Nice to have.....

• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working with JIRA
• Experience working with Kubernetes or Docker
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in developing micro services solutions
• Experience in automating processes, knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform or other low code/no code environment is a plus
• Experience with operating a data warehouse and ETL processes, within Azure Synapse is a plus
• Experience in Azure or AWS public cloud infrastructure

Benefits

In return, we are offering...

• An annual salary of up to £60,000 DOE
• Hybrid working role-dependant
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Annual Leave - 27 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 32 days)
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Local discounts
• Mental health support and counselling sessions

"At settle we operate a no closing date policy and evaluate candidates upon application. Therefore please apply without delay."

Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.