Software Engineer

About Us St. James’s Place is a FTSE 100 Wealth Management company with over £112.8bn of client funds under our management. We have grown through the ethos of offering quality, face-to-face wealth management advice and commitment to building trusted and enduring relationships with our clients. We were recently awarded 'Britain's Most Admired Companies - Insurance’ and we are currently recruiting in a number of areas to support our ongoing growth. The main purpose of the role will be to work closely alongside our outsourced third-party development house, to develop customised workflow solutions. The role will require you to liaise with the business to understand their strategy, objectives and key projects to determine the system requirements for SJPs iBusiness system. You will have strong hands-on development skills with SQL, VB and .Net Key Responsibilities: Implement application designs considering performance, scalability, and sustainability Estimate effort needed to complete tasks Raise issues with requirements and technical implementation Evaluate alternate solutions to technical problems Continuously enhance personal skills with development technologies Translating business requirements for our core system into technical specifications by liaising with users; reading documentation; evaluating procedures and processes Peer review code within the development team to ensure core procedures are adhered to Validating testing results Understand existing systems and how these can be enhanced to support additional requirements, whilst meeting controls solutions through detailed technical specifications Providing operational support to the wider Technology team as and when required Required Skills : Strong experience in analysis, design and development of well-built software solutions to meet business requirements Good understanding of non-functional requirements covering security, scalability and reliability Experience of delivering supportable, maintainable code with good logging and diagnostics to facilitate good support for end users Ability to work with business stakeholders to discuss requirements and solutions Ability to work as a trusted escalation point for the Team & Department who will own questions and ensure colleagues get a response Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills Good design and development skills to deliver optimal solutions to problems Ability to rectify problems under difficult or high-pressure circumstances Delegation skills, and ability to work individually and as part of a team Required Technical Knowledge & Qualifications: Previous experience in software development Exposure to Cloud Computing (preferably AWS) Strong experience in SQL, VB and .Net is essential Experience in C#, SWCF, ASP.NET and MVC is desirable Strong analytical skills with attention to detail Ability to understand systems Is this role for you? Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria, or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box. We are open to discussing reduced hours, job share arrangements and flexible working so please ask the question and start a conversation We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to ensuring all applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. How we Reward You In addition to an attractive salary and eligibility to participate in the discretionary annual bonus opportunities, you will also receive an excellent benefit package including a non-contributory pension, private medical insurance for you and your family, life assurance, equity participation opportunities, and an attractive holiday allowance, to name but a few. The Charitable Foundation We are extremely proud of The St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation. It is a grant-making charity where funds are raised and donated by the St. James’s Place community. The Company matches all funds raised or donated, pound for pound and since its setup in 1992 we have raised and distributed over £70 million to good causes operating in the UK and abroad. Awards We are proud of the recognition we receive for the high quality advice and service we provide to our clients. Most recently, this has included being voted the: '2018 Best Private Client Investment Manager' by readers of Wealth Adviser magazine; '2018 Best Wealth Manager' by readers of Shares Magazine; '2018 Personal Finance Awards - Best Financial Adviser’ by readers of Money Pagesand voted the City of London '2019 Wealth Management Company of the Year' . How to Apply To apply for this role please click on the Apply button below.