Senior Developer, SSE

Base Location: Reading, Havant, Perth, Glasgow

Salary:£61,620 - £72,952 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible working options available

The Role

As a Senior Developer, you will join the Business Energy Data Platform team and collaborate with other developers using Agile practices to deliver Data and object-oriented applications, while supporting the development of Evolve data and event-driven solutions.

You Will

Demonstrate the ability to analyse complex problems and design effective solutions, showcasing strong analytical and design skills. Have a proven track record of delivering scaled end-to-end complex solutions, including designing, building, testing, automating, and monitoring using a modern tech stack in a production environment. Gain hands-on experience with business-critical systems in medium to large organizations, ensuring reliability and performance in high-stakes environments. Possess extensive experience in environments that follow DevOps principles, with a strong working knowledge of DevOps tools to streamline development and operations processes. Work closely with the Product Owner, Delivery Manager, and stakeholders to analyse requirements and deliver comprehensive business solutions.

You Have

Proven expertise in developing robust and scalable applications using the .NET Framework, .NET Core, and C#. Skilled in building solutions with Azure Function Apps, RESTful APIs or GraphQL, Azure Service Bus, React, Blazor, Node.js, Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, and GitHub Copilot. A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience) is preferred. Extensive .NET development background, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure cloud services—particularly in building serverless solutions using Azure Functions and orchestrating integrations via Azure Service Bus and Logic Apps. Experienced in Build & Release Management, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD), ideally using Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, releases) to deploy software to production and monitor releases using appropriate tools. Strong proficiency in designing applications and integrating services such as Azure Function Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Logic Apps, Databricks, Cosmos DB, and SQL Server relational databases. Hands-on experience with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ensuring efficient and scalable application deployment.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact David.Brickell@sse.com / 01738 275 846 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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