University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
Location: Swansea/Carmarthen campus (hybrid working with travel to other locations as necessary)
ABOUT US
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) traces its heritage back to the first university in Wales, having received its Royal Charter in 1828. We are honored to have His Majesty King Charles III as our Royal Patron. UWTSD now educates over 16,000 students across its six UK campuses—four in Wales and two in England. Additionally, we maintain long-standing international educational partnerships in Europe, China, Malaysia, the USA, and elsewhere.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a Principal Systems Development Officer to join our team at the Swansea/Carmarthen campus. This role encourages applications from individuals looking for full-time, job-share, or part-time opportunities. Working closely with the university’s Information System Development team and other departments, you will be responsible for the analysis and specification of new software or modifications to existing software, with particular focus on the Tribal SITS student record system.
ABOUT YOU
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- A good general level of education.
- Experience in Business Analysis within a medium to large complex environment.
- Evidence of stakeholder engagement to capture requirements.
- Experience in crafting requirement and design specifications for development teams and addressing queries throughout the development stage.
- Proven track record of seeing software development through to testing and sign-off.
- Demonstrated experience with software development lifecycles.
- Working knowledge of SQL and databases sufficient to interrogate databases.
- Experience in providing high-quality software systems support.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details, including a full list of essential and desirable ‘Person Specification’ criteria.
BENEFITS
- Annual Leave: 28 days’ annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days.
- Pay and Benefits: Competitive pay with pay progression.
- Pension: Membership in the USS pension scheme, offering benefits for you and your family.
- Wellbeing Platform: Access to a variety of benefits to suit your needs, including an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and financial wellbeing services.
- Health and Wellbeing: Support services including discounted on-campus sports facilities, occupational health, and counseling support.
- Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement and support to gain further qualifications.
- Family-Friendly Policies: Flexible working options, including enhanced paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Travel Schemes: Participation in schemes like the cycle-to-work program.
If you believe you can excel and make a meaningful impact in this role, please apply via the button shown. Note that this application process does not allow for CV submissions. Your application will be evaluated based on your answers to the application questions and, particularly, your Supporting Statement.
Correspondence language will be determined by the language you apply in. To apply in Welsh, please click ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of the screen.
Closing Date: 4 October 2024, 11:59 pm
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