This role requires up to 3 days per week in the office during the first 3 months. After the first 3 months, you will need to be in the office as per business needs which will be a minimum of once per month.

The office is based in Bradley Stoke, North Bristol, approximately 3 miles from Bristol Parkway station and 1/2 mile from the M4/M5 interchange.

We are delighted to be offering a unique opportunity for a talented .Net Software Developers to join our growing friendly team. We are looking for someone with commercial experience as a .Net Software Developer to join us and be responsible for developing and supporting in house insurance application as well as analyse, develop and test all applications using the appropriate processes, methods and standards.

What you will do

• Undertake analysis, design, programming and testing for the development of new systems and provide support for, and enhancements to, existing systems.
• Produce technical documentation to support the development of new systems.
• Develop relationship with business users to aid full understanding of business requirements and make recommendations as and when required to improve systems.
• Produce accurate estimates and monitor progress against established project milestones and provide regular updates to management on the progress of work.
• Proactively identify and mitigate against project risks
• Liaise with the Support Desk and the larger team to ensure priorities are being correctly addressed.
• Work through all aspects of the development lifecycle as well as contribution to and implementation of improvements to best practices, high quality design and development of software.

What we’re looking for

You will embrace and take ownership of personal objectives doing everything you can to achieve them and demonstrate the ability to change focus quickly to support the needs of the business – including covering for other roles where required – displaying energy and commitment in all you do. Working with others you will maintain effective verbal and written communication and build relationships with all colleagues and customers to promote a professional business environment.

Important experience and skills you will need

• Experience working in a professional software development environment.
• Technical proficient in the following skill sets:

MS Visual Studio

C#

.Net framework/.Net Core

Entity Framework

MS SQL Server development, TSQL/Stored Procedures

TDD

WPF/MVVM

• Demonstrate a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Flexible and able to absorb new information or change in plans in a rapidly changing environment.
• Source Control Practices using source control tools, e.g. DevOps
• Have an understanding of the principles of software architecture and patterns.

And if you have these additional skills, that would be a bonus

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent.
• Knowledge of design and software development methodologies.
• Knowledge/Experience of:

WCF

SSIS/SSRS

ASP.NET MVC

Web Services/Web API

Angular

JSON

JavaScript / HTML /XML / CSS

IIS

Unit testing frameworks

In return you will be welcomed and supported by our Ardonagh family joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:

• Holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family
• Award-winning learning & development offering and support to obtain professional qualifications to enhance your knowledge and career prospects
• Pension scheme for when you feel it’s time to retire
• 24-hour Employee Assistance support for you and your family’s physical and mental wellbeing
• Corporate perks such as discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets, shopping, Eyecare vouchers, cycle to work and much more
• One day paid volunteering to give back to our communities
• Ardonagh Community Trust (ACT) - raising funds for charity with donation matching in your local community
• The Spotlight Awards, where we celebrate the best of the Ardonagh Group and all the bright talent across our business.

We offer genuine potential for both personal and professional development, come and be part of our story and help us shape our future. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today and one of our team will be in touch.

Ardonagh Group is an equal opportunities employer, with a growing and thriving diversity, equity and inclusion strategy; we are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received. No Agencies please.

Why not check us out on LinkedIn or speak to one of our team to find out what life’s really like with The Ardonagh Group family.