About the Role
Base Location: Flexible UK & Ireland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices or depots around the UK and Ireland.
Salary: Competitive + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Flexible First options available
SSE Distributed Energy’s vision is to invest, construct, own, operate, maintain and optimize local energy infrastructure in the UK and Ireland. SSE DE digital services is supporting this vision and is creating an in-house technology team to be independent and self sufficient in delivering these objectives.
Working within our Digital Services team as a Developer (Node.JS Backend) you will be tasked with Developing and maintaining solutions, participating in overall application lifecycle to support the business, as identified by the IT Business Partner, Project Managers and Business Analysts. Primarily using node.js with some Python.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Design, Develop and deploy code and new back-end services into AWS according to industry standards and specifications. Design and Develop AWS quicksight reports, which can be consumed directly or through a UI (via API functions). Add marketplace services as a solution, e.g. QLDB solution. Develop and conduct unit tests
- Diagnose and resolve problems with applications systems in the production environment, Assisting team members in the fixing of faults as appropriate (debugging)
- Undertake personal responsibility for information security by ensuring that rules and practices are identified (non-functional requirements). Keep up to date on latest trends and libraries.
- Ensure the code base is always up to date / supported and patched.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- Experienced in developing and maintaining solutions on AWS (Postgress SQL / API / RDS / Lamda using node.js , express.js, Python and java) and knowledge of Microsoft technologies – e.g. C# / SQL which support AWS development. Focussed on Backend, but knowledgeable in full stack.
- Understanding of the full software development life cycle and ability to apply it to simple projects. Excellent technical computing, analysis, design and development skills to a proven professional level
- A systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving. Able to take ownership of problems and requests as well as the ability to work in a pressurised environment
- Experience from a similar support or development role in supporting business critical/complex systems in a large organisation and demonstrates an all-encompassing breadth and depth of knowledge and experience. Experience is adopting the organisations policies and procedures and enhancing them to meet the business needs.
About our Business
SSE Enterprise Utilities is the Distributed Energy (DE) and Private Networks business of SSE plc. We finance, own, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for commercial, industrial and residential customers - providing them with a market leading project development service and certainty of operational performance and asset management. In order to accelerate progress towards net zero SSE Group is investing £7m a day on low carbon infrastructure, creating 1,000 green jobs a year in the process, as part of its £25bn NZAP (Net Zero Acceleration Programme).
What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
What happens now?
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact tristan.holdsworth@sse.com
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
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