Job Description

THE ROLE:

2nd Line Software Engineer

LOCATION:

Grimsby

SALARY

: 29,000+, plus benefits

HOURS:

08:30-17:00 Monday- Friday, with hybrid working options available after probation.

About Advantage Finance

Advantage Finance is one of the UK's leading providers of specialist motor finance. From our HQ in Grimsby, we're proud to employ around 210 people who have been putting conversation before credit scores since 1999, helping all sorts of people get moving by listening to their stories and understanding their lives.

Our Core Values

Our business has always been about people, believing in our valued employees, and is built on our core values

TRUST.

Teamwork - We work closely together to provide the best possible service.

Respect - We treat each other with total respect, and we treat our customers with equal respect.

Understanding - Understanding our customers, and each other, as human. Understanding our business and our responsibilities.

Supportive - We support each other, and we provide the best support to our customers.

Truthful - We are true to ourselves and true to each other. Honesty and integrity runs through everything that we do.

The Role

A great opportunity for someone to join a successful and ever-growing finance company. We are a forward-thinking company that continually invests in our staff allowing our employees to grow and develop both personally and professionally.

Due to continued expansion, Advantage Finance Ltd is looking to further increase our team and is looking to recruit a self-motivated developer to join our collaborative and supportive IT team based in Grimsby.

Responsibilities

Develop in-house CRM desktop & web applications.

Design, develop, test and release new front and back-end systems.

Diagnose reported issues concerning our existing CRM.

Diagnose and resolve second line support tickets.

Troubleshoot remote and on-site issues through diagnostic techniques.

Work closely with First Line Support and Second Line Software Engineers

Assist QA and be part of IT systems and Data Governance

Essential Skills & Knowledge Required

Our core systems are developed in-house using VB6 and .Net languages. We also develop and maintain web platforms. As well as developing new systems with the assistance of new technologies you will need to continue the development and improvement of our legacy systems.

To maintain and develop our long-standing in-house products the ideal candidate will have some knowledge or the eagerness to expand their knowledge to the following languages:

C# .NET or VB .NET

A qualification or equivalent experience with programming languages

A passion for IT & Programming

Strong Time Management and Organisational Skills

A Solution Orientated Mindset

Desirable Skills & Knowledge Required

Visual Basic 6 (Training will be provided if not already familiar with the product)

ASP

HTML

Javascript

T-SQL/MS SQL

The Benefits

Additional holiday leave

Bonus scheme

Sick Pay

Company pension (with the option to salary sacrifice)

Cycle to work scheme

Life insurance

On-site parking

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Company events & awards

Training & development

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. Our aim is to celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

Contact information:

For any informal discussion or for any further information please contact HR at vacancies@advantage-finance.co.uk.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Paid volunteer time Private medical insurance Sick pay
Work Location: In person