Job Description

Company Description
SGS provide the world's most comprehensive range of integrated inspection, testing, certification, and advisory services, powered by the latest technology and digital tools. Our global network of experts supports our customers by helping them to meet increasingly complex regulations and standards.
We deliver services that touch every part of human activity and improve millions of lives - from ensuring the safety of food, clothing, transportation, and medicine to better testing in the nuclear industry. Whatever your role, you will make an important contribution to delivering safer products, better services and keeping society connected.

We're looking to recruit an IT Software Developer to join the UK Digital & Innovation team based at our Ellesmere Port office. The successful individual will be responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting software solutions for the business, in addition to developing solutions which enhance business processes, improve internal efficiency or provide added value to business services.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver work according to project timelines, meeting specified deadlines and milestones
Develop and maintain high-quality applications, ensuring they are robust and scalable solutions
Collaborate with team members and other internal stakeholders to deliver features and
improvements
Ensure clear and concise communication with regards to updates and challenges faced within
projects
Identify and resolve software defects, bugs and performance issues promptly
Ensure code is clean, efficient and maintainable
Investigate off-the-shelf software and leveraging of office 365 suite to provide solutions to the
business
Mentor and guide the team, including apprentices, for team succession
Qualifications
About You:

• Ability in programming - ideally using web-based technologies (e.g. C#, .NET,.NET Core,
• Javascript, JQuery, HTML, Razor, MVC, Web API) with a database (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server /
• MySQL, Entity framework)
• Full-stack experience using .NET framework
• Source control (GIT, Azure DevOps)
• Software analysis skill
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Documentation of software both within code and external documentation of product specification
• Cloud deployment (Azure)
• Significant development and deployment experience
• Software design/analysis experience
• Experience of dealing with end-users
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Maintaining and upgrading existing system

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays.
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Discounted Gym Membership

Additional Information
APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days. Please note this is an office based role.
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Skills Required