Job Description

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Location

Milton Keynes, GB#

Department Name

IS Tech Ops - Technology (807571) G1#

About Network Rail

Join Network Rail - Where People and Connections Matter



If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!

We offer excellent benefits, including:

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.


? Defined benefit pension scheme.


75% subsidy on rail and underground season tickets.


Up to 75% off leisure travel.


? Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.


Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.


Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.


? Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.


? Healthcare Scheme, GymPass discounts, Cycle to work plus more.


We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant

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Brief Description

Job introduction

The railway has seen nearly 200 years of technology and innovation that has transformed how we provide services to passengers and freight customers.


Technology is continuing to transform the railway industry. Imagine an exciting environment where Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) are not just buzzwords but the driving force behind every operation, every decision, and every solution.


As part of the DDaT directorate, you have a unique opportunity to enable our customers and industry partners with modern and transformative technology. From the day-to-day IT & Telecoms operations that keeps a national railway running, to the extensive delivery programmes that our helping to reshape the railway - we are at the forefront of all of it. We operate with a talented and passionate workforce, fostering empowered individuals and teams who understand that technology is not just a tool - it's the catalyst for progress, especially in an ever-demanding industry where change is a constant.

This role will be to support our Oracle Application Express (APEX) platform and various java applications so experience in APEX, PL/SQL and Java is required.

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About the role (External)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

To design, develop and maintain customisations and extensions to supported applications.

What will you be doing?

To design, develop and maintain customisations and extensions to the supported applications as required by project and production support teams Analyse and tune existing customisations and provide supporting documentation that is accurate and conforms to Network Rail Standards Assess the impact of patches and technical upgrades upon customised code and provide solution options Resolve support issues within the production environment as required Identify and develop code to be used in a common code library. Provide technical advice and consultancy to IT and the business

The ideal candidate

Meet the essential criteria/ Apply today to join our team!

Essential

Development and implementation experience in the application / technology supported Strong design skills; works closely with analysts and technical support team to explore different technical design approaches and make design recommendations to fit high-level business requirements Ability to manage activities with short due dates while still following established change control processes Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and presentation. Identified Subject Matter Expert within a technical area of expertise (for example, middleware, oracle, Microsoft, mobile, ERP, Java etc.)

Desirable

Understanding of project lifecycles Commitment to meeting deadlines Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively #

How to apply (External)

Vacancy type:

6 month secondment, 35 hours per week, Hybrid working of 3 days in the office.

Location:

The Quadrant, QMK

Closing date: 15

th October 2025

Band & Salary:

Band 4C, 43,588 - 51,719

We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions.

At Network Rail, we have several employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. We have Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and promote a professional and positive working environment. For more information on Diversity & Inclusion at Network Rail, please follow this link