Description:
You’ll be joining an organisation with ambitious plans to provide cutting edge digital services and to improve our technology services over the next 5 years. You will be able to put your skills in performance management and continuous improvement to use, ensuring that those plans are informed by robust data.
Every day will be different – some days you may be ploughing through data to identify performance trends; others may be spent chasing senior managers and staff for information and following up on agreed actions; some may involve ensuring strategic suppliers are keeping up with their obligations; and some will be spent driving the agenda and successful outcomes from high level meetings.
Responsibilities
In this role you will be required to develop and deploy world-class information systems, application software and database services according to NHSBT corporate business plan using the most appropriate tools and technologies. Your responsibilities will include:
- Producing high quality documentation for all NHSBT applications and any other applications developed in-house, and ensure they are kept up to date.
- Researching and reviewing new and emerging technologies, products, software and database tools, providing business opportunities and advantages to the organisation,
- Maintaining existing applications, including collecting change requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement and running workshops.
- Ensuring that disaster recovery procedures are appropriate and liaise with operations staff to ensure they are regularly checked and tested.
- Providing software development and database support and advice to the Systems Development and Integration Team.
- Promoting the development of analysis skills within the organisation by providing support and training for BTS and other NHSBT staff.
- Work closely with the Business Intelligence and Data Management Department, providing them with software and database solutions and technical support.
You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice. You will also be required to participate in an on-call out of hours rota which may include evening, weekend, and public holiday working.
About You
Qualifications and Training
- Relevant degree level plus practical experience or Post Graduate Degree in Computer Science
- Extensive training in software development tools and methodologies and in database technologies, including Oracle and SQL Server
- Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)
Experience And Knowledge
- Knowledge and substantial proven experience in:
- IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM)
- IBM cloud environments
- Java
- OOD techniques
- JSON, XML, XSD
- Network architecture and protocols such as HTTP, REST, SOAP, SOA-Web Services
- Agile / Lean and Traditional methodologies
- Desired experience in the following:
- IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)
- Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Business Process Execution Language (BPEL)
- HTML, JavaScript
- JQuery, Bootstrap, Spark UI
- Extensive experience in the design, development, management, and maintenance of information systems across a large organisation
- Knowledge of general IT legislation such as the Data Protection Act and the Computer Misuse Act. Practical experience of the entire software development life cycle and managing own workload to deliver software solutions to agreed timescales.