£37,000 - £41,000 per annumApplication Developer - C# / .NET / SQL £37,000 - £41,000 per annum depending on experiencePermanent Folkestone HybridHere at Saga, our central technology team are recruiting for an Application Developer. We have an exciting roadmap of projects over the next year and you’ll join an established expert team, working on across all of our business areas.Working as a C# .Net Application Developer, you will be focussed on Saga’s ‘Customer Hub’. The Customer Hub team sits in the Technology function and collaborates with stakeholders from across the organisation and trusted third parties, receiving all customer transactions for processing, ensuring data quality and customer matching across product lines / business groups, then republishes through products such as Adobe Campaign for use in an array of marketing campaigns.You’ll be collaborating closely with other Application Developers and Lead Developers and across the wider IT community, plus engaging with business stakeholders. In this role you will get the chance to deliver, maintain and enhance applications within the Customer Hub function.This team is fast moving, iterative and highly agile. A great chance for you to develop your skills on multiple platforms, programming languages and interesting projects, we will also support you to enhance your skills in this role.We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. This role requires you to be working from our Folkestone office roughly once a week, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a business.Role ResponsibilityOur Application Developer will be responsible for the following areas:• Troubleshooting and data fixes.• Building and modifying software applications in line with business needs and requirements.• Integrating software components and third-party applications.• Working with UAT/QA teams, ensuring any deliveries are of high quality and meet or exceed standards.• Working collaboratively with other Technology professionals to deliver technology programmes, projects and workstreams.• Ensuring deliveries are secure, in line with best practice and aligned to policy.• Creating and maintaining technical documents.• Remaining up to date with development best practice.• Assisting with troubleshooting systems and work collaboratively to resolve and prevent any defects, risk or issues.The Ideal CandidateAs our newest Application Developer you’ll work on flow and fixes of customer data across various systems and customer journeys. We need our new Application Developer to demonstrate the following skills;• Have already worked in a C# / .net Application Development role.• Demonstrates excellent communication and time management skills.• Has clear knowledge of coding languages and frameworks; C#, ASP .NET, T-SQL (Microsoft SQL Server)• Shows the desire to learn new coding languages and technologies.• Has an eye for detail and identifying problems.Desirable;• Knowledge of JIRA.• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines.• Has worked to agile methodologies in a previous role.• IIS and Windows Server.Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us SpecialPackage DescriptionAt Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues. BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL COLLEAGUES: 25 days holiday + bank holidaysOption to purchase additional leave - 5 extra daysPension scheme matched up to 10%Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salaryWellbeing programmeColleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insuranceRange of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companiesEnhanced maternity and paternity leaveGrandparents leaveIncome protectionAccess to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platformAbout the CompanyOver the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.Job Reference: saga/TP/56250/3377
