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To provide the key technology leadership to the delivery team, supporting the Head of Delivery to deliver the Student Loans Company’s vision and mission by:

• Developing an end-to-end understanding of the platform business and application capabilities
• Play the leading role in defining architectural guidelines, patterns and development standards for the platform.
• Implementing the technical strategy as defined by the Architecture team and leading the solution design for the given platform.
• Representing the delivery teams and working closely with other teams across Technology Group and the wider business
• Ensuring seamless integration across systems to provide customers with the best possible digital experience.
• Engaging in early stage of project discovery define the solution and approach.
• Providing technical leadership to colleagues
• Supporting technology governance, innovation and continuous improvement across teams.
• Supporting the architecture team in the definition of application and technology roadmaps

• Developing an end-to-end understanding of the platform business and application capabilities
• Play the leading role in defining architectural guidelines, patterns and development standards for the platform.
• Implementing the technical strategy as defined by the Architecture team and leading the solution design for the given platform.
• Representing the delivery teams and working closely with other teams across Technology Group and the wider business
• Ensuring seamless integration across systems to provide customers with the best possible digital experience.
• Engaging in early stage of project discovery define the solution and approach.
• Providing technical leadership to colleagues
• Supporting technology governance, innovation and continuous improvement across teams.
• Supporting the architecture team in the definition of application and technology roadmaps

• Strong experience in a wide range of the following areas:
• Strong software development experience across full software development lifecycle
• Design and/or development of applications in a multi-tiered environment using the Java language and related technologies.
• Design and/or development of applications in an Oracle 12c database environment and related technologies – Oracle Forms, PL/SQL
• Design of data stores using relational and/or no sql databases (e.g., MongoDB)
• Design and/or development of applications that use asynchronous messaging systems for integration.
• Ability to define the system landscape, identify gaps between current and future-state and ensure alignment to the Technology roadmap.
• Experience defining and configuring CI/CD tools and processes •Working with software delivery partners in a multi-vendor environment, including pre-Contract engagement, preparation of invitations to tender and tender evaluation.
• Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies
• Knowledge of continuous integration tools and techniques
• Experience in providing estimates/sizing.
• Excellent written communication skills including technical writing.
• Excellent verbal communication skills presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to self-start and to work autonomously as well as in a team.
• Strong specialist experience in core area – depending on team:
• Design and/or development of Customer or Business facing web applications / Customer self-service portals.

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays.
• Option to buy/sell annual leave.
• Flexitime and enhanced flexible working options available.
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme.
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption.
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme.

Job contact :

Name :
Ken Love
Email :
kenneth_love@slc.co.uk

Recruitment team

Email :
Kenneth_love@slc.co.uk