Principal Engineer - Bristol, United Kingdom - University of the West of England

Description

This is an exciting opportunity, over an eighteen-month contract, to take a leading role in designing and delivering the application integration solutions that will enable the University's Student Information System (SIS) Project to be successful. The SIS Project aims to replace the current in-house student records application with Ellucian Banner, as part of a wider programme of work to improve student experience and business process efficiency.

Working with an exceptional team of Principal Engineers you will be supporting delivery leads and teams of engineers and analysts and collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the University.

Contributing technical expertise to procurement, project planning and solution delivery, you will act as a technical leader for application integration teams ensuring development is aligned to the University's 2030 Strategy and architectural roadmaps.

Specifically, you will work with the University's Microsoft Azure based Integration Platform to deliver effective integration solutions that enable the specific business process enhancements identified in the project.

Your key responsibilities include:

• contributing to enterprise architecture roadmaps in application development and software integration which support the university strategic aims
• providing complex specialist technical consultancy in the areas of technology choice, software and system design, development frameworks and standards
• maintaining and applying up to date, specialist knowledge of application development and software integration in the design of solutions
• identifying and promoting opportunities for innovation or use of emerging technologies to enable the strategic aims of the university.

IT Services is committed to delivering exceptional performance from the University's information technology systems and invest in the people who design, develop and support them. IT Services works in a hybrid way offering the flexibility to work both on campus and at home depending on project or team needs.

You will be joining us during a time of major change to the Line of Business systems, a programme of cloud optimisation of our application estate and a large strategic programme of activity, so if you are looking for a varied role that will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop as a technical leader within a complex organisation, we would love to hear from you.

About you:

• You will have excellent technical knowledge in the design and development of modern cloud-based application integrations, a deep understanding of the software delivery lifecycle, including the ability to provide mentoring and best practise guidance to engineers within our delivery teams.
• You enjoy working with the latest technologies, in particular designing, developing and overseeing the implementation of solutions which improve application business processes and user experience.
• You will be motivated to support the growth and development of our engineers and contribute to the development of high performing cross-functional teams
• You will be an excellent communicator able to cultivate great working relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders and colleagues
• You have experience of working with cloud-based PaaS technologies.
• You have experience working in agile delivery teams, in particular improving and managing CI/CD tooling and services.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK's most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we're always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you'll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian or racially minoritised candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however, all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Rob Andrews

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 18 months, working 37 hours per week.

This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role if you are eligible under the Home Office new immigration rules. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.

Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We'd love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

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