Developer

This is an exciting time to be joining Digital Services at Leeds Beckett University. Within Digital Services, we underpin the mission-critical activities of the university to deliver teaching, learning, research and professional services by developing innovative and agile technology solutions. We aspire to be a trusted partner within the University, helping to make the right decisions to enable the university to compete in the Digital Age. We don’t just ‘do the technology’, it’s how we do it: we’re aligned to the University’s values and we’re a people first team. Relationships and partnerships are vital to our success, and we are excited to be engaging on a new fit-for-the-future roadmap, with a renewed focus on security, nimbleness, high performance and value driven delivery.

We are looking for a developer to join our Corporate Product Team. The role will involve the development and support of a number of corporate products, including MS Dynamics CRM systems supporting our student, marketing, applicant and admissions processes, and Power Platform solutions to support productivity and automation. The role involves working with our internal customers and business analysts to gather requirements and design solutions. To then develop the solutions in the associated technologies alongside other developers. Liaising and managing relationships with our internal customers and external software suppliers and technology partners is a key part of the job.

Essential Skills:

• Experience of application development preferably in a Business Systems environment
• Experience of working with MS Dynamics CRM or other CRM platforms.
• Strong customer relationship skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Essential experience would include one or more of the following technologies:

• Experience in Microsoft application development tools e.g. Microsoft Power Platform, Power FX, HTML 5, CSS, Java Script, JQuery, or Angular JS.

It would be advantageous if you have experience of:

• Knowledge of working in a HE environment.
• Experience of working with SiteCore or other content management technologies
• Experience of data integration b/w systems

The main responsibilities for the role will include:

• Development of, and 2^nd/3^rd line support across our corporate product suite, including MS Dynamics and Power Platform
• Systems analysis, design, development, testing and implementation
• Troubleshooting and systems enhancement;
• Creation of knowledge artefacts;
• To proactively develop your technical skills and knowledge by engaging with Developers, online resources and the developer community/forums.

To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Ebrahim Mayet at e.mayet@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 6^th May 2025 (23:59).

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