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Application Developer

Reporting to the Application Development and Support Manager

Based in: Wilton

Salary: Negotiable - Whilst all salaries are graded, Sembcorp are keen to attract, retain and develop the highest calibre of colleague. The company also offer a market leading benefits package and annual bonus.

Position overview:

An Application Developer will be responsible for the delivery of all application enhancements, application support and application monitoring. They will work with our existing development team in redeveloping key business applications to bring them in line with modern technologies and a cloud first structure.

This role will be responsible for selecting the right technologies in line with fiscal constraints. It will have responsibility for simplifying the current application base and ensuring users have the right technology to facilitate customer requirements. This will extend to data capture and storage technologies including the provision and management of Sembcorp UK historian services. The role will develop API’s for the easy access of data across our Wilton business.

This role will also work with the Application Development and Support Manager to define the right support model for all applications and, where possible, ensure an economy of scale. The UK will use corporately brokered contracts and corporate systems and will ensure that all relevant Service Level Agreements are met and adhered to.

SEUK’s Wilton business is currently using on-premise application solutions and this role will be responsible for migrating these applications to an Azure cloud first solution. They will work with our Cloud Architect and our DevOps resource to migrate the applications to the cloud where possible.

The Applications Developer will work with their Manager on operational asset data which will involve cataloguing and reporting on systems used with SEUK to operate its Wilton business. This will help to define an accurate list of operational data assets and their associated meta data. It will form the basis of accurately monitoring and reporting on Asset data throughout the Wilton business.

One of the most important aspects of this role is to work with the application support team to enhance a change control process. This will enable the recording and reporting on changes made to applications and minimise risk to the business.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Continually look to refine and simplify application infrastructure and improve clarity of processes.

To be responsible for creation and maintenance of technical documentation.

To develop application monitoring and put in place appropriate alerting and ensuring this alerting is acted upon.

Manage and maintain data repository’s for Sembcorp’s operational data across Flex and Wilton businesses.

Develop software architecture maps providing clarity to the business.

Create and deploy reporting suite for D&T and the wider business to improve visibility on applications.

Provide OOH support for Flex and Wilton Digital & Technology systems

Manage and maintain Wilton’s application services provided to the business.

Ensure that the organisation has the access to data and the skills to ensure that it can make sense of information and data in a safe environment. Constantly look to build learning, skills and sharing knowledge with others.

Migration of key Wilton applications to the cloud and archive any redundant applications

Work with the OT team to identify data sources across Wilton’s Asset base and bring these data sources into one central repository

Define an accurate list of operational data assets and their associated meta data. This will form the basis of accurately monitoring and reporting on Asset data throughout the Wilton business.

Develop and enhance the current change control application to ensure the correct people are informed of any changes and full transparency of work being carried out by Digital & Technology

Work with the performance engineering team to ensure we have an accurate repository of data across both of our businesses

Development of API’s to improve the efficiency of our application development

Responsible for software development, configuring and implementation of operational data repositories, reporting, documentation and maintenance of current applications within the Wilton business.

Main Challenges:

The data that SEUK uses to inform our business decision is key to the business and successful candidate will need to work with numerous business areas to ensure accuracy of the data collected and reporting of any data issues to the relevant business areas. The role holder will need to audit and improve reporting, data cleansing collection and expansion of data collection.

Reduction of the current Wilton Application base along with migrating applications and any supporting data to Azure ensuring the customers’ needs are met.

Migrating the current application development away from a web forms structure and either archiving or redeveloping applications that are based on redundant technologies, developing API’s to control and encourage code re-use

Key Decisions & Dimensions:

You will be responsible for several key decisions and influences – including prioritization of application development and enhancement and reporting requirements and you will influence tooling and approach to a raft of technologies, metering, reporting.

Preferred Skills & Characteristics:

Great communication skills and a solution-oriented way of working

Tenacity and perseverance, a starter finisher

Meticulous attention to detail

For more information on this opportunity please contact at retained recruitment partner Adam Pearson at Imperial Recruitment Group