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Senior Programmer AnalystLocation: Cricklade, SwindonRemuneration: Basic salary £45,000-£55,000 (dependent on experience) + bonus & flexible benefits package, 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday Sector: Packaging solutions & distribution    Protecting What Matters, Together At Macfarlane Packaging, we are dedicated to protecting what matters most—our people, our customers, communities, and the environment. Our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability, and continual improvement creates a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can build a rewarding career.   With over 75 years of history, we offer stability, ongoing growth, and the opportunity for personal and professional development. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge you but also give you the satisfaction of directly contributing to our success.   We offer competitive pay, personalised incentives, and adaptable benefits to make your rewards package go further. We also prioritise work-life balance and flexibility, empowering you to manage what’s most important. If you value commitment, teamwork, adaptability, and learning, join us to drive change and enable businesses to plan for a better future.  The Senior Programmer Analyst Role GWP Group, part of Macfarlane Group, specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative, high-performance packaging. You will need to be an experienced Analyst Programmer or developer and able to take responsibility for the development and maintenance of software applications, databases and reports for GWP and several other business divisions within the Macfarlane Packaging Group PLC.  Senior Programmer Analyst Key Responsibilities
Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to a development Team, delegating tasks and ensuring timely issue resolution and project completion.
Provide high level technical and analytical support for software applications
Working to KPI’s in line with the business needs
Collaborate closely with all business departments for software requirements
Identifying the need for software development, upgrades, configurations or new systems
Adopt and promote a continuous improvement mentality for the development team
Independently manage software projects from start to finish 

What you will bring The successful candidate will ideally meet with the following criteria…   Essential:
Experience of working on large multi-faceted projects and establishing frameworks around them for the associated software development
A working knowledge of agile software development processes
Minimum of 5 years’ experience of VB.Net & VB6 programming
Experience of using MS Azure Devops
Experience of MS SQL
Proven ability to prioritise effectively and manage expectations of stakeholders at all levels
Excellent communication skills to all levels of the business and technical abilities
A good understanding of the software development lifecycle 

Desirable:
C#.NET Programming Language
IP Networking design and administration
Microsoft IT infrastructure (Server, 365 deployments, Azure, Active Directory) 

What you will get We offer a competitive salary, with rewarding bonus/incentive schemes, and flexible benefits including: 
We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a rewarding bonus scheme.
The flexible employee benefits can include: -
28 days annual leave (including bank/public holidays)
Long service awards (10-40 years)
Contributory pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Employee assistance programme to support and advise with well-being and any issues 

How to apply We are working swiftly to find the best applicants and hope to hold local interviews ASAP. Please click ‘apply’ to submit your up-to-date CV. All applications will be acknowledged. If you haven’t heard from us within 2-3 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.   We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender expression, religion or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.     NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE