Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Homebased
Salary: £50,000 per annum + benefits
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time

Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role

About Us

Optima Health are the UK market leader of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services. Our heritage can be traced back to 1947 where we were pioneers in the provision of Occupational Health and have led the way ever since, bringing new and innovative solutions to employers across the UK. We can offer unrivalled clinical expertise and industry leading tailored solutions to our clients. We work with over two thousand businesses, in various industries, and our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK workforce by supporting healthy high performance in our client organisations, helping them to achieve their full potential through their people.

Optima Health not only provide an excellent package, but we also offer a structured induction and training programme in your first few weeks. We offer tailored career development and opportunities for further training and qualifications, to support you in your career journey. We are committed to making this a really great place to work, so together, we live by our values; We are one team, we do the right thing, we are shaping tomorrow, and we are never too big to care.

Role Summary 

Our software delivery team now combines the capabilities of several standalone businesses. We have a positive, friendly, and strong team dynamic – bringing Agile practices into the organisation and working to a secure Software Delivery Lifecycle.

As a Software Engineer you will join our talented agile team to enhance and maintain our occupational health portals and supporting applications.

• Designing and developing new system functionality
• Investigating defects and implementing fixes
• Inputting into the estimation of planned work
• Assisting in the resolution of incidents and making recommendations to avoid repeat occurrences.
• Developing solutions in line with IT policies and procedures
• Peer reviewing others' work and justifying your design and implementation in peer reviews and group peer reviews.
• Deploying application changes
• Taking a leading role during sprint planning conversations, to assist the translation of user requirements into technical requirements and drive the design of technical solutions.
• Using your subject matter expertise to teach best practices and problem-solving techniques to your colleagues
• Being a point of escalation for Software Engineers, assisting them in overcoming challenges

A link to the full job description can be found at the bottom of this advert.

Who Are We Looking For? 

Essential

• 3 years of experience with .NET
• 3 years of experience with PHP
• Comfortable writing complex SQL
• Familiarity with web and accessibility standards
• Familiarity with serverless infrastructure, including AWS and Azure
• Knowledgeable of web application security risks and prevention, e.g. the OWASP Top 10

Desirable, but not essential

• BPM/low-code platforms
• Laravel/React
• Containerisation
• Accessibility & usability

 What Can We Offer You?

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care test vouchers
• Flu vaccination scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Life assurance

Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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