About Us
SMS Plc are leaders in the smart energy revolution, fitting over a million properties with smart meters and counting. At the heart of the UK energy market for over two decades, we play a critical role in transforming and decarbonising the UK energy system.
We are proud of being both an equal opportunity employer and an accredited real living wage employer! We look out for our customers and our focus is ‘putting our people first’.
Our people enable us to do all of this by living our 5 core values: Safety, Customer excellence, Sustainability, Innovation and Pride
The Role
The developer role sits within a System Delivery team working in the Data Services department and reporting into the lead developer.
Working with a number of stakeholders including subject matter experts, industry specialists and regulatory bodies, this role is key supporting and delivering product development strategies.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a team delivering the next generation of carbon reducing solutions and supporting the business in delivering Net Zero to the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with SMEs to deliver application changes requested by business functions
- Investigate and fix root cause of application defects
- Design, build, test and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable code
- Help maintain code quality with a high level of automated test coverage
- Collaborate in reviews of specifications, with others as appropriate
Education and Professional Qualifications
- GSCE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Degree-qualified, preferably in computer science or related subject - Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent working knowledge of C#(.NET) language
- Ability to write clean, readable and easily maintainable code
Desirable
- Strong understanding of object-orientated programming and SOLID principles
- Excellent working knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL language
- Knowledge of unit testing methodologies and automated testing platforms
- Proficient understanding of version control using Git and / or TFS
Personal Attributes
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Planning
- Quality Focus
- Communication Skills
- Achievement
- Business Awareness
- Resilience
In Return
We support Mental, Physical and Financial wellbeing, and we're proud of our benefits package to reward great talent which includes:
- 25 personal holiday days per year with additional allocation of 8 public holidays (includes options to buy and sell)
- After 5 years’ service, you will be rewarded with an additional 5 days annual leave increasing your total to 30 personal days and 8 public holidays.
Smart Health
Keeping our employees mentally and physically healthy is one of the things that matters most to us.
- Employee Assistance Programme (free access to counselling & support) with easy access via My Healthy Advantage app.
- Access to SmartHealth app - includes a free 24/7 online GP and a range of wellbeing services.
- Cycle Scheme - lower your carbon footprint whilst staying healthy.
Smart Savings
- Eligibility to join our Share Incentive Plan following 6 months employment
- Life Insurance cover where your next of kin will receive 4 times your annual salary
- Refer a friend bonus (£500)
- Corporate season ticket travel
- Length of service cash incentive
- Automatic enrolment into the Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme following 3 months employment.
The future looks bright
Your development is important to us - we support and encourage development including internal and external accredited courses, study support and E-Learning and internal promotion.