Overview
Job Title: Software Developer
Job Reference: REQ250647
Date Posted: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Management and Specialist grade 6 from £35116 to £45413 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
IT Services
Full time, fixed term
for 2 years
Loughborough University is looking for a
Software Developer to join our Student
Information Systems team, for a fixed-term
period of 2 years, from around October 2025, to develop,
integrate and support our Student Information Systems.
You will possess strong technical skills,
preferably in Oracle technologies, with the ability to analyse,
interpret, integrate, build and support IT solutions.
In this role, you will be supporting the
universitys Student Information Systems and integrations, across
in-house developed software and commercially acquired software
solutions. This will take the form of a range of support, service
improvements and project tasks. This will require a close working
relationship with end-users and business representatives from
across the university.
For more information about the role refer
to the Job
Description and Person Specification.
About us
Come and join IT Services at a UK top 10
university. We are at the forefront of supporting the digital
campus, protecting and securing our IT systems and developing
strategies to take us forward in a rapidly evolving world.
Whatever stage you are at in your career, Loughborough University
provides a vibrant and dynamic experience. The atmosphere on
campus is friendly and relaxed and offers fantastic facilities
for staff to use.
As a member of IT Services, you can
expect:
- Support in developing your career,
allowing you to progress towards your goals in a friendly
environment. - Mentoring and development opportunities
including exposure to a wide breadth of technologies. - To work closely with all our partners
from across the University to support digital transformation
and deliver outstanding levels of service that are recognised
as the best in the country by our students in the National
Student Survey. - A supportive dynamic working policy with
flexible home/hybrid working where possible. - A superb 440-acre green site in the
heart of Leicestershire with first-rate facilities, plenty of
open space, gardens, and sports areas. - A great salary and benefits package,
generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.
IT Services is largely based in Holywell
Park, a beautiful area of our green campus with a large car park,
good public transport links, next to Burleigh Woods. Loughborough
IT came top in the National Student Survey for IT resources &
facilities in supporting learning for 2021 & 2022.
We have a very supportive culture and
understanding of work/life balance, with hybrid working
available. Please note this role does
require some attendance at the Loughborough University,
Loughborough Campus and can therefore not be offered as a 100%
remote working arrangement. Staff particularly enjoy the
flexibility available and the opportunity to contribute to
interesting University wide projects. Colleagues have a wide
variety of backgrounds from different areas, bringing a broad
range of experiences.
Training is encouraged via secondment
opportunities, lots of internal courses run by Organisational
Development, job shadowing, as well as online learning and
external providers. Departmental lunches allow us to get together
to meet all colleagues in person on a regular basis, in an
informal setting.
Diversity of experience, thought and
perspective enriches our university and the lives of its
community. It is crucial to our ongoing development as an
international institution. We strive to create a culture that
supports equality and celebrates diversity throughout the campus,
and we are actively seeking to make our team more diverse.
Application closing
date: Wednesday 20th August 2025
Interview date:
Wednesday 10th September 2025
Applications for job-share, part-time and
flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered
in line with business needs.
Whatever area of IT you work in, if youre
looking to make things happen then were looking for you.
For an informal discussion about this role
please contact Andy Tatler (Dev/Ops Manager Software Engineer),
by email at A.G.Tatler@lboro.ac.uk or
telephone 01509 226164.
