Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Gloucester

Job ref: 200678

About the role

Ecclesiastical, who are proudly part of the Benefact Group, are looking for a .NET Developer to join our Gloucester office, with hybrid working.

The successful candidate will need strong front-end skills to join the Web Platform team at an exciting time. We are regularly updating our tools and technologies to the latest versions and using them to develop business critical solutions alongside Java development. We are also in the process of improving our working practices, using Agile and Scrum methodology to deliver value as early as possible. We use a range of server- and client-side technologies such as C# ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, Web API, Solr, Typescript, Vue.js and Bootstrap.

The team are responsible for development and maintenance of several public websites, including our latest website delivery for Benefact Trust (https://benefacttrust.co.uk), a key brand launch in March 2022.

You will have the benefit of using the latest hardware, and receiving MSDN and Pluralsight subscriptions to support your ongoing professional development.

It's not all about the technology (though we do enjoy it) - it is all about the customer and collaborating with our co-workers to deliver something of enduring and sustainable value.

We'd like you to help us to do that.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Demonstrable knowledge of C#
• Demonstrable knowledge of .NET Framework, and Visual Studio.
• Knowledge of cloud development and deployment via Azure and/or AWS.
• HTML 5 / CSS 3 (Less/SASS), JavaScript (or TypeScript), Bootstrap.
• Experience developing websites for mobile devices using responsive design.
• Experience with SDL Tridion or other CMS platforms (SiteCore, Umbraco, Sitefinity, Strapi, WordPress, etc.)

Desirable skills

• Experience of working in an Agile environment, using concepts like Scrum, Kanban etc.
• Experience of CI/CD pipelines for building and deploying code (e.g. Azure DevOps, Bamboo, Jenkins etc.)
• Experience with unit / acceptance testing, QA practices (using ReSharper and code review), accessibility standards & testing, and source control (using Git).

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Flexible working
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and currently the 3rd largest corporate donor in the country, having given away over £187 million since 2016. We have an ambitious plan to become the number one corporate donor with strategic objectives in place to double the groups size over the next five years.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework. Luckily for us, the nature of who we are – our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do – has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At the Benefact Group, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We understand that the perfect candidate for this role may not necessarily meet every requirement listed in this advert, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel that you don't fulfil every single qualification. Your unique perspective and potential are valuable to us, and we invite you to submit an application if this opportunity resonates with you.