Senior Software Engineer - 12 month FTC

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Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our IT Services team, with the addition of a Senior Software Engineer - 12 month FTC.

The opportunity for you

This role will be within our IT Services Team and will report to the Business Systems Delivery Manager.

We are seeking an experienced.NET Developer to join our growing technology team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining web applications and software solutions for the firm's internal systems and client-facing platforms.

As part of IT Operations, you will be an expert in Integrations and have a function as a 3rd line consultant to assist with the triage and resolution of issues as they arise from other areas of the firm or from within IT Operations.

You will also have experience in technical governance, performing quality reviews, performing reviews of the architecture and design deliverables from technical teams and working collaboratively to help them fill in the identified gaps.

In terms of technology stack, we're centred predominantly around Microsoft Technology (Azure, C#, .Net, SQL Server) and have adopted a Cloud focussed strategy for the future.

The work will involve integration, reporting, ETL, web applications, configuration of line of business systems and workflow.

As many of the systems we are adopting now are SaaS applications strong experience in integration of systems through REST APIs, the appropriate design patterns and orchestration challenges is essential.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality web applications using .NET framework (C#, ASP.NET), HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript
• Design and maintenance of databases and data integrations using Microsoft technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business analysts, project managers, and other developers to gather requirements and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Write clean, modular, testable code that adheres to best practices and coding standards.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in existing software solutions.
• Contribute to the evaluation of new technologies, tools, or frameworks that can improve efficiency or effectiveness of development processes.
• Understanding of integration architecture and patterns
• A strong background of development of integrations between systems with experience in direct data access and API access integrations.
• Strong experience working within a project focussed delivery environment and experience of working in an Agile environment.
• Experience managing quality assurance within a delivery environment and working with and developing appropriate governance and control for code being produced individually or by other members of the team.
• Experience of managing multiple work streams.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of professional experience developing web applications using .NET framework (C#, ASP.NET)
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
• Proficient in front-end technologies such as HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/jQuery
• Strong experience of developing reports using at least one of the Microsoft reporting tools (SSRS, PowerBI, Fabric)
• Experience with database design & development using SQL Server
• Experience with Data Integration within the Microsoft Stack (SSIS, Azure Data Factories)
• Knowledge of software architecture patterns (e.g., MVC)
• Familiarity with agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate within a team environment
• Integration between systems using REST APIs
• Experience of using a workflow platform

Knowledge, skills and experience

Desirable

• Experience working in a legal technology environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Reporting Services / SSRS, PowerBI, Fabric
• Data Loading and ETL Experience
• Dell Boomi
• Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence)
• Knowledge of ISO 27001, 27701, 9001
• Experience of working within Legal Services or other similarly regulated industry
• Development of systems using Intapp Flow and/or Open platforms
• Experience of the Azure stack

Benefits

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

• Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week)
• Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

Our culture

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

The way we work

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.

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Location: Liverpool, GB

Posted Date: 10/29/2024