Job Title: Software/Web Developer (VB/SQL/C#/MVC/API)

Location: Telford

Direct Reports: Dev. Team Leader

Key Relationships: Internal Departments; Members of the Society. CIS I.T. Staff

Are you looking to join a passionate, fun and hardworking team?

Holstein UK is a member owned organisation and a progressive and dynamic company with a drive for personal development, as well as team spirit. At the heart of the UK dairy industry, the Holstein UK Group provides a wide array of services to assist members in breeding profitable, robust and productive dairy cattle. 

We are seeking a Software Developer (VB/SQL) who is willing to learn older legacy systems, with expert support. Then maintain those systems and eventually be part of the team that will create new apps using C# and other technologies.

Purpose of the Job

The role is to gain detailed knowledge, maintain and support a number of business-critical legacy systems – with support and knowledge transfer from experts. Over time translate that app and business knowledge, with support of other team members, into modern C#/API frameworks. There will ultimately be greenfield development using C# and other languages to replace the old apps.

You will work in a supportive, skilled I.T. team but you will work on older legacy systems for some time whilst business knowledge is gained.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn the business and the older apps that support that business (with expert support).
• Eventually, re-develop existing products into modern, efficient, well written secure web-based software.
• Ensuring programming follows best practice.
• VB / SQL and problem solving are the key skills required.
• Understand existing code and its structure; provide fixes and upgrades to the code with a view to simplifying where possible.

The Person

The candidate must be a highly experienced, confident and versatile programmer.  The person must be eager for learning and development, who can work in small development team to deliver software projects in a timely manner. 

Extensive knowledge of VB and SQL are essential. Our main business management software systems are heavily based around SQL with stored procedures which then feed a range of systems. You will be responsible for delivering updated web-based systems where code is no longer embedded but centralised and the logic refactored.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

• Over 5 years programming with extremely strong skills programming in VB and SQL.
• Additionally, knowledge C#, MVC, .Net core, modern web frameworks is advantageous.
• Strong ability to read code and debug a wide range of software and create solutions.  

Essential Skills:

• VB
• Advanced SQL

Desirable Skills:

• C#
• MVC and other frameworks
• Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Agile

This is a full time role, to apply for this position please send your CV and Covering Letter to recruitment@ukcows.co