Optima Health
Senior Web Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Web Software Engineer

Location: Homebased

Salary: £52,000 per annum + benefits

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Right to live and work in the UK is required for this role

Role Summary

Our software delivery team brings together the strengths of several previously standalone businesses, creating a positive, friendly, and collaborative environment. We're passionate about embedding Agile practices across the organisation and are committed to delivering software through a secure and reliable Software Delivery Lifecycle.

As a Software Engineer, you'll be joining a talented and supportive agile team, where you'll help enhance and maintain our occupational health portals and the applications that support them.

We are looking for a candidate with plenty of experience with .Net Core and PHP.

Main duties and responsibilities

Designing and developing new system functionality

Investigating defects and implementing fixes

Inputting into the estimation of planned work

Assisting in the resolution of incidents and making recommendations to avoid repeat occurrences.

Developing solutions in line with IT policies and procedures

Peer reviewing others' work and justifying your design and implementation in peer reviews and group peer reviews.

Deploying application changes

Being accountable for the success of production deployments

Taking a leading role during sprint planning conversations, to assist the translation of user requirements into technical requirements and drive the design of technical solutions.

Using your subject matter expertise to teach best practices and problem-solving techniques to your colleagues

Being a point of escalation for Software Engineers, assisting them in overcoming challenges

Demonstrating initiative and take ownership of work items, engaging with the wider team to drive completion.

Working in line with and ensuring colleagues work in line with IT policies and procedures.

Who Are We Looking For?

5 years of experience with .NET Core

3 years of experience with PHP

Comfortable writing complex SQL

Familiarity with web and accessibility standards

Familiarity with serverless infrastructure, including AWS and Azure

Knowledgeable of web application security risks and prevention, e.g. the OWASP Top 10

Desirable, but not essential

BPM/low-code platforms

Laravel/React

Containerisation

Accessibility & usability

What Can We Offer You?

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Volunteer Days

YuLife Employee Benefits Platform

Save As You Earn Scheme

Eye Test Vouchers

Flu Vaccination Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Clinical Training Academy

Paid CPD Days

Professional Registration Fees Paid

RAVE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Right to Request Flexible Working From Day 1

About Us

Optima Health is the UK's largest provider of Occupational Health and wellbeing services, supporting organisations across both the public and private sectors. With a heritage dating back to 1947, we have been helping employers create healthier, high-performing workplaces for generations, and we continue to evolve with innovative, practical solutions that make a real difference.

At the heart of our story are our people. We bring together like-minded professionals who are passionate about improving workplace health and wellbeing and delivering meaningful support to the organisations we work with across the UK.

When you join Optima Health, you become part of something bigger. We invest in our people/you through structured induction, ongoing training and tailored career development, helping you build the skills and experience to grow your career.

Together, we live our values:

One Team - There are no barriers in our business. We trust each other and work together as one team to deliver what our clients need. We all have a part to play in our future, and everyone's contribution is important and valued.

Doing the Right Thing - We operate to the highest standards. Success is underpinned by honesty and integrity, and by doing what we say we will do. We care about the impact of our work on our people, our clients, their employees, society, and the world we live in. Caring for our colleagues' wellbeing and respecting their time, energy and balance is fundamental to this value.

Shaping Tomorrow - We are always looking for ways to improve and innovate. We train, support and empower future leaders, invest in market-leading propositions and use technology to advance service and clinical outcomes. We evolve how we work - embracing smater, more flexible approaches that help our people thrive both professionally and personally.

Never Too Big to Care - We always retain a client-first approach. Every client, and every one of their employees that we support, matters. We work in partnership to optimise workplace health and wellbeing, sharing in the benefits of growing together.”

Optima Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants meeting the minimum criteria for the role will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender or gender expression, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

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