Junior Software Developer

Owners and operators of the world-class Port of Nigg facility, together with strategic bases in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness, the Global Energy Group are a service focused, performance driven business, offering construction, maintenance and enhancement solutions to a diverse range of energy industry customers.

Our culture underpins everything we do, ensuring all our people are commercially astute, delivery focused, empowered, entrepreneurial and committed to building long-term working partnerships.

The Junior Software Developer will support the Business Units efficiency through the development and design of specialised software.

They will support the Senior Software Developers, gaining technical knowledge of systems and processes to support their responsibilities and to develop, deploy and improve required software solutions.

The individual is expected to be able and willing to work to the vision, strategy, and core values of the Group.

Location

The location for this role is Inverness.

Key Accountabilities

• Working under the guidance and support of Software Developer, Senior Software Developer, Business Solutions Manager.
• Supporting business transition and helping to establish change.
• Developing and maintaining a variety of web applications across the business.
• Work effectively with internal and 3rd party providers to scope, implement, test and deploy solutions to business problems.
• Assisting in the preparation and delivery of documentation and reference material on the new processes and software systems.
• Assist in the post go-live support of the systems and ongoing continual improvement.
• Work closely with members of the Business Solutions team to facilitate knowledge share.
• If required escalate any request to the Business Solutions Manager for resolution.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Business Solutions Manager.

Experience and Qualifications

• A degree or other higher education qualification in a computer science/software engineering discipline is required.
• An understanding of the full software development stack and lifetime cycle.
• Experience working with programming languages and demonstrate experience with an object-oriented backend language
• Experience working with databases and have knowledge of SQL and a basic understanding of database design

Competencies

• Ability to work in an Agile software development methodology.
• Ability to learn new applications and systems.
• Effectively manage time while working on multiple assignments with guidance as to relative priorities of assignments.
• Ability to handle confidential information and materials with discretion and integrity.
• Ability to handle interruptions and shifting priorities, maintain focus on tasks, pay attention to details, and produce accurate work.
• Hunger to continually learn new technologies to progress and achieve the best results.
• Excellent written, verbal and collaboration skills.
• A critical and methodical thinker/problem solver who can work under pressure, assess enquiries and exercise sound judgement.

If you wish to apply please send your CV to workwithus@gegroup.com