Job ref: 219545
TPR grade: Grade 7 - Digital
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
This could be the perfect role if you are an experienced .NET CMS developer who is looking for:
- a chance to work on a key initiative to upgrade TPRs corporate website
- a collaborative hybrid team who make time for learning and personal development
- a cloud first environment where you can learn and improve your Azure skills
- an organisation that is embracing Agile and Dev Ops principles
- a team with a strong work ethic, but who respect work life balance and flexibility
If this sounds interesting, then you should contact The Pensions Regulator as we’ve got the dream opportunity for you. This will be a hands-on technical role so we are looking for a person with a strong track record of building solutions across the full stack using.NET C#, but with a passion for learning.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Develop and maintain web-based software using Dev Ops and Agile values and principles.
- Write clean code across the full stack for multiple business solutions.
- Refactor code to keep it optimized and keep tests green.
- Use problem solving skills to identify, resolve and communicate on issues with stakeholders.
- Review and feedback on work from colleagues to achieve a high standard of code.
- Keep up with technological advances to optimize the tools and processes used by the team.
- Share learnings with all and coach and mentor less experienced members in the team.
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential skills
- Significant experience of working with Umbraco as a Content Management System (CMS).
- Excellent knowledge of C# and the .Net framework.
- Extensive experience of Web technologies and in particular ASP.NET MVC, HTML and CSS.
- Experience of applying Agile values and principles with Scrum, Kanban or XP frameworks.
Desirable skills
- Knowledge of the Sitecore CMS.
- Working knowledge of working to WCAG Accessibility standards.
- Experience of Azure Dev Ops, including creating CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience of TDD/BDD, ideally using Specflow and Selenium or Playwright for Web UI tests.
- Experience with NServiceBus and/or Azure Service Bus.
Person specification
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Communication skills at all levels.
- Highly organised with good time management.
- Attention to detail.
- Relationship building.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £55,504 and £70,921, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 219545 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
Whilst it is our aim to respond to all applicants, if you have not heard from us within 21 days of the advert closing, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Specific feedback will only be provided if you have attended an interview or assessment.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.