Developer - Energy Markets

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Perth, Havant or Reading.

Salary: £50,964 - £60,899 and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent  | Full Time | Flexible First options available  

The Role

You Will

• Design, build and enhance innovative software solutions that support critical Energy Markets trading and operational processes, delivering real business impact in a fast-moving industry.
• Take ownership across the full software development lifecycle, from shaping requirements and designing solutions through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and stakeholders to solve complex business challenges using Agile delivery practices and modern engineering approaches.
• Help maintain and evolve business-critical platforms, troubleshooting issues, improving performance and ensuring systems remain secure, resilient and reliable.
• Champion engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, adopting emerging technologies and driving continuous improvements in development practices, automation and tooling.

You Have

• Experience developing and supporting enterprise applications using technologies such as C#, JavaScript, .NET or similar modern development frameworks.
• A solid understanding of software engineering principles, including testing, version control, code quality and secure development practices.
• Exposure to cloud technologies and DevOps ways of working, with experience of Azure, CI/CD pipelines and automation considered highly beneficial.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• A curious, proactive mindset and a desire to continuously learn, innovate and contribute to solutions that help shape the future of the energy industry.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSE Energy Markets secure the energy needed to power customers' lives, while creating value for SSE. Our Energy Markets trading teams buy the fuel needed to deliver cleaner energy and sell power generated in our wind farm, hydro and thermal assets back to the markets.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact David.Brickell@sse.com  discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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