Software Developer

Salary: £43,250 – £49,720 per year

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) have an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer to join the team in Maidstone, Kent. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £43,250 – £49,720per annum depending upon experience (plus £5K market premium payable after successful probationary period).

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers, we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

About the role:

As our Software Developer, you will join a busy team working on a range of exciting projects, including developing software used by front-line firefighters.

The work is broad and varied, cutting across a range of technologies and business areas, and involves all aspects of the software development life cycle. We develop apps, build integrations and extend off the shelf products to meet business needs.

What you’ll do as our Software Developer:

Develop and maintain a range of in-house software applications, services and interfaces

Be involved in many different projects, primarily focused around the Microsoft technology stack (Windows, SQL Server,.NET) but also including other technologies – such as web technologies, communications

Carry out software development activities

What we’re looking for in our Software Developer:

A great problem solver with an eye for detail and quality

A good communicator and team player

Experience of working with Microsoft tools and technologies (C#, SQL Server, ASP.NET / Core) but ideally some experience with other technologies and standards (e.g. Javascript, XAML, SSIS, RabbitMQ, XML, JSON).

Exposure to and grasp of Agile software development principles and practices, test-driven development, and source control with git would be desirable

Benefits we’re offering

Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave plus public holidays (increasing to 30 after five years)

Blue Light Card discount scheme

Hybrid working

A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance

Access to health and wellbeing services and advice

Access to Pluralsight and LinkedIn Learning online training

Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

If you feel have the skills and experience to become one of our Software Developer please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work