Junior Developer

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Job Title: Junior Developer
Posting Start Date: 21/07/2026
Job Id: 2879
School/Department: IT Services
Work Arrangement: Full Time (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary per annum (£): 32,080 -39,906
Closing Date: 03/08/2026
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The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Overview

IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex IT and technology-enabled services that support education, research, workplace, corporate services and infrastructure enablers to all our staff and students. This large and highly innovative department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key enterprise IT partner that works across the University, with stakeholders and key partners to deliver enterprise-wide products and services in line with strategic aims.

Main duties and responsibilities

Develop and enhance in-house applications and integrations underpinning the student lifecycle
Provide support for our systems
Follow team processes and standards for development, including writing clear documentation, adding logging and error handling, and sharing knowledge with colleagues
Help identify where processes could be automated and contribute to implementing automation, testing, security and maintenance improvements
Maintain existing systems, applications, integrations and data processing supported by the team
Work as part of project and agile teams, and sometimes independently, on a variety of projects
Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Criteria

Essential or desirable

Stage(s) assessed at

Have an honours degree in a related subject area, equivalent qualifications or significant equivalent experience

Essential

Application

Experience developing systems using Java and Spring framework

Essential

Application & Interview

Experience working with databases like MySQL, MongoDB or Oracle and also related Java frameworks such as Hibernate or JPA

Essential

Application & Interview

Experience with HTML, CSS and JSP, ideally with responsive and accessible design

Essential

Application & Interview

Experience working collaboratively as part of a team, using tools like Git and Jira

Essential

Application & Interview

Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in code and integrations

Essential

Application & Interview

Awareness of software quality practices such as testing, version control and documentation

Essential

Application & Interview

Experience or willingness to learn about AWS cloud environments

Desirable

Application

Experience with continuous integration / deployment and other DevOps practices

Desirable

Interview

Further Information

Grade

6

Salary

£32,080 - £36,363 per annum. Potential to progress to £39,906 through sustained exceptional contribution

Work arrangement

Full-time

Line manager

Student Systems Team Leader

Direct reports

None

Our website

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/it-services/about ()

For informal enquiries about this job contact Charlotte Lockwood, Head of Enterprise Systems at c.e.lockwood@sheffield.ac.uk

Next steps in the recruitment process

If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact it-services-recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision ().

What we offer

A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
Generous pension scheme.
A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes.
A range of generous family-friendly policies
paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
support for those going through the menopause
paid time off and support for fertility treatment
and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.

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