Assistant Developer (Full Time, Permanent)
Assistant Developer (Full Time, Permanent)
Information Services
Location: Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NBSalary: £32,080 to £34,610 per anuum The point of entry will be dependent upon relevant qualifications and experience Post Type: Full TimeContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 03 July 2026Reference: KW-2134Harper Adams University is seeking an Assistant Developer to work on various systems, who will be part of a small team providing professional expertise and technical skills in the development, integration, and interoperability of new and existing solutions to support university processes. These may include
- Business Administration systems – HR, Finance, Identity Management etc.
- MS365 Platform, including Dynamics, Power Automate, SharePoint and Office Applications
- Learning Systems, and
- Academic administration systems
The successful candidate will support senior developers in providing professional expertise and technical skills to reimagine and optimise business systems, and to improve the customer experience. You’ll work with a business analyst and developers, defining solutions, building, and testing – across the entire lifecycle. You’ll also support the further integration of our systems, to improve our data driven approaches.
In addition to development requirements, you’ll carry out complex second line support, responding to business users and across the wider Information Services team. As such you’ll need excellent communication skills, and work as a member of various teams in Information Services, and the wider University.
If you have any queries or questions or for an informal discussion, please contact Henry Blackman, Director of IT by email – hblackman@harper-adams.ac.uk
Although the role is based on Campus, there are options for agile working where appropriate.
Application Procedure
All applications should be completed and submitted using the Harper Adams e-Recruitment programme at http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk to be completed no later than midnight on 3 July 2026.
Should you require any assistance with your application, please email vacancies@harper-adams.ac.uk
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