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We are a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people worldwide - this brings in new opportunities without limits for growth and innovation.\nWe are harnessing the opportunities offered by AI to improve productivity, accelerate innovation and deliver better outcomes for our customers, while ensuring that it is used responsibly, with appropriate human oversight, security and governance.\n The position of Senior Software Developer will be based at the NEC Bracknell office working on Oracle web-based applications supplied to both local authorities in the UK and to central government clients. Solutions are delivered as software or as hosted SaaS solutions.\nYou will be working within one of the development teams where you will build upon your experience and knowledge across the different aspects of software development using Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies. 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