Systems Developer

Railpen•Darlington, SC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

An exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Systems Development team as a Systems Developer on a fixed term basis (12 months) based in our Darlington office (hybrid working). Who we are Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds. Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into. Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our interactions with others. They are what we stand for. The role This role will be responsible for the development and delivery of corporate applications used within Finance as well as ensuring BAU support is provided in a timely and accurate manner. You will provide insight and analysis and look to highlight issues and recommend innovative solutions to drive improvement. The person We seek an individual who has experience of systems, with a particular focus on bespoke software development using technologies such as C#, ASP.NET and SQL. You will have experience in identifying support trends and investigating possible resolutions and will have performed efficient software development. Previous experience of Blazor WebAssembly, Powershell, Azure cloud infrastructure and developing dashboards and paginated reports in Power BI would be a distinct advantage. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator both written and verbally, enabling you to focus and resolve key and relevant issues. It is essential you are able to work collaboratively to help build and maintain professional working relationships with a variety of people within the team and cross-functionally. You will be analytical in your approach with a keen eye for detail and will have the ability to think innovatively to help streamline processes and produce fit for purpose, bespoke application solutions. What we can offer you Rewarding you A competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata) Defined Contribution pension Heath & Wellbeing Employee assistance programme Health cash plan Eye care vouchers Flu vaccination Lifestyle Give as you earn scheme Paid volunteering days Next Steps Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by 20th January 2026. Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life At Railpen we know that it’s the talent of our people that makes us good at what we do and enables us to continue to achieve our mission to pay members’ pensions securely, affordably and sustainably. The unique nature of Railpen offers our people a wide variety of interesting opportunities for innovation, thought leadership and personal development. We encourage people to challenge, explore unconventional ideas and give each other the space to learn from our mistakes. We take time to listen to each other’s ideas and understand what we each do, and what we need from each other to help us be at our best. Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Requirements

experience of systems, with a particular focus on bespoke software development using technologies such as C#, ASP.NET and SQL
experience in identifying support trends and investigating possible resolutions
performed efficient software development
an effective communicator both written and verbally, enabling you to focus and resolve key and relevant issues
able to work collaboratively to help build and maintain professional working relationships with a variety of people within the team and cross-functionally
analytical in your approach with a keen eye for detail
ability to think innovatively to help streamline processes and produce fit for purpose, bespoke application solutions

Nice To Haves

Previous experience of Blazor WebAssembly, Powershell, Azure cloud infrastructure and developing dashboards and paginated reports in Power BI would be a distinct advantage.

Responsibilities

This role will be responsible for the development and delivery of corporate applications used within Finance as well as ensuring BAU support is provided in a timely and accurate manner.
You will provide insight and analysis and look to highlight issues and recommend innovative solutions to drive improvement.