Student Systems Developer

Organisation:

Cranfield University

Faculty or Department:

IT Services

Based at:

Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire

Hours of work:

37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.

Contract type:

Permanent

Salary:

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £37,897 to £42,100 per annum

Apply by:

03/05/2026

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Student Systems Team.

About the Role

In this exciting role within our Student Systems Team, you will use analysis techniques and develop functionality to meet new business requirements, including automating business processes, establishing requirements, developing and implementing new functionality, system integrations, implementing new standard components, as well as communicating complex concepts to a wide variety of stakeholders.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a degree-level qualification in IT, Software Engineering or similar, and have experience in developing the Tribal SITS:Vision student records system, and ideally Maytas apprenticeship system.

You will have overall experience in software development lifecycle management and complex relational database design, preferably within the HE sector. You will possess an excellent mix of interpersonal communication and tactical thinking skills, combined with a detailed knowledge of Tribal SITS, SQL, CSS, HTML v5, JavaScript and JQuery.

You will be expected to engage with and influence staff across the University to achieve collective business requirements from key stakeholders for translating into prioritised deliverable systems development plans. You will possess strong system development skills, demonstrating a flexible, enthusiastic and positive attitude.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

IT Services is a University-wide Professional Service Unit (PSU) with the remit to work in partnership with the University’s Faculties and other PSUs to provide a full-service digital IT systems and information management capability in support of the strategic priorities for Learning, Research and Administration, as detailed in the University’s Corporate Plan.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Claire Gale, Head of Student Systems, on (T): 01234 754139 or (E): c.a.gale@cranfield.ac.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 5283.

Closing date for receipt of applications:

3 May 2026