Associate .NET Developer
(At least 6 Months Commercial Experience)
Contract: 2-year FTC
Salary: 30k-35k
Storm ID is an award-winning Edinburgh-based digital transformation consultancy that helps organisations accelerate their use of digital, data and AI. We believe in tailored solutions, assembling expert teams to address each client's unique needs. Our services span strategy, design, technology and data & AI, ensuring seamless end-to-end delivery of platforms, products and services with real-world impact. What sets us apart is our commitment to long-lasting, data-driven, user-centred change. We enjoy close collaboration between our teams, ensuring projects move smoothly from discovery to design to delivery. We recognise the crucial link between digital and data, creating intelligent services that leverage both.
We work with a range of clients across the Scottish and UK public and private sectors
About the Role
We're looking for an associate-level .NET Developer to join our team working on a large-scale public sector digital transformation programme. This is a significant initiative focused on replacing legacy, paper-based processes with a modern digital service, offering a genuine opportunity to contribute to work that has real-world impact at national scale.
You'll be part of an experienced team within Storm ID, supported by senior developers and architects who will help you develop your skills on a real programme with real complexity. This is a 2 year fixed-term contract.
Essential Skills
C# and .NET — Basic understanding of C# (classes, interfaces, collections, simple async/await)
ASP.NET Core — Has built or contributed to a web API or web application, even in a small capacity
SQL Basics — Can write simple queries; understands tables, joins, and how data relates
Git — Can branch, commit, and raise a pull request; comfortable using GitHub day-to-day
Unit Testing — Has written at least some unit tests; understands why testing matters
REST APIs — Basic grasp of HTTP verbs, status codes, and JSON
Problem Solving — Willing to investigate issues; reads error messages and asks for help when stuck
Desirable
Entity Framework Core — Any exposure to EF Core or a similar ORM
Code Review — Has participated in code reviews, even informally
LINQ — Comfortable using basic LINQ queries
Dependency Injection — Awareness of DI as a concept, even if not deeply practised
Containers — Has run a containerised application locally (e.g. Docker)
Cloud Exposure — Any hands-on experience with a major cloud provider
TypeScript / JavaScript — Basic front-end or full-stack awareness
Will Learn on the Programme
Clean Architecture and layered design patterns
PostgreSQL and advanced data modelling with EF Core
Healthcare interoperability standards and SDKs
Domain-driven design and bounded contexts
Contract testing (PACT)
Messaging frameworks, event-driven patterns, and CQRS
Distributed tracing and observability
Clinical domain knowledge
Platform patterns and tooling
Authentication and Authorisation concepts for API security
CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
Soft Skills / Ways of Working
Willing to Learn — Keen to develop; engages with new domains and technologies proactively
Collaborative — Comfortable working in blended squads with client staff
Remote Working — Can work effectively in a primarily remote team
Communication — Asks questions when unsure; contributes in stand-ups and sprint ceremonies