About The Role
Team –
Health, Adviser and Employer - IT
Working Pattern -
Hybrid – 2 days per week in any of the Vitality Offices. Full time hours.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
Top 3 skills required:
- To be fully proficient in Java
- Familiarity with DevOps tools
- To be able to identify key areas of improvement within Vitality's processes and standards
What this role is all about:
Our Software Engineers are vital to Vitality's success, building and maintaining software solutions to support our integrated business model and deliver seamless, intuitive customer journeys.
Key Actions
- Lead the full software development lifecycle – from concept to deployment – by building, testing, releasing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions.
- Write clean, secure, and well-documented code that's built to last, with clear method commentary and robust testing practices.
- Own the documentation process, including support manuals, test plans, and release notes, ensuring clarity and continuity across teams.
- Solve real-world problems by investigating issues, performing root cause analysis, and delivering smart, sustainable fixes.
- Take charge of software releases, troubleshoot live issues, and provide expert-level support when it matters most.
- Maintain and improve infrastructure, ensuring systems are reliable, scalable, and high-performing.
- Apply architectural best practices to design scalable, maintainable, and future-ready systems.
- Translate designs into elegant, efficient code, following industry standards and internal guidelines.
- Champion technical excellence, adhering to Vitality's standards while pushing for continuous improvement.
- Design with purpose – ensuring every solution is user-centric, strategically aligned, and seamlessly integrated across teams.
- Build and test software that delivers real value, meeting both technical specs and user expectations.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and turn ideas into impactful solutions.
What do you need to thrive?
- Demonstrable expertise with 5+ years of experience in the use of appropriate tools/technologies for the design, development, build, testing & deployment of Java/JEE applications including;
- Demonstrable experience in integrating disparate applications and technologies using Java
- Experience with a range of modern web application frameworks and integration technologies
- Analytical skills to interpret complex relationships and data sets.
- Experience of DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker or similar
- Knowledge of SQL Server or Postgres
So, what's in it for you?
- Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page.
Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w
e will:
- Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been.
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
- Be there for you when you need us.
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.
We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.
About The Company
We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded
"Top 10 Best Places To Work"
in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We've been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We're successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Vitality, we're committed to diversity and inclusion because it's good for our employees, for our business, and for society. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Vitality's approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.