Senior Software Developer (23 Month FTC)
UK Export Finance
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 6th October 2024
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London £58,969 - £74,258
There will also be a 20% Market Supplement added to this role
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Job summary
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) directorate has recently been established in UKEF, drawing together the expertise in digital currently within the organisation to provide representation of digital services, user centred design, analytics and technology at the highest levels. The areas with the directorate work closely with all areas of the business such as the Business Group, Operations and Strategy and Policy.
N.B. We would also like to make you aware of a Senior Software Developer (Permanent contract) also role available in our team. Civil Service Jobs Reference Number - 371275
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Job description
UKEF is committed to be a more customer-centric organisation, making it easier for customers to deal with us, offering improved response times, quicker decision-making and improved case-processing. To enable this, UKEF is committed to using digital as a primary means for managing relationships with a wider range of stakeholders. Focusing on developing end-to-end services that meet user need and enable business outcomes, this is an exciting new role showing the growth and drive of UKEFs digital ambition.
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Person specification
Essential
Qualifications
- Graduate level education or relevant professional experience. (A)
- Evidence of continuing professional development. (A)
Knowledge
- Technology Code of Practice. (A)
- Knowledge of SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle). (A, I)
- Knowledge of Automated Testing and CI/CD techniques. (A, I)
Skills/Ability
- Information security:
- You can understand information security.
- You can design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature.
(Skill level: practitioner) (A)
- Modern standards approach:
- You can competently apply modern standards approach and guide others to do so.
(Skill level: practitioner) (A)
- Programming and build (software engineering).
- You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications.
- You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools.
(Skill level: practitioner) (A)
- Systems design:
- You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity.
- You can select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively.
- You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.
(Skill level: practitioner) (A)
- Service support:
- You can identify, locate and fix faults
(Skill level: practitioner) (I)
- Systems integration:
- You can define the integration build. You can co-ordinate build activities across systems.
- You can understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities.
(Skill level: practitioner) (I)
- Prototyping:
- You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others.
- You can establish design patterns and iterate them.
- You can use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate.
(Skill level: practitioner) (A)
- User focus:
- You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally.
- You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users.
- You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.
- You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.
(Skill level: practitioner) (I)
- Systems design:
- You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity.
- You can select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively.
- You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.
(Skill level: practitioner) (I)
All skill levels are In relation to Software developer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk)
Experience
- Experience in the following disciplines:
- JavaScript, NodeJS and Express.JS.
- Azure Cloud Computing.
- NoSQL and SQL Databases, including MongoDB and MSSQL.
- RESTful and GraphQL API Development.
- Containerised Microservices (i.e. using Docker).
- GitHub, Azure DevOps or GitLab.
- GDS/MOJ Components. (A, I, T)
Desirable
Qualifications
- Relevant NodeJS related qualification. (A)
Skills/Ability
- Availability and capacity management:
- You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.
(Skill level: working) (A)
- Development process optimisation:
- You can identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.
(Skill level: working) (A)
All skill levels are In relation to Software developer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk)
Experience
- Digital Standards:
- You understand and have experience of delivering services aligned to the Government Technology Code of Practice. (A, I)
- Relevant experience using the following technologies:
- Azure Container Apps or Azure Web Apps
- Cypress
- NestJS
- JestJS
- Nunchuks
- MongoDB
- CI/CD Pipelines (A, I, T)
Qualifications
• Evidence of continuing professional development. (A)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Technical Questions relating to the role.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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Selection process details
All applications will be sifted against our essential criteria outlined in the personal specification.
- Qualifications
- Statement of suitability - you should fully articulate in 1000 words how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification within the Information Pack.
- Technical Questions:
- Describe a challenging technical issue you encountered in your past projects. How did you diagnose the problem and what steps did you take to resolve it? Please provide a detailed walkthrough of your problem-solving process and the tools or methodologies you used.
- Can you share an instance where you implemented a business-critical solution? What was the business need and how did your solution address it? Please describe the design and development process of the solution, the technologies you used, and the impact it had on the business.
Due to the nature of the post we will also be incorporating the Government Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) Capability Framework to assess candidates that we would expect to be working across the areas and levels highlighted against the role description of a Senior Developer.
For the initial sift your application will be evaluated against:
- Experience - Application and Statement of Suitability
- Technical Questions:
- Describe a challenging technical issue you encountered in your past projects. How did you diagnose the problem and what steps did you take to resolve it? Please provide a detailed walkthrough of your problem-solving process and the tools or methodologies you used.
- Can you share an instance where you implemented a business-critical solution? What was the business need and how did your solution address it? Please describe the design and development process of the solution, the technologies you used, and the impact it had on the business.
In the event of a large number of applications, there will be a pre-sift on the following technical questions:
- Describe a challenging technical issue you encountered in your past projects. How did you diagnose the problem and what steps did you take to resolve it? Please provide a detailed walkthrough of your problem-solving process and the tools or methodologies you used.
- Can you share an instance where you implemented a business-critical solution? What was the business need and how did your solution address it? Please describe the design and development process of the solution, the technologies you used, and the impact it had on the business.
If you are successful following the sift stage, you will be invited to an initial interview; this will include the following assessment:
- Behaviours/ Strengths /Experience - a formal panel interview where you will be interviewed across all four behaviours highlighted in Appendix 1.
- Technical Questions relating to the role.
Details of interview panel members will be e-mailed to all successful candidates who are invited for interview.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : UKEF Recruitment Team
- Email : recruitment2@ukexportfinance.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : Recruitment2@ukexportfinance.gov.uk