CosmosDB and .NET Lead Technology Developer - Ofsted - SEO
Government Digital & Data -
Job summary
We are hiring a Lead Technology Developer Officer to join our Information Systems team.
The Information Systems team is responsible for supporting the business with their day-to-day operations and projects. We ensure our technology is well designed, secure, robust and available so that users can get support with their IT issues when required. Additionally, we create and maintain IT contracts, procuring and managing across the contract timeline effectively to ensure IT services are providing the outcomes the business desires.
This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.
Job description
Please refer to the job specification for further information.
Person specification
Please refer to the job specification for further information.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of sharing knowledge with, as well as mentoring team members. (Interview)
- Demonstrated the ability to learn new technology with little guidance. (Interview)
- A methodical and organised approach to their work, including effective prioritisation. (Interview)
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences. (Interview)
- Good hands-on experience of development using.Net (C#) and CosmosDB. (Personal statement and interview)
- A knowledge of Rest and GraphQL API approaches and SQL Server databases. (Personal statement and interview)
- Proven working knowledge of Azure PaaS services. (Personal statement and interview)
- Proven working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Git and pipelines. (Personal statement and interview)
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- Good hands-on experience of development using.Net (C#) and CosmosDB. (Personal statement and interview)
- A knowledge of Rest and GraphQL API approaches and SQL Server databases. (Personal statement and interview)
- Proven working knowledge of Azure PaaS services. (Personal statement and interview)
- Proven working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Git and pipelines. (Personal statement and interview)
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £42,895, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £12,426 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Application and Shortlisting:
The selection panel will assess your application based on your personal statement you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification.
You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this will be used in the sifting process).
Interview:
Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an interview where they will be assessed against a mixture of the Civil Service behaviours and the experience/technical skills set out in section 3 of the job specification.
We will invite the most suitable candidates to attend an interview during the week commencing Monday 21 October 2024, at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester or 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.
Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident – Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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