Senior Software Developer -Department for Energy Security & Net Zero-G7
Government Digital & Data -
Senior Software Developer
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 19th August 2024
Details
Reference number
363650
Salary
£52,985 - £65,280
National: £52,985 - £60,360; London: £58,285 - £65,280 (pro-rata for part-time hours) This vacancy may attract an additional DDaT allowance ( Please see more information on DDaT salary allowances here https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/software-developer#senior-developer )
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Grade 7
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
DESNZ - Integrated Corporate Services - Digital
Type of role
Communications / Marketing
Digital
Information Technology
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford
About the job
Job summary
The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It provides corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).
Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.
We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Find Out More
You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/desnz-careers/
Job description
Join ICS Digital, where innovation meets expertise to create digital solutions. We are a cohesive digital community who work in the open, solving problems together and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration. Our commitment to user-focused design and data-driven decision-making ensures that we deliver accessible services tailored to the needs of our customers. Visit our blog to learn more about us and our work: https://icsdigital.blog.gov.uk/
The team
As a software developer at ICS Digital, you will be part of a dynamic and innovative team that is spearheading the government's development of shared services in the digital space. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, such as the Microsoft Co-Pilot suite, and deliver solutions that meet the needs of a diverse range of customers across different departments. You will also have the chance to learn from experienced colleagues, collaborate with other professionals, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our products and processes.
You will build and maintain SharePoint websites and applications that serve multiple customers and departments. You will migrate content from old websites, implement governance standards, and use AI and machine learning to enhance user experience.
Person specification
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with product owner and content managers to manage competing priorities and translate business and technical requirements into solutions which achieve business objectives.
- Create new configuration for packaged software, primarily Microsoft products with a focus on SharePoint (using PowerShell, SQL etc.). Write and modify code that meets customer needs and aims for simplicity and testability.
- Review new releases in the Microsoft roadmap and identify new features that can be enabled for the business. This will include assessing how AI tooling such as Co-Pilot can enhance the user experience retrieving and reusing SharePoint content.
- Support the migration of content between legacy intranet websites and new SharePoint websites.
- Prepare technical documentation, including software design evaluation plans, test results, and technical manuals, submit documentation for approval by digital governance boards.
- Maintaining and supporting existing SharePoint sites by responding to issues related to site administration, security, performance, and other technical issues.
- Conduct analysis to determine integration needs, and design, test and implement integrations.
- Potential to coach and mentor junior software engineers.
Skills and Experience
It is unusual that all candidates will meet all the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the Senior Software Developer role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you!
Essential criteria
- Be an expert in Microsoft technologies such as SharePoint, Power Platform and/or Azure Active Directory.
- Possess PowerShell and SQL skills, including development of ground-up scripting across M365 services.
- Experience in SharePoint website migration and migration planning.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate good presentation skills to address relevant stakeholders and technical audiences.
- Demonstrate good understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies.
Please, no recruitment agencies.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Systems Design
- Programming and build
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £52,985, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £14,305 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
- Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to describe how your skills and experience would meet the requirements of this role especially around SharePoint.
Applications will be sifted on CV and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the CV.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour, technical and strength-based questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
