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Department for Education

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30th November 2021

Location

United Kingdom

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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These are exciting times at the Department for Education. We are transforming to become a user centred organisation, delivering better outcomes for all our users through agile and iterative software development and continuous improvement.
You will work with user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and content specialists as part of a multi-disciplinary team to directly deliver better outcomes for users. You will innovate to radically transform how public services are delivered and improved.

Two roles will be based in the Service Delivery Division (SDD). The Division delivers a user-centred, end-to-end service which makes it easy for trusts, schools, and the department to work together. This frees time and costs to drive DfE's core aim of improving outcomes for children. The successful candidate will be using C#.Net

Two roles will be based in the Schools Commercial team. We help schools to buy necessary goods and services so they can reduce non-staff spend and focus on improving outcomes for children. The successful candidate will be using Ruby on Rails.   Job Description    As a Software developer you will be designing and building software that makes a difference to people.

Working on one or more of our services, you will:

Work with the development community to ensure we build sustainable digital products. Work to modern development standards, practices, and techniques. Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environment. Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high-quality digital services. Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance. Transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices like Test Driven Development, continuous deployment, and DevOps. Support sharing of methods and technologies across teams, government, and the industry by helping to organise events. Responsabilties

We would like to hear from developers that can show evidence of the below essential criteria: Good knowledge of software development using Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework or C#.NET. Experience working with technical teams to deliver user-focused services in an agile environment. Experience of good practices such as Test-Driven Development, CI/CD, and DevOps as well as modern development workflows, ideally using GitHub. Knowledge of good software design principles such as OOD, SOLID and design patterns. Experience of RESTful API design and loosely coupled microservices architectures. A good understanding of web application security. Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and working in a diverse and inclusive multi-disciplinary team. It would be advantageous if you could also demonstrate the below Desirable criteria:

A cloud-first approach and experience of IaaS and PaaS solutions as well as understanding infrastructure-as-code and containerisation. Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups and a passion for building teams and communities. Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision. Technical Skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Modern standard approach Programming and build A systematic approach to problem-solving Benefits At the Department for Education we offer

An environment with flexible working options including flexi-time Learning and development tailored to your role and a personal L&D budget A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A generous annual leave allowance up to 30 days after 5 years of service A wide variety of staff support networks including a Women's Network, BAME Network, Wellbeing Network and many more We work for the whole population and we can only do that by being an inclusive and diverse organisation. We are passionate about maintaining an open and positive working culture.

Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department's transfer / promotion policies.

As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK.

You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years' service. In addition, all staff receive the Queen's Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days' bank and public holidays.

We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.

As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Closing date for applications is 12/12/21

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