Senior Software Developer - Legacy Designs Services - Newport

Senior Software Developer - Legacy Designs Services - Newport

About the job
Job summary
Senior Software Developer - Legacy Designs Services
This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the core applications for the IPO's live systems are improved and maintained. We are currently working on an exciting transformation journey which will modernise these systems using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. As this journey progresses the successful applicant will be given the opportunity to move into this area and have a high level input in defining their development in learning new tools.
As the Senior Software Developer it involves working as part of a multi disciplined Agile team using several technologies to build and maintain enterprise grade services. The successful applicant will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the teams assigned deliveries.
There is also a requirement for investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues. As well as this the role will involve actively contributing to continuous improvement, establish standards and methods aligned to industry best practice and provide support to team members.
A demonstrable track record in the essential skills is necessary, along with experience of several of the desirable skills. Alongside this a willingness to learn new technologies/methods and look into developing and maturing existing skills will be expected.
Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office.
The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
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The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Job description
Main duties consist of but are not limited to:

• Take responsibility for the design, coding, testing and documentation of small scale to large, complex or mission critical programs
• Develop quality solutions that are fit for purpose in line with Agile Principles and Development Standards.
• Responsible for ensuring that the team build and test activities follow agreed governance and processes
• Look for innovation opportunities, using a fail-fast model to encourage innovation
• Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability
• Engage Stakeholders (for mutually beneficial collaborative relationships outside of the team)
• Work within a multi-disciplinary teams to deliver highly focused and successful IPO IT Services
• Provide team and project support when required
• Applies progress over perfection principle
• Takes full responsibility for decisions and delivers
• Inner composure recovers quickly from setbacks and learns from the experience
• Highly driven & inspires others to move things along and make things happen
• Take responsibility for your own training and development
• Continuously improves technical knowledge and stays abreast of latest trends
• Shares knowledge of tools and techniques with your wider team and the business stakeholders

Tech Lead Duties

• Understanding yourself to be a leader (and the impact of your behaviour on others in a project team focused on results)
• Identify and manage problems, incidents, risks and issues
• Mentor colleagues in tools, techniques and standards following agreed governance and processes

Person specification
Essential Criteria

• Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of small and/or large projects
• Excellent understanding of a mainstream development language, .Net (C#)
• Experience in web services, REST
• Experience with modern delivery models such as Agile Scrum / DevOps
• Advocate of Agile principles
• Experience of using Azure DevOps, Azure pipelines
• Knowledge of the use of Github
• Completed AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals
• Familiar with Java

How to Apply
Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by providing the following:
Your CV

• Upload an anonymised copy of your current CV. Please remove all identifying markers such as name, title, education institution etc.
• Make sure it clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification.

500-word Personal Statement
Please provide a 500-word Personal statement demonstrating your Experience against the listed essential criteria,

• Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of small and/or large projects
• Experience in web services, REST
• Experience with modern delivery models such as Agile Scrum / DevOps
• Advocate of Agile principles
• Experience of using Azure DevOps

Technical
Please provide a 250-word example that demonstrates your technical ability, aligning with the Technical criteria listed below,

• Excellent understanding of .net, C#, MVC
• Familiar with Java

For further information on the sift and interview stages of this recruitment campaign, please head to our 'Things you need to know' section below.
Please visit our Civil Service Careers page - IPO - Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)
If you require job-specific information, please contact Alex Morgan
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Telephone:
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please submit 250 words covering the following Technical criteria - Excellent understanding of .net, C#, MVC - Familiar with Java
• At interview you will be assessed on technical criteria

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Please submit 250 words covering the following Technical criteria - Excellent understanding of .net, C#, MVC - Familiar with Java

Benefits
Alongside your salary of 47,766, Intellectual Property Office contributes 13,837 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
• Access to Microsoft's ESI training suite
• Hybrid working with no core hours
• Substantial support for career progression
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
• You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave

For more information about what's on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert.
Please note that benefits may be subject to change.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Additional details on security and vetting
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance .
For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.
Further information on the vetting process can be found at National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK
If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact
The assessment process will comprise of the following:
Stage 1 - Sift
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist. This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:
Experience
Your CV will be used to assess your suitability for the role.
Your 500-word Personal statement will demonstrate your Experience against the listed essential criteria,

• Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of small and/or large projects
• Experience in web services, REST
• Experience with modern delivery models such as Agile Scrum / DevOps
• Advocate of Agile principles
• Experience of using Azure DevOps

Technical
Provide a 250-word example that demonstrates your technical ability against the Technical criteria listed below,

• Excellent understanding of .net, C#, MVC
• Familiar with Java

Stage 2 - Interviews
If successful at sift candidates will then be invited to an interview where you will be assessed on Behaviours, Experience, Technical and Strengths
Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation.
Interviews for this role will be carried out in person at our Newport Office.
The successful candidate would be expected to remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months before applying for another role.
The Recruitment team operational hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday - Friday excluding bank holidays.
Please note that the role profile is for information purposes and candidates should refer to the specific assessment criteria referred to in the job advert
Applicants to note: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.
There may be important information contained within the job role profile candidates may also wish to refer to. We recommend candidates download and save a copy of the role profile for reference.
This post is being advertised to Internal , across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
We do not routinely reimburse travel expenses for candidates, however if participating in the selection process would cause you undue financial hardship or if it restricts your ability to participate, please contact the recruitment team for more information.
In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via;
In the event of a high volume of applications, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) reserves the right to raise the minimum qualifying score at sift to manage volumes and ensure a proportionate and fair assessment process.
Please be aware that only one application per candidate is permitted for each recruitment campaign. Multiple applications, including those made using different accounts, may result in your application being withdrawn or rejected at any stage of the process.
For more information on the IPO's terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
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) .