Department for International Trade Hiring for Senior Software Developer Job at London, England Full Time

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Technical Skills.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding Covid-19 and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. Unless otherwise specified, all interviews are currently being held online. Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

Sift will take place week commencing: 30th of May

Interviews will take place week commencing: 13th of June

As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV and complete a 300 word personal statement outlining your experience, skills and fit for the role.

At the sift stage for this role, we assess you against the essential criteria listed above. In the event that there is a high volume of applications, a short sift will be conducted based on: CV.

At the interview stage for this role, we assess your technical/specialist experience, outlined in the above role description, testing your ability through relevant assessments/presentations and ask you questions around behaviours and technical skills.

Technical Skills

There will be a Technical element within the interview where you will be asked a series of questions to demonstrate your specific professional skills and knowledge related directly to the job role and context. We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Modern standards approach
• Systems integration
• Systems design
• Information security
• Development process optimisation
• Programming and build (software engineering)

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership

Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.

Candidates who pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring will be held on a 12-month reserve list for future appointments. Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation.

Harmonised terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.

Any move to the Department for International Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Reasonable adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact the DDaT Recruitment team before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DIT by email: [email protected]

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission:

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SC Clearance Details

All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years

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Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements.

Checks will be made against:

• Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records).
• UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records.
• Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency.
• Security Services record.
• Location Details

Further Information

Find out about our benefits, application process and practical details like our office locations on the things you need to know page. Remember to check out our blog, Digital Trade.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.