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Department for Work and Pensions Hiring for Software Engineer Job at Leeds, England Full Time

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Reference number

154462

Salary

£35,310 – £50,792


Grade

Senior Executive Officer


Contract type

Permanent


Business area

DWP – Digital


Type of role

Digital


Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time


Number of posts

6

Location

Leeds

About the job


Summary

We’re looking for outstanding Software Engineers, who want to contribute to demanding and exciting digital services for the UK Government. Be part of changing the face of public services with the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people.

Our Engineers to build and run applications as part of a multi-functional agile delivery teams. What really excites the successful candidate is problem-solving and the opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for users. The candidate will be expected to draw value from collaboration with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy.

The successful candidate will join Working Age (UC Digital) which is there to mature the Working Age and UC services to progress our agenda to redefine global standards of welfare provision, improving work incentives by removing the need to claim different benefits and reducing the risks associated with moving from benefits into employment.

You will be transforming how people experience our digital services through Jobcentres, through regular releases of new functions and maintenance.


Job description

As a Software Engineer you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen and organisation facing services and contribute towards their design.

You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build, and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.

You will work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional Agile delivery team focused on one or more products.


Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but are not restricted to, the following:

  • Deliver software products which make up services for our citizens to consume.

  • Ensure system robustness, resilience and stability.

  • Design and develop reusable libraries and services and promote reuse across the department.

  • Produce comprehensive suites of automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.

  • Identify and resolve issues preventing delivery or continuation of software engineering activities.


Behaviours

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

  • Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

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

  • Programming and Build
  • Modem Standards Approach
  • Systems Design
  • Systems Integration

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role.
  • An environment with flexible working options.
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
  • An employer pension contribution of up to 27%.
  • A generous annual leave allowance.

Salary Information:

Salary for this role is from £35,310 (Band min) to £40,666 (Band max).

Where the maximum salary is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to £10,126 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience.

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary.

Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater.

This role will be based out of our Leeds corporate hub.

The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

Job Overview

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  • Job Title: Department for Work and Pensions Hiring for Software Engineer Job at Leeds, England