Home Office Hiring for Software Developer Job at Salford, North West England, England Full Time

Higher Security Clearance:

This post requires the successful candidate to hold security clearance at minimum SC level (normally requiring a five year UK footprint). Job offers to this post are made on the basis of merit. Security vetting will only take place after the receipt of a job offer.

Visa Sponsorship Statement

Please take note that the Home Office DDaT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License and are unable to sponsor any individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visa

It’s an exciting time in Home Office Digital Data and Technology; we have a number of initiatives coming together which are laying the basis for our future operating model – reshaping how we deliver and manage our delivery.

You could be designing and building solutions to help people prove their identity or apply for visas or working on the critical IT systems that support policing and counter terrorism and help protect UK borders. Our success in this role depends on our ability to exploit the latest technologies to create leading-edge, world class solutions whilst ensuring they are secure and resilient

What we offer

We know that great software requires great coding practices. Here are some key practices which we insist upon across our teams that allow us to release with speed and quality:

• agile principles
• test-driven development with a focus on automation
• continuous integration and continuous delivery
• review code via pull requests
• pairing smartly
• infrastructure as code

Key Responsibilities

• building and maintaining wide variety of gov.uk services you may be familiar with, including getting married or forming a civil partnership or applying for a visa
• ensuring that the application and delivery of passports is efficient – completing the build of our award-winning digital application system
• re-developing core policing data systems to ensure they are effective and provide a solid basis for innovation
• updating tools to ensure that our borders are efficient for both passengers and border officials
• ensuring that we have a world-class immigration systems which is usable by all

About you

You’ll be joining a growing software engineering community and you’ll be passionate about growing your own career within that community with an enthusiasm to research and learn new programming tools and techniques.

You’ll have experience developing applications and familiarity with:

• backend or full-stack development, with detailed knowledge of at least one modern web programming language and their respective ecosystem such as; Java or C# or Python, PHP or JavaScript, NodeJS for example
• agile environments and version control
• working practices such as test driven development (focusing on automation), continuous integration and continuous delivery
• cloud based approaches and the use of orchestration tools (AWS, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes)
• the full software delivery cycle

Some of the benefits our software developers love

• one of the higher starting salaries across the Civil Service
• a Civil Service pension with employer contribution rates of between 26.6% and 30.3%, depending upon salary
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service
• flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing
• training and development opportunities tailored to your role
• an in-year bonus scheme
• a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• season ticket loans and rental deposit loans
• cycle to work and payroll giving
• employee discounts – including a huge number of retailers (via the Edenred platform), Microsoft Home Use programme and gym membership
• a variety of staff recognition schemes including thank you vouchers
• health and wellbeing initiatives including monthly mindfulness sessions
• staff support networks
• maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
• maternity and adoption support leave (paternity leave) of 2 weeks full pay
• up to 5 days paid leave for volunteering
• study leave and support for studying for a qualification or other accredited development relevant to your role

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £39,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Gym membership
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Salford, M5 3LZ