Senior Developer .NET - Reed : Job Details

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Salary: £41,880 + Recruitment & Retention allowance up to £5,150Pension: Civil Service Pension with 28.97% employer contributionJob Grade: Senior Executive Officer C2Contract Type: PermanentBusiness Area: Insolvency - Change and Technology ServicesRole Type: Digital, Information Technology, Insolvency

About the Job

Job SummaryJoin our Digital Services team as a Senior Developer. We develop, maintain, and support the agency’s business applications. Recently, we’ve moved to an in-house model, consolidating our technology stack and moving away from legacy services. This is a great opportunity to shape our digital services for a sustainable, user-centric future.

About The Insolvency Service:We are a leading Government agency providing essential services to the public and businesses, supporting thousands in financial difficulty. We value inclusive and diverse teams and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We offer flexible working, lifetime development, and volunteering opportunities.

Job Description

As a Senior Developer, you will:

• Support the Lead Software Engineer and implement digital services using C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Azure stack.
• Identify and fix faults in digital services.
• Mentor and coach developers.
• Promote knowledge sharing and good practices.
• Provide expert advice to teams within Digital Services.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team and business stakeholders, fostering good relationshops and responding to views and challenges from others, working in an agile way.
• Embed modern development practices like BDD, TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps.

Person Specification

To be successful, you will have:

• Knowledge of .NET, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Azure stack.
• Understanding of integration implementations.
• Experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Experience with modern development practices and workflows.
• Understanding of web application security and OWASP Top 10.

Behaviours and Technical Skills

We will assess you against these behaviours:

• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Technical skills will be assessed during the selection process, including a short coding exercise.

Benefits

• Salary: £41,880 + £12,132 pension contribution
• Flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
• 25 days leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years
• 8 public/bank holidays + 1 privilege day
• Competitive maternity, paternity, and parental leave
• 5 days paid leave for learning and development
• 5 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme for confidential support

Selection Process

This vacancy uses Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience, and Technical skills. The process includes a CV submission, initial sift, and interviews.

Timeline:

• Sift: w/c 03 February 2025
• Interview: w/c 10 February 2025 (via MS Teams)

Security:Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and complete baseline personnel security checks.

Nationality Requirements:Open to UK nationals, Republic of Ireland nationals, Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK, and certain EU, EEA, and Turkish nationals. Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

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.

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 Cvil Service People Plan.

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Further Information:Complaints about the recruitment process can be raised with the Insolvency Service or the Civil Service Commission.