Software Developer
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 18th November 2024
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Job summary
The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It provides corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT).
Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field.
We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
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Job description
Join ICS Digital, where innovation meets expertise to create digital solutions. We are a cohesive digital community who work in the open, solving problems together and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration. Our commitment to user-focused design and data-driven decision-making ensures that we deliver accessible services tailored to the needs of our customers.
Do you want to use the latest technology to help government staff work more effectively and resiliently? Do you have the skills and experience to develop and maintain digital products and services using Microsoft 365 cloud platform? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Software Developer!
As a Software Developer, you will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, deploying, and monitoring digital products and services that aim to improve the information and knowledge management of staff across DESNZ and DSIT. You will work with other teams such as designers, content creators, project managers, and information architects to ensure that our digital products and services meet user needs and business goals. You will also use your dev ops skills to automate and streamline the development process using Azure DevOps and or GitHub.
You will be part of the Digital Directorate, which is a cross-departmental team that provides digital solutions and services to support the delivery of DESNZ and DSIT’s objectives. We follow agile principles and practices to deliver high-quality products that meet user needs.
Visit our blog to learn more about us and our work: https://icsdigital.blog.gov.uk/
Person specification
Key responsibilities
As a Software Developer, you will be doing the following:
- Writing clean, secure, and scalable code using one or more programming languages such as C#, TypeScript, PowerShell, etc.
- Using Microsoft 365 cloud platform features such as Microsoft Graph, PowerPlatform, Teams, etc. to develop and maintain digital products and services.
- Testing and debugging code using various tools and frameworks such as Visual Studio, Azure DevOps etc.
- Deploying and monitoring digital products and services to Microsoft 365 cloud platform using tools such as Azure DevOps.
- Collaborating with other teams to ensure the development process is aligned with the design, content, and information architecture strategies.
- Researching and learning new technologies, frameworks, and languages to improve the development process and deliver value to the customers.
Skills and experience
- Past experience with Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft 365 SharePoint, Power Platform, Azure, Azure DevOps and Azure Active Directory.
- Possess PowerShell skills, including development of ground-up scripting across M365 services.
- Experience in SharePoint/Teams migration and migration planning.
Desirable criteria:
- Demonstrate good presentation skills to address relevant stakeholders and technical audiences.
- Demonstrate good understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies.
It is unusual that all candidates will meet all the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the Software Developer role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you!
Please, no recruitment agencies.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Programming and build
- System Design
Benefits
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
- Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to describe how you address the skills and experience outlined in the job advert.
Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions, as well as a written exercise.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 18/11/2024
Interview dates: w/c 02/12/2024
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DESNZ Candidate Guidance. A DESNZ Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Helen Paul
- Email : peopleanddevelopment@ics.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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