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Pay up to £77,740, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Lead Product Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Lead criteria : Customer Experience is a key aspect of this role, and we need someone who knows how to put users first as part of a commitment to user-centred design, and knows how to achieve this amongst competing priorities, including achieving value for the business* Setting the direction of the product, rallying the team, owning the vision and roadmap of the product and be that trusted voice Able to draw on insight and expertise to make decisions, often in a time pressured situation Experience of applying influence and challenging the status quo so you can meet your vision Have experience of mentoring and coaching product people and teams to deliver highly quality products and services Experience of agile methodology, when to use it and when to not and how you move through the agile lifecycle. * Lead criteria: An initial sift may be conducted using the lead criteria stated above. Candidates who pass the initial sift will progress to a full sift. You and your role As a Lead Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of designing, building and managing innovative products that connect millions of UK citizens with essential DWP services. Using your expertise and experience you'll lead, guide and coach a high-performing team of product managers to success, owning the product roadmap and driving best practice, product excellence and performance metrics. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £77,740. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £22,466 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women in IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Product Owner - Networks Pay up to £43,347, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. At DWP we are looking for a Product owner who is enthusiastic with an aptitude and interest in digital, the technical requirements can be learned on the job through structured learning and collaborating with experienced and highly knowledgeable colleagues DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Network Product Owner to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Demonstrate a high level of experience of effectively communicating at different levels across a range of stakeholders and colleagues, using a variety of methods including digital, written and verbal. Experience of service and delivery reporting and the production and presentation of management information, reports and dashboards. Demonstrate a high level of experience of interpreting complex and/or technical information. Provide explanations to colleagues, stakeholders and customers to simplify and ensure understanding and by using sound judgement recommend considered approaches to challenge and improve processes and performance. Demonstrate a level of experience in IT Service/Product Management, developing standard/repeatable services and by understanding business/technical priorities and risks deliver excellent customer service which also balances quality and cost effectiveness through a sound understanding of commercial and financial management. Demonstrate experience of supporting and mentoring the development of team members to successfully deliver high quality outcomes that meet the customers' needs and provide value for money. You and your role In collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customer you will be responsible for ensuring best practices are adhered to across the department and supporting teams on how to deliver quality, modern Infrastructure solutions, ensuring the operational stability, availability and quality of DWP Networks. Working to the Senior Product Owner you will be an intrinsic part of the Management team working with other Network Services Product Owners as well as the engineering leads, principal Network engineers and suppliers. Along with the essential experience above it would also be desirable, but not essential to have the following skills or experience: A working understanding of Network infrastructures and technologies. Experience of Delivery / Project Management. Working knowledge of IT Service Management tools and dashboards e.g. - Service Now, Splunk, Dynatrace. ITIL Qualification or equivalent. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £43,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Data Domain Architect Scale: G7 We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP has been undertaking an ambitious technology transition over the past few years, and there is still a long way to go. Join us as a Senior Data Domain Architect , to deliver and promote architecture patterns and solutions for our data domain. You provide Solution Architects within delivery project teams expert advice and leadership on data design elements of solutions. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. You'll help change the face of public services used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. Delivery. Work. Projects. You'll be our Senior Data Domain Architect , working on DWP's core data architecture and digital strategy. You will have the ability and agency to advise, steer, and influence decisions at the centre of DWP's digital transformation. You will govern solution designs, approving architecture decisions and technology choices. You will share your data domain knowledge and experience to drive IT strategy, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for the environment. You will deliver and promote architecture patterns and solutions for the data domain, including: Solution designs, approving architecture decisions and technology choices. Supporting the delivery of a data technology roadmap. Understanding industry trends and research in the data domain. Supporting the data design elements of solutions. Assist in defining the strategic IT data architecture. You will have no line management responsibilities. You will work closely with our Lead Data Domain Architect. You will need the skills to: Govern architecture design of business-critical IT projects/services in a large, complex UK central government or private sector organisation. Develop data strategies, blueprints, reference architectures, and design patterns. Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models. Understand database design, technologies, design patterns, tools, and best practices (including RDBMS, NoSQL, and Open Source). Work with public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, and best practices. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay from £55,557 to £70,000 Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 a year. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital .

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Pay up to £73,153 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. Our Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineers are responsible for the implementation and operation of secure and highly available computing platforms, products, and networks. They build, maintain, upgrade and continuously improve DWP's cloud infrastructure and services. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? You will have demonstrable experience of building and running systems in the following areas: Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab or equivalent. Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code. Container build and runtime environments. Kubernetes administration and associated technologies e.g. Flux, Argo CD, Helm. You and your role As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will work in an agile multidisciplinary team building and operating products and services that are consumed by the rest of DWP Digital. You will have a deep understanding of cloud tools and technologies, especially around infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, containers and cloud networking. You will also have an appreciation of information security, designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services. There are line-management responsibilities, you will need to provide technical support and assistance to junior team-members. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,153. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Automation Infrastructure Engineer Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) as an Automation Infrastructure Engineer at a time of significant transformation, as we look to drive the adoption of Public Cloud services in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) and DWP's own strategic hosting architectural principles. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an Automation Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience using Linux Operating Systems. Knowledge of automation and orchestration technologies. Experience of hybrid cloud. Experience in a large scale organisation using source control management (SCM) tools such as Gitlab or Github. Experience using configuration and infrastructure management tooling such as Ansible and Terraform. Experience of working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. You and your role As an Automation Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the next generation of Ansible Automation Platform. You will be building standardisation of service offerings for consumption. Identifying and automating toil where appropriate, and ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available. Key activities include: Working collaboratively to develop and maintain a shared AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) solution in public cloud. Support and maintain shared tooling in our on-premise environment including Gitlab and AAP. Provide product on-boarding support to our end users and business units. Identify and implement optimal solutions for our tools and our end users, including monitoring and continuous improvement. Perform application patching and maintenance on all our products. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Apprentice Business Analyst looking to start your journey as an Apprentice Business Analyst? At DWP you will have the opportunity to continually learn and work with a great team. DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP have been undertaking an ambitious technology transition over the past few years, and there is still a long way to go. If you join us a Business Analyst Apprentice, you'll be supported by your line manager, skills coach, fellow apprentices on the programme and the Business Analyst community. You will have access to a variety of sources of encouragement to help you succeed. We are ready to support you with your learning and self-development throughout the apprenticeship and beyond. You will grow your skills and experience through working with more experienced colleagues and through the support of other people in the same profession. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. You will be given time out from your role to work on your apprenticeship. You must be committed to seeing through the apprenticeship and complete the qualification. This includes working a minimum of 30 hours per week to ensure you have enough time to complete the apprenticeship. Delivery. Work. Projects. As a Business Analyst apprentice, you will be part of a dynamic team, learning and growing your skills across various exciting projects. The role is designed to provide you with hands-on experience working on key DWP projects and services, while working towards a formal qualification in Business Analysis. In this role, you will help: Solve problems and create solutions that benefit real people. Drive improvements in how services and processes work, especially for government and citizen interactions. Break down complex issues into actionable, easy-to-understand steps. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain exposure to a variety of tasks, including: Business Process Modelling Data and Gap Analysis Requirements Engineering and Management Stakeholder and Business Impact Assessments Agile ways of working and more. You will build a portfolio showcasing your learning and practical applications of these skills, supported by your line manager, mentors, and the broader Business Analyst community. Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria: Hold a valid passport/birth certificate or residence permit. Have the right to live and work in the UK. Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold some form of exemption. Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 or equivalent or be willing to undertake a functional skills assessment. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £29,500 Pension: Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 26 after one year , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Please note- If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital .

Data Engineer Pay up to £58,347, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. As a Data Engineer you'll be working within a high-performing team of engineers, developing data-centric solutions that positively impact millions of DWP users, helping them to find and use essential DWP services. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of developing, testing, maintaining, deploying and supporting efficient, scalable, automated ETL pipelines in an AWS cloud environment using AWS S3 Cloud Object Storage Strong coding skills using Hive SQL, Spark SQL, Python, PySpark and Bash Experience of working with a wide variety of structured and unstructured data. You and your role As a Data Engineer at DWP, you'll be executing code across a full tech stack, including Azure, Databricks, PySpark and Pandas, helping the department to move towards a cloud computing environment, working with huge data sets as part of our DataWorks platform - a system that provides Universal Credit data to our Data Science team, helping improve our data security, integrity and cloud based technology. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £58,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,862 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 27 days after one year. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to launch a career in digital, and develop skills and experience that employers really value? Do you want a permanent job, with a salary, while you work towards and Level 4 qualification in project management? Are you a good communicator, can you solve problems, and are you excited about learning new things? We've got a brilliant opportunity for 10 new digital apprentices in DWP Digital. You'll work towards a qualification and work on products and services that will be used by millions (and which will look great on your CV). This is a permanent role with a starting salary of up to £35,711, as well as great benefits and flexible working. You'll be part of the UK's largest government department, as well as a thriving digital delivery community with access to learning, mentoring and loads of other support. Tell me about the apprenticeship We have apprenticeships in Digital Delivery Management based in our Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield digital hubs. You'll be able to indicate your preference when you apply. This is a Level 4 digital apprenticeship. We're looking to hire people to be future leaders and experts in digital delivery management. As an Apprentice Digital Delivery Manager, you'll be hands-on completing small projects or bit of projects. You might also support the end-to-end delivery of a larger digital project. You'll learn what project plan is and how to read and monitor it, identify potential risks & issues, and communicate effectively with your stakeholders and your team. So, you'll learn on the job alongside our brilliant, expert team. But you'll also be studying towards gaining a Level 4 Project Management apprenticeship qualification. You'll be given about 20% of your work time (one day a week) to focus on your qualification. You will be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme. You don't need any prior experience or IT qualifications. But there is a lot to do and learn, so you need to be ready to work hard and participate in the many opportunities you will be given. We're looking for apprentices who have the following: Experience of organising and planning the tasks of others to achieve a particular outcome You can collaborate with others, and manage relationships. You have some experience of leading others. Good communication skills Good problem-solving skills, finding ways of improving things Ability to balance work and study, and passion for learning new things. Apply by: Completing your application on the Civil Service Jobs website before Sunday 13th October 2024. As part of the application, you will be asked to provide: An application form with your basic details A summary of your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. A personal statement of 750 words demonstrating the required skills. Interviews with DWP Digital will then be confirmed should you be successful. The apprenticeship will start around February 2025. Entry Requirements: You hold a current United Kingdom (UK) or EAA Passport, and NI number You've lived in the UK and/or EEA for the past 3 years You're eligible to work in the UK and are not in full-time education (at the time the apprenticeship starts) Either hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above. Or you can complete and pass a functional skills tests if you don't have these GCSEs. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. There has never been a more exciting time to get involved in a digital apprenticeship with DWP Digital. Click Apply now for more info and to start an application.

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you looking for a career in tech? Do you want to learn how to solve IT issues and support business IT? Want to learn as you earn? You'll work towards a qualification, and do work on products and services that will be used by millions (and which will look great on your CV)? This is a permanent role with a starting salary of £29,500, as well as great benefits and flexible working. You'll be part of the UK's largest government department, as well as a thriving Engineering community with access to learning, mentoring and loads of other support. Tell me about the apprenticeship We have apprenticeships in End User Computer Engineering based in either our Blackpool or Birmingham digital hub. You'll be able to indicate your preference when you apply. This is a Level 4 digital apprenticeship. We're looking to hire people to be future leaders and experts in Engineering. As an Apprentice Engineer you'll be hands-on providing a high-quality, face-to-face IT support service to our users, helping DWP colleagues with installation, configuration and issue resolution on DWP devices and software. So, you'll learn on the job alongside our brilliant, expert team. But you'll also be studying towards gaining a Level 4 engineering apprenticeship qualification. You'll be given about 20% of your work time to focus on your qualification. You will be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme. You don't need any prior experience or IT qualifications. But there is a lot to do and learn, so you need to be ready to work hard and participate in the many opportunities you will be given. Are you ready? We're very keen to attract a broad range of applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you have the right motivation and attitude, and you want to launch a career in tech then we want to hear from you. We're looking for apprentices who have the following: Attention to detail Good communication skills Good problem-solving skills, The ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to balance work and study, and passion for learning new things. How do I apply? You will work through a largely self-selecting application process run by Makers Academy. This process is designed to enable you to try coding and to help you understand if you are suitable for the apprenticeship. Apply by: Completing your application on the Civil Service Jobs website before Wednesday 11th September 2024. As part of the application, you will be asked to provide: A Personal Details application form A verbal Test. A summary of your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. A Technical and behaviour statements (up to 250 words for each statement). Interviews with DWP Digital will then be confirmed should you be successful. The apprenticeship is due to commence in March 2025. Entry Requirements: You hold a current United Kingdom (UK) or EAA Passport, and NI number You've lived in the UK and/or EEA for the past 3 years You're eligible to work in the UK and are not in full-time education (at the time the apprenticeship starts) Either hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above. Or you can complete and pass a functional skills tests if you don't have these GCSEs. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. There has never been a more exciting time to get involved in a digital apprenticeship with DWP Digital. Click Apply now for more info and to start an application.

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you looking for a career in tech? Do you want to learn how to solve IT issues and support business IT? Want to learn as you earn? You'll work towards a qualification, and do work on products and services that will be used by millions (and which will look great on your CV)? This is a permanent role with a starting salary of £29,500, as well as great benefits and flexible working. You'll be part of the UK's largest government department, as well as a thriving Engineering community with access to learning, mentoring and loads of other support. Tell me about the apprenticeship We have apprenticeships in End User Computer Engineering based in either our Blackpool or Birmingham digital hub. You'll be able to indicate your preference when you apply. This is a Level 4 digital apprenticeship. We're looking to hire people to be future leaders and experts in Engineering. As an Apprentice Engineer you'll be hands-on providing a high-quality, face-to-face IT support service to our users, helping DWP colleagues with installation, configuration and issue resolution on DWP devices and software. So, you'll learn on the job alongside our brilliant, expert team. But you'll also be studying towards gaining a Level 4 engineering apprenticeship qualification. You'll be given about 20% of your work time to focus on your qualification. You will be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme. You don't need any prior experience or IT qualifications. But there is a lot to do and learn, so you need to be ready to work hard and participate in the many opportunities you will be given. Are you ready? We're very keen to attract a broad range of applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you have the right motivation and attitude, and you want to launch a career in tech then we want to hear from you. We're looking for apprentices who have the following: Attention to detail Good communication skills Good problem-solving skills, The ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to balance work and study, and passion for learning new things. How do I apply? You will work through a largely self-selecting application process run by Makers Academy. This process is designed to enable you to try coding and to help you understand if you are suitable for the apprenticeship. Apply by: Completing your application on the Civil Service Jobs website before Wednesday 11th September 2024. As part of the application, you will be asked to provide: A Personal Details application form A verbal Test. A summary of your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. A Technical and behaviour statements (up to 250 words for each statement). Interviews with DWP Digital will then be confirmed should you be successful. The apprenticeship is due to commence in March 2025. Entry Requirements: You hold a current United Kingdom (UK) or EAA Passport, and NI number You've lived in the UK and/or EEA for the past 3 years You're eligible to work in the UK and are not in full-time education (at the time the apprenticeship starts) Either hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above. Or you can complete and pass a functional skills tests if you don't have these GCSEs. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. There has never been a more exciting time to get involved in a digital apprenticeship with DWP Digital. Click Apply now for more info and to start an application.