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We are recruiting for a Principal Software Developer to provide additional leadership to the Software Development profession during a time of growth. Are you someone who could help encourage our profession to be the best it can be? Are you enthusiastic about making change and ensuring all our teams have the skills and knowledge they need to succeed? These are exciting times at Companies House as we continue our transformation journey, developing new digital services that are used nationally at scale. Our services are built using the latest technology and cloud services, with a focus on microservice development on AWS. This role is a unique opportunity to shape how we develop and secure our digital services. Working within an embedded agile delivery structure you will be empowered to define the processes and technology we use to produce software. Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. Job description You'll work closely with the Head of the Development to produce, lead and implement strategies to: Improve the flow of software into production and meet users needs. Ensure high quality software is delivered within an agile delivery environment through the constant improvement of standards and processes. Establish communities of practice both internally and externally, in order to share knowledge and help. Raise the profile of Development and Companies House both internally and externally through knowledge sharing and supporting others to create a culture of innovation and experimentation. Keep up to date with emerging technologies and lead the introduction into the development community when appropriate, ensuring that legacy technologies and services are constantly improved or removed as necessary. We want our profession to: Be passionate about meeting user needs by releasing software as often as possible. Be enthusiastic about clean maintainable code, well designed software and coaching others with it. Love helping and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best. We would love you to be part of our team and help us get to a point where the following are part of the culture. We want to: Have many releases per day automatically into production. Have automated test coverage for everything from accessibility to security and performance. Be constantly innovating and running iterations of our services to meet and exceed user needs. Be publicly recognised as an organisation that works openly on interesting things. Ensure we are meeting the needs of our users by ensuring we have diversity in thought and ideas. Person specification We're looking for the following, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. The successful candidate will be someone who: Values working in the open, and are comfortable sharing ideas early. Is optimistic and will lead the teams according to the Companies House values by being Adaptable, Bold and Curious. Is proactive, and encourage others to take practical action. Recognises that diverse views make our services better. Youll communicate across borders, whether thats teams, directorates or government agencies. Enjoys learning and experimenting with new approaches and tools. Relishes helping others to work at their best. Is confident using a coaching or mentoring approach to provide leadership within projects. Technical Knowledge of the following technologies: NodeJS, Java, AWS And ideally some knowledge of these technologies: Go, APIs, GitHub, Concourse Experience You'll have significant experience as a developer and leading developers. Experience of improving the development practice ensuring that the engineering function is delivering software in its most optimum way. Experience of working using agile methodologies. Experience of setting and delivering strategic direction for the engineering function including the management of all necessary stakeholders. About us Companies House is an award-winning employer, building brilliant services on cutting edge technology. You'll join our digital team at a time of transformation, and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. We currently have 15 cross functional agile software development teams. Each containing developers, testers, business analyst, product owner, user researcher, user experience and agile delivery manager. The teams are supported by a platform team who have already automated large parts of our development pipeline using Concourse CI, SonarQube, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory & Docker. We also have a dedicate Research and Development driving Innovation at the heart of Engineering. We're migrating our current legacy systems into a Microservice architecture. All new services are hosted on AWS and we're using trunk-based development and Continuous Integration. We're working with data that is estimated to be worth £3 billion to our users. There are over 4 million companies on the register. Over 6 billion searches of the free register are made every year (excluding API calls). We register approximately 2,800 new companies every day. What it is like to work in Companies House Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We're keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics. Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it's up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them. Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You'll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Developing Self and Others Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Knowledge of Microservices Amazon Web Services Design/Programming & Build

Job summary It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. We are looking for three Senior Software Developers to join our Transformation and Technology Directorate. Job description A Senior Software Developer delivers and integrates software to form a complete service: plan and lead development on sets of related stories have an understanding of the whole system and take responsibility for teaching this to others work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built coach and mentor more junior colleagues maintain and support the production services you build find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability You will actively participate and contribute to the developer community, collaborate with other disciplines to enable effective cross-functional delivery and continuously improve the quality of the software and systems produced. Develop software, following industry best practice, you will identify and implement optimisations to the development process. Ensure that software designs are aligned to strategic goals and policies and undertake strategic planning and input into organisational priorities. You will develop own skills and knowledge through agreed personal development activities. HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. Occasional travel to other HMLR / government / external locations, including overnight stays where necessary. For more information please see attached candidate pack. Person specification To be successful in this role you can demonstrate the following Technical Skills: Programming using object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, Python, Delphi). Working knowledge of functional and behavioural automated testing techniques (e.g. TDD, BDD). Understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices. You will have proven experience in the following: engineering solutions with controls embedded to mitigate security threats. applying appropriate modern standards and practices. working as a developer on agile software development projects. developing proof of concept prototypes (e.g. to inform service design). maintaining and supporting services in production. designing systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity, and meaningful impact. integrating systems and the associated build or test activities. working with users to understand their needs. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Programming using object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, Python, Delphi). Working knowledge of functional and behavioural automated testing techniques (e.g. TDD, BDD). Understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.

It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. We are looking for ten Software Developers to join our Transformation and Technology Directorate. Job description As a Software Developer you will deliver software components that form part of a product: develop software to meet user needs follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines write clean, secure and well-tested code coach and mentor more junior colleagues maintain the services you build and identify issues in production You will actively participate and contribute to the developer community, collaborating with other disciplines to enable effective cross-functional delivery and continuously improve the quality of the software and systems produced. You will develop your own skills and knowledge through agreed personal development activities and develop software by following industry best practice, aligned to HMLR standards and approved technologies. You will identify and implement optimisations to the development process and maintain awareness of organisational priorities and their impact. HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. Occasional travel to other HMLR / government / external locations, including overnight stays where necessary. This role is part of HM Land Registry's Digital and Data Pay Supplement Scheme and may attract a non-consolidated, non-contractual, non-pensionable supplementary payment on top of the base HMLR salary. The supplement amount is the result of a capability assessment, which will be determined during the application and interview process to assess your capability level. Minimum starting total pay £41,100. The maximum total pay after two years in this role is £47,200. For more information please see attached candidate pack. Person specification To be successful in this role you will have experience within Programming, using object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, Python, Delphi). You can showcase experience of implementing controls to mitigate security threats and applying appropriate modern standards and practices. You will have experience working as a developer, on agile software development projects and you are used to working with users to understand their needs. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Programming using object-oriented languages (e.g. Java, Python, Delphi).

Job Description Senior Calypso Software Developer - London Our Client is seeking a Senior Calypso Software Developer with 3 to 5 years experience. Calypso V14 as its Collateral Management system and are investigating introducing further business lines like cash management, FX and securities. The Client are looking to build a team of support analyst and analyst developers to provide first line and development capabilities and this analyst developer role sits in the Run the bank team (RTB). Key Responsibilities • Assess business requirements and provide development estimates. • Translate user requirements to user stories and technical task. • Work closely with BA and QA teams to deliver fit for purpose technical solutions. • Deliver quality code changes according to timescales provided. • Manage service integration and transition from CTB. • Develop and conduct regression and NFR testing • Follow the change and incident management process. ITIL preferred • Act as Second, Third Line RTB escalation • Provide regular updates regarding development progress. • Mentor and support junior members of the team • Maintain an awareness of and comply with all Anti Money Laundering laws, regulations, policies and procedures relevant to the company (Ensure adherence to all group standards and policies). • Provide overnight support to ensure system stability and availability. Preferred Qualifications and Experience • A degree in Information Technology or equivalent. • Experience required to successfully perform the role: • Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally Financial Services • Senior level analyst developer/Team Leader • Experience of / Aspire to leading support/development teams • Knowledge and understanding of trade life cycle covering back office processes like Settlements, collateral and securities. • Knowledge, technical skills and expertise • Java • Calypso API • Oracle DBMS • Calypso V14 or later • CATT Automation and testing tool Salary will be negotiable. The Client is based in the City London. Please send your CV in Word format with salary and availability information.

Senior Software Engineer / Developer (C# .Net) *Newcastle onsite* to £130k+ Are you a Senior Software Engineer looking for an opportunity to progress your career, working on complex and interesting systems in an impactful role? You could be joining a FinTech start-up as a founding member, they have secure backing and an established Hedge Fund client as a partner. As a Senior Software Engineer you will collaborate with a small, talented team to deliver the core platform within a Microsoft environment using the latest versions of C# .Net to produce high quality code. The company has ambitious growth plans, this is a great opportunity to be involved from the ground up and progress your career. Location: You'll join colleagues in brand new Central Newcastle offices on a full-time basis (Monday to Friday), working hours 0900-1800 with some flexibility. The offices are well equipped and offer fantastic views across the City and the local countryside, many employees walk or cycle in (onsite showers available!). About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier / Russel Group university, backed by As at A-level Youre a technologist who enjoys collaborating and problem solving, working on complex, distributed systems You have expertise with modern C# .Net Core, Python skills would also be of benefit You have a strong knowledge of modern software engineering best practices and have experience across the full software development lifecycle You have a thorough understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, Data Structures, Design Patterns, Algorithms Youre excited to join a start-up in a role that you can shape and influence What's in it for you: As a Senior Software Engineer / Developer you will earn a competitive package: Salary (to £130k, negotiable) Bonus 25 days holiday Bupa healthcare Generous pension contribution Continuous career development opportunities Social team atmosphere with a range of events and early finish for drinks on Fridays Apply now to find out more about this Senior Software Engineer / Developer (C# .Net Core) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

Job Description Senior Calypso Software Developer - London Our Client is seeking a Senior Calypso Software Developer with 3 to 5 years experience. Calypso V14 as its Collateral Management system and are investigating introducing further business lines like cash management, FX and securities. The Client are looking to build a team of support analyst and analyst developers to provide first line and development capabilities and this analyst developer role sits in the Run the bank team (RTB). Key Responsibilities • Assess business requirements and provide development estimates. • Translate user requirements to user stories and technical task. • Work closely with BA and QA teams to deliver fit for purpose technical solutions. • Deliver quality code changes according to timescales provided. • Manage service integration and transition from CTB. • Develop and conduct regression and NFR testing • Follow the change and incident management process. ITIL preferred • Act as Second, Third Line RTB escalation • Provide regular updates regarding development progress. • Mentor and support junior members of the team • Maintain an awareness of and comply with all Anti Money Laundering laws, regulations, policies and procedures relevant to the company (Ensure adherence to all group standards and policies). • Provide overnight support to ensure system stability and availability. Preferred Qualifications and Experience • A degree in Information Technology or equivalent. Experience required to successfully perform the role: • Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally Financial Services • Senior level analyst developer/Team Leader • Experience of / Aspire to leading support/development teams • Knowledge and understanding of trade life cycle covering back office processes like Settlements, collateral and securities. • Knowledge, technical skills and expertise • Java • Calypso API • Oracle DBMS • Calypso V14 or later • CATT Automation and testing tool Salary will be negotiable. The Client is based in the City London. Please send your CV in Word format with salary and availability information.

Job Description Senior Software Developer with Liferay or Angular You have a degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other IT related education please (Bachelor/Master). Must be very enthusiastic about Java-based web/enterprise application development and deployment and have experience with Java. The Client would like to see working knowledge and at least 2 to 3 years experience with Angular 5 and/or Liferay 7 / DXP. Experience with the Spring Framework is a must coupled with extensive knowledge of HTML5, CSS (SASS), JavaScript and Jquery. Good sense of web design and Single-Page Application (SPA) development. Knowledge of cloud software design (AWS / Azure). You need to be a fast learner, willing to learn and implement new technologies. There are several locations for this contract assignment - Norwich, Reading, Surrey, Luton. The rate is negotiable. Duration will be 6 months. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Job Description Senior Software Developer with Angular or Liferay Our Client is looking to recruit a Senior Software Developer with Angular or Liferay. You will have at least 5 years experience of developing software with Angular and/or Liferay. A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other IT related education please (Bachelor/Master). You need to be crazy about Java-based web/enterprise application development and deployment and have experience with Java. You have working experience with Angular 5 and/or Liferay 7 / DXP. Single-Page Application (SPA) doesn't have any secrets for you. Experience with the Spring Framework is a must. You need to be a fast learner, willing to learn and implement new technologies. Excellent verbal and written knowledge of the English language is a must. You are independent, flexible and you can prioritise. You have great team spirit! At least, most of the time...... This is 6 month contract assignment based in Surrey. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with availability and daily rate.

Job Description Senior Lead C# Software Developer We urgently require a Senior C# Lead Developer with at least 5 to 10 years solid expertise in developing financial systems ideally banking systems. Your experience should include extensive knowledge of developing complex financial systems in C# as Teal Leader. Any experience of SQL Server or backend database would be useful but not essential. The position will be based close to London Bridge. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and notice period.

Job Description Full Stack Dot Net Software Developer Our Client is an established leader in the travel industry. They are looking to recruit a full stack Dot Net Software Developer to work on a major transformation programme for this award-winning Luxury Travel Company. Projects will include designing and implementing web based tools to automate operational tasks and improve accuracy of pricing and management information and web site enhancements. We are seeking an individual who is looking to take on the technical design and implementation of technical solutions for the business. The Client works with a number of third party suppliers and the candidate will also liaise and work closely with our vendors to help deliver solutions, as required. Depending on your expertise you will have the opportunity to take on the management of projects involving multiple stakeholders and vendors. You will be responsible for: • Design and implementation of web based tools to automate a variety of business processes • Implementation of enhancements to the company website (built on Umbraco) • Interfacing with business systems and data warehouse to implement the required functionality • Analysing and identifying ways to automate processes working alongside the business lead • Designing and validating the technical suitability of proposed solutions including database design and software approaches proposed by vendors • Taking on complex business change projects that involve multiple stakeholders and suppliers • Potential for managing suppliers tightly to ensure delivery of our requirements within budget and on time • Risk and issue management to ensure a pro-active approach is taken to managing these Skills and Experience: • At least, 3-5 years commercial experience with specific retail Travel Industry domain knowledge • Track record of delivering projects involving in-house resources and/or third party suppliers • Ability to design and architect technical solutions to complex business problems • Full Stack development experience (ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, ReactJS, AngularJS, MS SQL Server) • CMS experience e.g. with Umbraco • Continuous Delivery skills, tools and techniques (e.g. Git, Github, Jenkins, Docker, Vagrant, Chef, Puppet, Selenium, etc.) • Familiar with Azure cloud services & setting up/managing resources/deploying apps • Experience in implementing business process automation • Capable of working with (and developing) multiple (REST) APIs documented with e.g. OpenAPI/swagger • PowerBI, PowerQuery, Dax & M • Other API messaging formats e.g. JSON, XML, SOAP • Experience of structured testing and quality assurance approaches (e.g. Test Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development) • A positive and cooperative individual who will work effectively across departments and within a team • Ability to understand and document business requirements This is an exciting new role at this organisation - salary range £50K - £65K. The company is based in London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Frontend Software Developer with Javascript and HTML Our Client is looking to recruit Frontend Software Developer with at least 3 to 5 years experience of developing Frontend software with Javascript and HTML Working as part of the Digital team, you'll be responsible for and delivering some exciting frontend and UX improvements to an eCommerce website as well as other internal applications for this award-winning Luxury Travel Company. The Role You will be responsible for: Own the frontend of the eCommerce website, making continual improvements Collaborating with the back end developer and design resource to deliver improved UI & UX Participate in design discussions and be the voice of the customer on usability Skills and Experience: Excellent working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS & React Framework Previously delivered multiple responsive websites Happy to develop from both wireframes and full designs Experience of working with and developing alongside a CMS (preferably with Umbraco) Capable of working with multiple (REST) APIs documented with e.g. OpenAPI/swagger and other API messaging formats e.g. JSON, XML, SOAP Good knowledge of technical SEO best practices, familiar with LightHouse on assessing page load times Worked in an agile/Kanban environment and familiar with JIRA and confluence Familiar with Git and source control The Clients offices are based in Central London and this role will be remote working. The salary for this role will be in the range £40K to £50K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Backend Developer (Umbraco) - Senior-level Working as part of the Digital team, you'll be responsible for the ongoing development and improvements to an eCommerce website as well as other internal applications for this award-winning Travel Company. You will be responsible for: Leading the eCommerce web and application development from a technical perspective • Collaborating with the front end developer and design resource to deliver improved UI & UX • A problem solver - youll need to be able to analyse and suggest improvements to existing website features • Analysing and identifying ways to automate processes working alongside the business lead • Implementing automated regression testing for the software developed Skills and Experience: • Excellent working knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, React Framework, MS SQL Server, Mongo DB, Elasticsearch • Understanding of SOLID development principles • Worked previously on projects using the Umbraco CMS • Continuous Delivery skills, tools and techniques (e.g. Git, Github, Team City, Octopus, Jenkins, Selenium, etc.) • Familiar with Azure cloud services & setting up/managing resources/deploying apps • Familiar with JIRA and Confluence • Capable of working with (and developing) multiple (REST) APIs documented with e.g. OpenAPI/swagger and other API messaging formats e.g. JSON, XML, SOAP • Experience of PowerBI, PowerQuery and R • Experience of structured testing and quality assurance approaches (e.g. Test Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development) • A positive and cooperative individual who will work effectively across departments and within a team • Worked in an agile/Kanban environment and familiar with JIRA and confluence • Not afraid to challenge existing thinking in order to improve processes Benefits Company pension Performance-related bonus Generous holiday concessions Friend and family discounts on Travel holidays Educationals - trips for staff to get to know and understand our destinations 'Cycle to work' scheme The salary for this role will be in the range £55K to £65K per year depending on experience. The Client is based in Central London and this role will be working remotely. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description C# .NET Software Developer with FX Our Client is a niche boutique broker specialising in FX. They are looking to recruit a C# .NET Software Developer with at least 3 to 5 years proven trach record of developing with C# .NET ideally with some understanding FX projects. The Company is a fast growing dynamic brokerage firm, specialising in currency options and interest rate swaps. They are seeking a talented technologist to join the London team. You will be working in a fast paced, delivery focused environment where you will get the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the business rather than just 'making up the numbers'. Initially reporting to the CTO, the successful candidate will become a key member of the global team. There will be a large amount of autonomy in the role, giving the candidate the opportunity to showcase their development talents, Responsibilities :- Re-architecting and building the in-house middle office platform and integrating with a new trading platform. • Developing pricing toolsets • Integrating to external reporting/tradeflow and pricing APIs. • Maintaining the companys daily operation on the existing platforms. Essential skills :- Minimum 3 years experience Microsoft web technologies ( C#, ASP.NET Core MVC ) • Relational database experience (SQL Server) • Proactively able to build relationships with stakeholders:- sales, brokers, middle office, external vendors. • Ability to produce clean, well-written, fully tested production ready software. Desirable skills :- Knowledge of the FIX protocol • Knowledge of FX trade processing • Basic knowledge of Foreign exchange products (vanilla/exotic options, fx cash) ( training will be given) Qualifications: Computer Science related degree preferred At least 3 years experience in a comparable development role. The Client is based in the City of London. The salary for this role will be £50K - £60K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Frontend Software Developer with Javascript and HTML Our Client is looking to recruit Frontend Software Developer with at least 3 to 5 years experience of developing Frontend software with Javascript and HTML Working as part of the Digital team, you'll be responsible for and delivering some exciting frontend and UX improvements to an eCommerce website as well as other internal applications for this award-winning Luxury Travel Company. The Role You will be responsible for: Own the frontend of the eCommerce website, making continual improvements Collaborating with the back end developer and design resource to deliver improved UI & UX Participate in design discussions and be the voice of the customer on usability Skills and Experience: Excellent working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS & React Framework Previously delivered multiple responsive websites Happy to develop from both wireframes and full designs Experience of working with and developing alongside a CMS (preferably with Umbraco) Capable of working with multiple (REST) APIs documented with e.g. OpenAPI/swagger and other API messaging formats e.g. JSON, XML, SOAP Good knowledge of technical SEO best practices, familiar with LightHouse on assessing page load times Worked in an agile/Kanban environment and familiar with JIRA and confluence Familiar with Git and source control The Clients offices are based in Central London and this role will be remote working. The salary for this role will be in the range £40K to £50K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Backend Developer (Umbraco) - Senior-level Working as part of the Digital team, you'll be responsible for the ongoing development and improvements to an eCommerce website as well as other internal applications for this award-winning Travel Company. You will be responsible for: Leading the eCommerce web and application development from a technical perspective • Collaborating with the front end developer and design resource to deliver improved UI & UX • A problem solver - youll need to be able to analyse and suggest improvements to existing website features • Analysing and identifying ways to automate processes working alongside the business lead • Implementing automated regression testing for the software developed Skills and Experience: • Excellent working knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, React Framework, MS SQL Server, Mongo DB, Elasticsearch • Understanding of SOLID development principles • Worked previously on projects using the Umbraco CMS • Continuous Delivery skills, tools and techniques (e.g. Git, Github, Team City, Octopus, Jenkins, Selenium, etc.) • Familiar with Azure cloud services & setting up/managing resources/deploying apps • Familiar with JIRA and Confluence • Capable of working with (and developing) multiple (REST) APIs documented with e.g. OpenAPI/swagger and other API messaging formats e.g. JSON, XML, SOAP • Experience of PowerBI, PowerQuery and R • Experience of structured testing and quality assurance approaches (e.g. Test Driven Development and Behaviour Driven Development) • A positive and cooperative individual who will work effectively across departments and within a team • Worked in an agile/Kanban environment and familiar with JIRA and confluence • Not afraid to challenge existing thinking in order to improve processes Benefits Company pension Performance-related bonus Generous holiday concessions Friend and family discounts on Travel holidays Educationals - trips for staff to get to know and understand our destinations 'Cycle to work' scheme The salary for this role will be in the range £55K to £65K per year depending on experience. The Client is based in Central London and this role will be working remotely. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.? DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027. Come and join the DBS community today! -hidden link- Job description A software developer designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. In this role, you will: Be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse In this role, you will be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach. You will create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. You will be able to integrate APIs such as gov.uk/pay and gov.uk/notify and develop services in line with the Government Digital Service Standard. You will test and document code releases and support the team at GDS Service Assessments. As a Senior Software Developer, you will: Technical Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents user interfaces using the right standards and tools. Work with Typescript?, Node.JS?, Kubernetes (KubeMQ)?, Next JS?, React?, and Event-Driven Architecture Supports implementation of new systems or upgrades for Automation Garage solutions Finds ways to improve system robustness, resilience, and stability Maintains and supports open Gitlab repositories - deploying and managing code changes, as well as other DevOps tasks. Manage Amazon Web Service storage, domain naming services and DynamoDB Develops good practice, ways of working Collaborate with others (service manager, technical architects, design team) to understand and review software requirements. Keeps the service and project managers informed of the status of development / service support. Innovates and improve the way processes are delivered to the business, assessing, and championing the adoption of new technologies to meet the organisations automation requirements Develops knowledge and keeps up to date with latest vendor offerings across multiple technologies including RPA, Chatbot, Power Platforms, Cognitive, Cloud and Intelligent Automation Grows the digital community, activity encourage collaboration. Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with outside technical teams to ensure implementation success Seen by the Business and team as the Public Facing Services expert Builds productive relationships internally and externally Person specification Essential experience Experience of Typescript?, Node.JS?, Kubernetes (KubeMQ)?, Next JS?, React?, and Event-Driven Architecture? Availability and capacity management: You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (Skill Level: Working) Development process optimisation: You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions (Skill Level: Working) Information security: You can design solutions and service with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats (Skill Level: Practitioner) Modern development standards: You can apply modern development stands and support other in applying them (Skill Level: Practitioner) Programming and build (software engineering): You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications, and use the agree specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools (Skill Level: Practitioner) Prototyping: You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with other; establish design patterns and iterate them; and use a variety of prototyping methos and choose ethe most appropriate (Skill Level: Practitioner) Service support: You can identify, locate and fix service faults (Skill Level: Practitioner) System design: You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity; select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively; and review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology (Skill Level: Practitioner) System integration: You can define the integration build, co-ordinate build activities across systems, and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities (Skill Level: Practitioner) User focus: You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally; explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user; champion user research to focus on all users; prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so; and offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use (Skill Level: Practitioner) Desirable experience It would be great if you also have: Experience of Government Digital Standard (GDS) Ways of Working and Secure by Design principles Knowledge or experience of Redhat OpenShift?, Postgres?, Azure and/or AWS?, Flask?, and/or Python? Knowledge of gov.uk websites and service Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: DDAT Senior Software Developer: Programming and Build (Software Engineering) DDAT Senior Software Developer: Information Security DDAT Senior Software Developer: Systems Design DDAT Senior Software Developer: User Focus