Developer

Cabinet Office
London
1 year ago
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Job summary

The National Situation Centre is looking for developers to join our team who can bring a passion for technology to a fast paced, cutting edge crisis response department. This role has the potential to be across disciplines and languages with data engineering, devops, geospatial and software development roles all within our team. The role would suit a developer who was early in their career or provide a challenge to someone looking to learn new skills and contribute to the development of a cutting edge platform.�

Job description

Collaborate with team members to design, develop and maintain our digital products and services. Undertake production system support, taking ownership of issues from monitoring support inboxes through to successful resolution. Be an active part of the wider external development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences. Apply relevant software development standards to ensure product quality and undertake code reviews.

Person specification

As a Developer, you should have the following technical skills:

Development experience with any programming language(s). Strong Computer Science fundamentals. Experience, or the desire to develop your skills in other languages or technologies including: Good understanding of source control tools, such as Git.

Candidate Profile (�soft skills�)

Demonstrable interest in technology, in the form of personal projects or hackathons is preferred. Highly motivated and able to work independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Fast learner with the ability to integrate information and make judgements. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Good communication skills. Good organisational skills coupled with the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy.

It is unusual that candidates will meet all of the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to thedeveloper role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you!

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Programming fundamentals

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �38,250, Cabinet Office contributes �11,081 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your role.An environment with flexible working options.A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.A which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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