Job Description
Developer (Dynamics) - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - HEO
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 22nd September 2024
An additional allowance of £3,500 is available for this role.
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
DVSA - Strategy Planning and Performance
Type of role
Digital
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time.
You can choose from Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oldham, Leeds, Birmingham or Swansea as your home office, with regular attendance in Swansea likely to be required during the initial phase.
About the job
Job summary
Are you passionate about continuously developing technologies? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
You will be part of our expanding internal Application Development team, which develops and maintains mission-critical applications for DVSA. You will be integral to setting up a new Microsoft Dynamics capability in the team, taking on the support and development of current and future applications.
Microsoft Dynamics forms a major part of our current and future technical roadmap. The decision has been made to provision an in-house team with the vision of insourcing support and development of externally built applications and the ability to produce internally developed applications and solutions.
You will be joining the team from its inception with the ability to fully partake in and influence its structure, training, and direction. Our applications are used by DVSA staff to perform essential activities such as booking theory tests, roadside enforcement encounters, and annual vehicle tests.
There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA!
We’re striving to create a place that’s great to work in. We heavily invest in our development teams, enabling you to advance your career and knowledge by giving you the opportunity to use modern, cutting-edge cloud and mobile development technologies built on modern development languages and frameworks.
If you want to find out more about this role, get tips on the application or ask the hiring manager any questions, join us for a virtual information session on 12th September at 17:30. Click here to register.
As a Developer (Dynamics), you will be designing, building, and testing software that makes a real difference to our frontline staff and helps improve road safety. You will work collaboratively with external suppliers and DVSA stakeholders to ensure the support and delivery of defined solutions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies, delivering solutions focused on user needs.
Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Analysis, specification, design, development, testing, and release of bespoke applications for use within DVSA using C#, .NET, Dynamics Plugin, Power Fx, Model/Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE, PowerShell, ALM Pipeline, Azure DevOps.
- Working collaboratively while learning from and supporting other members of the Scrum team.
- Demonstrating leadership by providing influence, direction, and guidance to Junior/Apprentice Developers to support the delivery of objectives.
- Software development using Agile methodologies (particularly Scrum) as part of a dynamic team of other developers, testers, business analysts, product owners, and scrum masters to deliver quality software solutions.
Person specification
About you:
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Is curious about understanding and improving business processes using technology.
- Has a proactive mindset with a strong ability to influence decisions and strategies to achieve the right outcomes for our users.
- Is comfortable with working across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Has strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Additional Information
A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Requirements to attend other locations for official business or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace will also count towards this level of attendance.
We offer hybrid working – giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.
As part of the role, you will be eligible for an RRA (recruitment and retention allowance) of an additional £3,500.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
- Make roads safer.
- Improve services for our customers.
- Make road transport greener and healthier.
- Harness the potential of technology and data.
We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism, and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse, and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop, and progress, and make a real difference to society.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people, and those who identify as LGBT+.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Ability to negotiate with and influence senior stakeholders effectively, articulating technical matters to non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to quickly research and learn new tools and techniques and share knowledge with peers and juniors.
Sift & Interview Dates
The sift is due to take place w/c 23rd September 2024. Interviews are likely to be held from 4th October 2024. This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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