Lead Developer Legacy Shared Services Please note :Applicants should review all aspects of this advert to ensure a thorough understanding. If reviewing via a screen reader, please note that the Job summary, Job description, Person specification, Benefits and Things you need to know sections have been emphasised Lead Developer Legacy Shared Services The IPO is an organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. To provide up to date services to our customers, systems need to be developed, improved and maintained. This position plays a key role in ensuring the Legacy Existing Systems vertical within IT, continues to be able to support these aging and complex legacy systems. This is a challenging role as the post holder must be able to balance complex maintenance commitments of the legacy estate with new initiatives, and conflicting demands. In this role you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to support and maintain enterprise services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliverables as well as mentoring and coaching team members. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues on some aging platforms. As a multi-skilled individual, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office. The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: Technical As Tech lead be responsible for the teams design, coding, testing and documentation of small scale to large, complex or mission critical applications and solutions using C#, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL Work in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are defined and adhered to. Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluating and communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders Act as a technical coach or mentor, instilling a continuous improvement ethos, and explore opportunities to improve processes and ways of working. Behavioural Understanding yourself to be a technical leader (and the impact of your behaviour on others in a project team focused on results) Work alongside the Head of Existing Systems and People Manager to provide guidance and facilitate issue resolution on a day to day basis Share knowledge and expertise with your wider team. Personal and Team Development Drive your own training and self-development, keeping skills up to date and learning new skills Take responsibility for ensuring that the team test and build activities follow agreed governance and processes Promote and display the IPO and Civil Service Values Guide more junior members in their personal development Coach and mentor colleagues Continuously improves technical knowledge and stays abreast of latest trends Person specification Essential Criteria Essential Experience Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects Strong experience of payment system integrations Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and other Agile Advocate of DevOps principles Experience with Azure DevOps Experience writing Unit Tests, using tools such as MS Test, and an understanding of TDD principles Essential Technical Excellent understanding of C#, ASP.NET, MVC, SQL, Jenkins and TFS. Strong experience in web services, REST Deep understanding of Oracle integrations. Deep understanding of architectural principals such as SOA and Micro-Services Experience working in a Multi disciplined team Experience of writing complex SQL statements How to Apply Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by providing the following: Your CV Upload an anonymised copy of your current CV. Please remove all identifying markers such as name, title, education institution etc. Make sure it clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification. 500-word Personal Statement Use this to explain why you're suitable for the role. Structure your statement around the essential criteria in the Person Specification. Make sure to provide clear examples to show how you meet each requirement. AI Usage Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. For further information on the sift and interview stages of this recruitment campaign, please head to our 'Things you need to know' section below. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Changing and Improving Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: At interview you will be assessed on technical criteria Benefits Alongside your salary of £66,162, Intellectual Property Office contributes £19,167 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access Access to Microsofts ESI training suite Hybrid working with no core hours Substantial support for career progression 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave For more information about whats on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert. Please note that benefits may be subject to change. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Additional details on security and vetting Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance. Further information on the vetting process can be found at National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK The assessment process will comprise of the following: Stage 1 Sift An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist. This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements: Experience Your CV will be used to assess your suitability for the role and Your 500 word Personal statement will demonstrate your Experience against the listed person specification/essential criteria Stage 2 Interviews If invited to interview Behaviours, Experience and Technical based questioning will be used. Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation. Interviews for this role will be carried out in person at our Newport Office. The successful candidate would be expected to remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months before applying for another role. Applicants to note: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted. There may be important information contained within the job role profile candidates may also wish to refer to. We recommend candidates download and save a copy of the role profile for reference. Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. This post is being advertised to Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time. Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We do not routinely reimburse travel expenses for candidates, however if participating in the selection process would cause you undue financial hardship or if it restricts your ability to participate, please contact the recruitment team for more information. In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via ; recruitmentipo.gov.uk For more information on the IPOs terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements 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 with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : IPO Recruitment Team Email : Recruitmentipo.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : Recruitmentipo.gov.uk Further information Commissioners statement The Civil Service recruits by merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. Complaints Procedure: If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please contact; Penny Phillpotts Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8QQ. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/