Senior Developer

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. UK Research and Innovation Salary: £56,745 to £72,509 per annum dependent on skills and experience (this may include allowances) Hours: Full time Contract Type: Open ended Location: Polaris House Swindon or Keyworth, Nottingham (Hybrid working available) Closing Date: Sunday 12th January 2025 As a minimum, due to the nature of this role, candidates must be eligible for clearance in line with UK National vetting guidelines and willing to undertake the process. The level of clearance required is security check. About us The UKRI CIO Group plays a pivotal role in managing and optimising the organisations critical enterprise technical services that underpin and enable UKRI's business capabilities. Within the group, a team of Software Development professionals support the delivery of modern, secure, resilient, and scalable services across a larger federated team of Digital, Data and Technology professionals to deliver impact across the organisation and the wider UK research and innovation system. Purpose This post provides a rare opportunity for an experienced Senior Developer to step into a critical role supporting a major agile development underpinning the organisations mission. Working at the heart of research and innovation in the UK, you will be part of a team of technical specialists that enable the successful delivery of services. Reporting directly to the Lead Developer, your broad remit is to deliver and integrate software to form a complete service that underpins our critical business processes that enable the fulfilment of our mission. Main outputs and activities 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 Operate the production services you build Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability Selection criteria Applicants will be able to demonstrate skills in line with the Senior Developer level using the Government Digital and Data Professional Capability Framework. (S) - Assessed at shortlisting (I) - Assessed at interview (S&I) - Assessed at both shortlisting and interview Essential: Availability and capacity management (S) Development Process Optimisation (I) Ability to implement security controls (I) Apply modern development standards (S) Use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts (S&I) Able to effectively prototype (I) Active Support of a live service (S) Ability to design systems (S) Experience delivering integration through optimised interfaces (S) Design a build with users at the heart of what we do. (S&I) Demonstrable experience designing, coding and debugging JavaScript based systems including NodeJS/express, RESTful APIs, React (S) Good skills in web front end technologies such as HTML, CSS, etc. (S&I) Excellent knowledge of relational databases including data modelling, SQL scripts (S) Familiarity with source control systems, including branching, merging, etc. (I) Desirable: (optional) Be able to prioritise competing deadlines and objectives (I) Experience of working in a Public Sector Organisation (S) Security As a minimum, due to the nature of this role, candidates must be eligible for clearance in line with UK National vetting guidelines and willing to undertake the process. The level of clearance required is security check. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process at Grade 7: Delivering at pace Managing a quality service Changing and improving Making effective decisions Seeing the Big Picture About UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) UKRI launched in April 2018, UKRI is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Our organisation brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England, which is responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England, and the UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK. Together we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit Benefits of working for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment. How we support EDI in the workforce At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. Disability Confident Employer As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. How to apply Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience' section of the application. UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion - a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.

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