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Business Intelligence (BI) Developer - The National Lottery Community Fund - SEO Full-time (Permanent) National: £38,366 - £46,891, London: £41,885 to £51,193 Published on 6 August 2025 Deadline 15 August 2025 Job summary At The National Lottery Community Fund, we believe in the power of communities to change lives. Our Evidence and Impact team plays a vital role in making sure our funding decisions are informed,equitable, and impactful.We'relooking for a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer who's passionate about data, storytelling, and creating tools that empower others inside and outside of the Fund to make data driven decisions. This role is especially exciting as it supports our work with dormant assets . Whereby the Fund will be unlocking unclaimed financial resources and directing them to where they can make the greatest difference.You'llhelp us understand the impact of these funds,identifyareas of need, and ensure that insights from dormant asset investments are accessible and actionable across the Fund. As a BI Developer,you'll: Design and build engaging dashboards and reports using Power BI Develop efficient, scalable data models in collaboration with our Data Architect and Technology teams Lead the transition to automated, self-service reporting across the Fund Work closely with analysts, business users, and stakeholders to ensure insights are accessible and actionable Apply user-centric design principles and continuously improve your products based on feedback and usage data We'relooking for someone who: Has experience turning user needs into BI solutions that drive decision-making Is skilled in Power BI (DAX, Power Query/M) and SQL Experienced in data modelling, UI/UX best practices, and enterprise BI development Is passionate about using data to support equity, sustainability, and community resilience Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment and is eager to keep learning Interview Date: 27thAugust, virtual Location: We have a hybrid approach to working, work pattern and location will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role can be based at any of our UKoffices, these are Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London,Newcastleand Newtown. On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below A professional qualification, bachelor'sdegreeor equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline such as mathematics,statisticsor data analysis. Experienced in taking user requirements and functional designs and turning these into BI products for a wide range of users. Hands on data visualisation experience, with a strong background in developing enterprise BI products that meet the needs of a wide range of users. Skilled in BI and database coding languages including PowerBI (DAX and Power Query/M Formula) and SQL, with demonstrable experience and/or professional certifications. Awareness of data quality best practice and how it should apply to enterprise BI. Experience of developing and maintaining productionised BI solutions, including the full development lifecycle. Awareness of industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards. Awareness of project management techniques, and an appreciation of how they are applied in the environment. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone - therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed. We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That's why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) Apply Now

Please apply via the Civil Service Jobs link for your application to be considered. We're looking for outstanding Lead DevOps Engineers to develop, build and maintain our flagship service, Universal Credit and our Working Age Benefits. Universal Credit is one of the highest profile digital transformation programmes in the world, praised for its fast and flexible response to the Covid-19 pandemic and now in use by over 5 million claimants and 30,000 staff. As a Lead DevOps Engineer you will be part of a multi-functional agile delivery team and be an integral part of shaping and delivering automated solutions that enableUniversal Credit Working Age Benefitsto deliver quality services consistently that meet the needs of our agents and claimants. The successful candidate will be expected to lead engineers as well as collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy. This role represents a unique opportunity to join the Universal Credit and Working Age team at DWP Digital, to be part of a team delivering real value to people that need help during the difficult times of their lives. Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'. Our Lead DevOps Engineers lead and set the strategy as well as build our products and applications - with researchers, testers, architects, analysts and designers - as part of multi-functional agile delivery teams. What really excites us is problem-solving. We have a unique opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for millions of users. Our teams draw value from collaboration, actively seek input from colleagues and value ideas - from across disciplines, grades and job titles -over hierarchy. You'll also be part of a supportive Engineering community of practice, with hundreds of engineering experts from across the UK united by passion and purpose. We'll give you the tools and time to build your capability, with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you. We are extending our already skilled and creative DevOps team. You will be a leader in our team, you will coach and mentor DevOps Engineers. You'll share a brilliant environment with colleagues from across DWP and wider government, making it the perfect place to collaborate and build networks. Person specification When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Significant Demonstrable experience of leading teams in a DevOps environment - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile. Significant Experience of working and leading in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific timescales and engaging with multiple Stakeholders. Significant demonstrable experience of designing, implementing and supporting Unix/Linux based platforms and using developing solutions using scripting languages. Significant Unix/Linux in a support and/or Demonstrable experience of using development environment including scripting languages. Significant Demonstrable experience of developing and supporting cloud-based applications in AWS (AWS and/or Azure) Dynatrace and implementing dashboards and alerting mechanisms. Significant demonstrable knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gitlab CI. Significant Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing best practices using IaC tools such as Terraform, and monitoring tools such as Prometheus & Grafana. To see the full job description, requirements, candidate pack and apply button please click the link.

£55,403 - £79,094 anything above base will be specialist pay allowance Published on Full-time (Permanent) £55,403 - £79,094 anything above base will be specialist pay allowance Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 20 August 2025 Location Bristol, Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government - we are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need GOV.UK Notify makes it easy for public sector service teams to send emails, text messages and letters. Since its launch in 2016, use of GOV.UK Notify has grown exponentially. Today, more than1,600 organisations and 10,976 servicesuse it. We've sent over 10.8 billion notifications andcontinue to send millions more notifications every day. GOV.UK Notify is a web application built with Python and Flask, running on Gunicorn. It is supported by several microservices, also written in Python, utilising frameworks and libraries such as Celery, Eventlet, SQLAlchemy, etc. Additionally, GOV.UK Notify utilises AWS RDS (Postgres), AWS SQS, AWS ElastiCache, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana and other related services. Concourse CI and Terraform are used to run build-pipelines and manage our infrastructure. For the frontend, we follow theGOV.UK Design System , making use of GOV.UK Frontend components and patterns. As a Senior Developer in GOV.UK Notify you'll: work as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team, collaborating with frontend developers, content designers, product managers and user researchers to ensure your code puts users first at all stages of development write clean and secure code following a test-driven approach implement tools to support development and continuous improvement of the systems you work on support the live operation of the services we run during office hours, answering support queries from users, monitoring error rates and responding to incidents participate in out-of-hours support rotas where necessary - you'll be paid an allowance, and a further hourly payment for any duties you perform when on call share your work and the things you've learned through blog posts, show and tells, with the option of presenting at conferences and meetups use your learning and development budget to develop your career Person specification We're interested in people who: have experience in back-end api & web development in Python, using web frameworks such as Flask and distributed task processing frameworks or libraries have experience working with cloud based web applications, with technologies such as databases, caching, CDNs, containerisation and Unix-like operating systems have thorough understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them have proven experience ofmodern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control have understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches have a desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are relied upon by millions of people provide technical leadership within team, advising and working with developers to identify the best solutions take responsibility for solving complex issues, drawing upon a broad knowledge of web technologies take responsibility for developing others, through line management and/or mentoring help recruit other developers and, where appropriate, get involved with sifting and interviewing

To further our expansion, we are now recruiting for a UX Designer to play a prominent role in our D2C UX Team, producing designs for our award-winning platforms. You will be tasked with analysing and interpreting requirements and using your skills in sketching, wireframing and prototyping to produce interface designs that align with the business goals of providing delightful experiences for our users. Including: Leading Design Projects: Taking ownership of specific design projects within a squad, overseeing the entire process from initial research to final implementation. Turning Ideas into Wireframes and Prototypes: Translating concepts into tangible design assets, creating both wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualize and test design solutions. Coordinating with Developers: Collaborating closely with development teams to ensure design specifications are understood and implemented accurately, addressing technical constraints as needed. Managing Design Iterations: Overseeing the iterative design process, making data-driven decisions and continuously refining designs based on user feedback and testing. Contributing to Design Systems: Working within established design systems or contributing to the development and maintenance of new design guidelines and component libraries. Liaising withUX Research team and setting up user testing Participating in Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Working within diverse teams that may include business analysts, developers, marketers, content strategists, and other specialists, ensuring a unified approach to product development. Engaging with Stakeholders Be an advocate for UX in the wider business looking for opportunities to showcase UX, via blog posts, chances to talk and proactive workshops that are not on the product roadmap. Provide help and assistance to junior members of the team. Contribute to the weekly UX critique sessions. About you: Naturally creative Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Knowledge & Skills Minimum 3 years' experience in a UX role Solid prototyping software knowledge (Figma, XD etc) Expertise in User-Centred Design Understanding of Visual Design Principles Accessibility Expertise Knowledge of Current UX/UI Trends Adaptable and keen to learn Naturally inquisitive Self-motivated and ambitious About us: AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 593,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £90.4 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures. Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company. Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1300 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' forsix consecutive years. What we offer: Generous holiday allowance increasing up to 31days with service, plus bank holidays Casual dress code Discretionary bonus Contributory pension scheme Dedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new tech Support to attend conferences, events, and meet-ups Buy as you earn share scheme Free annual share scheme Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one Bike loan Season ticket loan portal Discounted PMI and Dental Free gym Paid volunteering opportunities, free social events and more AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.

Service Designer - National Crime Agency - SEO Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Calder (Normanton), Leicester, London , Warrington To note for candidates selecting London as a preference - For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 - March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period. Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy About the job Job summary Within the Digital, Data & Technology area of the NCA, as are constantly evolve and expand our capabilities we need people with strong experience of service management practices to ensure that new Services are designed to support our end users in the delivery of their functions. The quality of the services delivered by the NCA directly impact our ability to meet our mission of tackling serious and organised crime, so these roles are crucial for the success of the NCA and it's wider aims and objectives. Virtual Open Evening Event If you would like to find out more about the role and the application process we will be holding virtual opening evenings via MS Teams on Wednesday 6th August 2025 at 18:00. This event is by invitation only. To register, please click on the following link Register Here You will be asked for your name and email address. Registration will close on 5th August 2025 at 12:00. You will not be able to register after this date and time. Please see our privacy policy notice for details on how your data is handled.Privacy Policy Notice Your role will sit within the Service Design & Transition team and you will utilise your Service Management experience and knowledge to provide expertise to project teams, ensuring incoming services align to ITIL-based processes. Your role will involve translating the project's technical service and end user requirements into a supported, secure and operational service, in alignment with current NCA operational processes. This role involves working with a variety of stakeholders to manage risks and build consensus around a design approach. You will be able to to work in alignment with current standards and policies, and will provide support to wider team members where required. Duties and Responsibilities Understanding and adhering to key Service Design & Transition and wider NCA processes and documentation, ensuring appropriate engagement with the appropriate (internal and/or external) functions: Will adhere to and respect Service Design & Transition processes, as well as any processes outside of the Service Design & Transition practice (e.g. project management office, enterprise design assurance - technology, change enablement. Collaborating with stakeholders to translate customer requirements, business requirements and contractual obligations into end-to-end service design: Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including project teams, to identify and understand requirements for supporting the service post-implementation. Completing impact analysis of system and regulatory changes, identifying, understanding and assuring service risks, dependencies and issues. Working with operational teams to design service wraps and processes, including incident management, change management, problem management, availability management, and other core ITIL practices: Designing and building core ITIL-based processes to support the services you are assigned to. This involves working with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to ensure the processes are as efficient and in alignment with wider policies as possible. Working with suppliers to ensure the support requirements for services can be fulfilled by current contractual obligations, and requesting uplifts where required: Ensuring any new support requirements for a supplier are worked through with the supplier and in place for go-live. Additionally, ensuring the NCA have a method to complete useful supplier management and ensure supplier performance after go-live. Ensuring risk management is undertaken appropriately for the services you are assigned: Identifying, understanding and assuring service risks, dependencies and issues. Highlighting to the project manager the impact that these may have on the project, whilst mitigating those within scope. Following the Service Design & Transition process utilising key artefacts to capture information gathered: Driving forward the production, collation and completion of service design documentation, including service acceptance criteria. Ensuring visibility, transparency and communications are open across teams, including regular reporting on progress: Provide regular updates of progress, challenges, risks, and planned tasks to key stakeholders. Present the end-to-end service design at the Service Transition Review Board, gaining approval to proceed into early life support and delivery into business as usual: Presenting at the Service Transition Review Board to receive feedback and seek approval to proceed. Championing the Service Design & Transition process, including identifying and implementing continual improvements: Representing the Service Design & Transition team at project level. Provide insight and participate in continual improvement initiatives. Potential for supporting multiple services/projects and the wider team: May work across multiple services at the same time. Provide/participate in peer reviews to other team members. Support Junior service Designers where required. Please note SC Enhanced on entry - DV STRAP must be obtained whilst in role. Those who do not achieve DV STRAP will be at risk of termination Person specification Experience of managing a live service: Having experience of managing a live service within a service management function, utilising ITIL-based service support processes. Experience of designing service management processes and support models: Having experience of designing service support processes and support models, including processes such as Change Enablement, Incident Management and Request Fulfilment. Experience of managing a diverse range of stakeholders: Having experience of working with various stakeholders, both internal and external. Managing communications across multiple channels to ensure correct level of engagement and visibility with stakeholders. Knowledge of transitioning new services into a live environment: Understanding of steps required to transition a new services into a live environment. Awareness of the common path to live options that organisations employ to implement a new service or significant changes to a current service. Problem solving: Using logic and imagination to make sense of a situation and find an intelligent solution. Skills, Knowledge or Experience Understanding of how a service is designed, including designing support processes. Understanding of how a service is transitioned into the live environment, and the relevant gateways/milestones that need to be met in order for this to happen. Qualifications Valid ITIL V3 or V4 foundation certificate and / or experience of service design

£55,403 - £79,094 anything above base will be specialist pay allowance Published on Full-time (Permanent) £55,403 - £79,094 anything above base will be specialist pay allowance Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 20 August 2025 Location Bristol, Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government - we are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need GOV.UK Notify makes it easy for public sector service teams to send emails, text messages and letters. Since its launch in 2016, use of GOV.UK Notify has grown exponentially. Today, more than1,600 organisations and 10,976 servicesuse it. We've sent over 10.8 billion notifications andcontinue to send millions more notifications every day. GOV.UK Notify is a web application built with Python and Flask, running on Gunicorn. It is supported by several microservices, also written in Python, utilising frameworks and libraries such as Celery, Eventlet, SQLAlchemy, etc. Additionally, GOV.UK Notify utilises AWS RDS (Postgres), AWS SQS, AWS ElastiCache, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana and other related services. Concourse CI and Terraform are used to run build-pipelines and manage our infrastructure. For the frontend, we follow theGOV.UK Design System , making use of GOV.UK Frontend components and patterns. As a Senior Developer in GOV.UK Notify you'll: work as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team, collaborating with frontend developers, content designers, product managers and user researchers to ensure your code puts users first at all stages of development write clean and secure code following a test-driven approach implement tools to support development and continuous improvement of the systems you work on support the live operation of the services we run during office hours, answering support queries from users, monitoring error rates and responding to incidents participate in out-of-hours support rotas where necessary - you'll be paid an allowance, and a further hourly payment for any duties you perform when on call share your work and the things you've learned through blog posts, show and tells, with the option of presenting at conferences and meetups use your learning and development budget to develop your career Person specification We're interested in people who: have experience in back-end api & web development in Python, using web frameworks such as Flask and distributed task processing frameworks or libraries have experience working with cloud based web applications, with technologies such as databases, caching, CDNs, containerisation and Unix-like operating systems have thorough understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them have proven experience ofmodern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control have understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches have a desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are relied upon by millions of people provide technical leadership within team, advising and working with developers to identify the best solutions take responsibility for solving complex issues, drawing upon a broad knowledge of web technologies take responsibility for developing others, through line management and/or mentoring help recruit other developers and, where appropriate, get involved with sifting and interviewing

Full-time (Permanent) National: £54,470- £61,000 London: £59,900 - £67,090 plus up to £17,770 allowance Published on 6 August 2025 Deadline 18 August 2025 Location Our main Defra DDTS hubs are in York, Warrington, Newcastle, Reading and Bristol, however the successful candidate may be contractually based at any Defra office. Please be aware that space within the London office is restricted and it may not be possible to be based in this location. About the job Job summary Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink. Digital, Data Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group. We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all. Find out more about DDTS: Digital and Delivery within Digital, Data Technology and Security (DDTS) are looking for Lead Test Engineers. Take on the role of Lead Test Engineer and be a part of the team who deliver transformative change across the Defra group. In Defra, you will have the opportunity to influence delivery at a strategic level on some of the most exciting IT transformations cross-government as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). We can offer you a position in our established test function with a supportive team, learning and career pathways and the opportunity to develop your skills. We are recruiting for two Lead Test Engineers. In this role you will be working on several digital services in a challenging environment which continues to evolve as an exemplar in the Quality Assurance and Test (QA&T) profession. Working in a supportive, diverse and user-focused culture our flexible working arrangements mean you can maintain a healthy work-life balance. You will play an important part in building a digital future for Defra and our customers. Person specification Responsibilities Working in a multidisciplinary agile team on a wide range of digital projects, you will use Government Digital Service Standards (GDS) and software testing tools. You will ensure the right level of quality is built into services throughout the lifecycle of a delivery by engineering automated and functional and non-functional tests. As a Lead Test Engineer, you will provide professional software test engineering leadership and influence the automated testing approach. You will contribute to the team community, coaching and mentoring team members, promoting knowledge transfer and a culture of continuous improvement. You will assess, and own escalated risks raised by other QA&T engineers at the programme and project level. Challenge timelines where appropriate and ensure quality of services is in line with standards. Driving improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of test processes. Helping recruit testers including sifting and interviewing. Skills and Experience A strong dedication to developing self and others. Excellent self-organisational and time management skills enabling you to manage multiple projects often under high pressure and to short/urgent timescales. Experience of validating acceptance criteria and using Behavioural Driven Development or similar approaches in practice. Experience in testing APIs using Postman, Axios, RestAssured or similar. An excellent working knowledge of non-functional testing, using open-source tools. You can advise on and implement up-to-date non-functional testing techniques, peer review code and coach others. Experience of writing test strategies for business-critical services and providing guidance on risk approaches. Experience of testing within a continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins or Azure DevOps on cloud platforms. Experience using source control tools such as GitHub and GitLab. Experience using exploratory test techniques to focus testing on the areas of greatest risk. Selection process The Civil Service marks each element of the selection process on a merit basis. You can visit the gov.uk website for further information on the Civil Service rating scale. Ensure you have tailored your CV and Personal Statement to the 'responsibilities' and 'skills and experience' section of the job advert by providing examples on how you are suitable for the role. We would recommend using the STAR method . For further information on STAR, you can check out our hints and tips document. Application As part of the application process, you will be assessed on yourExperience and will be asked to complete: A CV A 250 word personal statement - "Referring to the 'responsibilities' and 'skills and experience' sections of the job advert, please demonstrate how you are suitable for the role by providing relevant examples." Provide automated functional tests for a shopping cart example web site such as . Your code should be published in Github and a link to the repository included in your application. It should cover 2-3 basic tests. At interview you will be asked further questions about the solution you have provided. Please include the link as part of your personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift Sift will begin shortly after the advert closes. Should there be a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted using your personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to interview. Interview If successful at sift stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on Technical Skills and the Behaviours listed below. A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed. The technical skills are aligned with the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability framework for the Lead Test Engineer profession. To find out more about them, please visit the website. Interview dates are to be confirmed. Please note that these may be subject to change. Interviews will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Developing Self and Others Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Full-time (Permanent) National: £54,470- £61,000 London: £59,900 - £67,090 plus up to £17,770 allowance Published on 6 August 2025 Deadline 18 August 2025 Location Our main Defra DDTS hubs are in York, Warrington, Newcastle, Reading and Bristol, however the successful candidate may be contractually based at any Defra office. Please be aware that space within the London office is restricted and it may not be possible to be based in this location. About the job Job summary Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink. Digital, Data Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group. We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all. Find out more about DDTS: Digital and Delivery within Digital, Data Technology and Security (DDTS) are looking for Lead Test Engineers. Take on the role of Lead Test Engineer and be a part of the team who deliver transformative change across the Defra group. In Defra, you will have the opportunity to influence delivery at a strategic level on some of the most exciting IT transformations cross-government as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). We can offer you a position in our established test function with a supportive team, learning and career pathways and the opportunity to develop your skills. We are recruiting for two Lead Test Engineers. In this role you will be working on several digital services in a challenging environment which continues to evolve as an exemplar in the Quality Assurance and Test (QA&T) profession. Working in a supportive, diverse and user-focused culture our flexible working arrangements mean you can maintain a healthy work-life balance. You will play an important part in building a digital future for Defra and our customers. Person specification Responsibilities Working in a multidisciplinary agile team on a wide range of digital projects, you will use Government Digital Service Standards (GDS) and software testing tools. You will ensure the right level of quality is built into services throughout the lifecycle of a delivery by engineering automated and functional and non-functional tests. As a Lead Test Engineer, you will provide professional software test engineering leadership and influence the automated testing approach. You will contribute to the team community, coaching and mentoring team members, promoting knowledge transfer and a culture of continuous improvement. You will assess, and own escalated risks raised by other QA&T engineers at the programme and project level. Challenge timelines where appropriate and ensure quality of services is in line with standards. Driving improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of test processes. Helping recruit testers including sifting and interviewing. Skills and Experience A strong dedication to developing self and others. Excellent self-organisational and time management skills enabling you to manage multiple projects often under high pressure and to short/urgent timescales. Experience of validating acceptance criteria and using Behavioural Driven Development or similar approaches in practice. Experience in testing APIs using Postman, Axios, RestAssured or similar. An excellent working knowledge of non-functional testing, using open-source tools. You can advise on and implement up-to-date non-functional testing techniques, peer review code and coach others. Experience of writing test strategies for business-critical services and providing guidance on risk approaches. Experience of testing within a continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins or Azure DevOps on cloud platforms. Experience using source control tools such as GitHub and GitLab. Experience using exploratory test techniques to focus testing on the areas of greatest risk. Selection process The Civil Service marks each element of the selection process on a merit basis. You can visit the gov.uk website for further information on the Civil Service rating scale. Ensure you have tailored your CV and Personal Statement to the 'responsibilities' and 'skills and experience' section of the job advert by providing examples on how you are suitable for the role. We would recommend using the STAR method . For further information on STAR, you can check out our hints and tips document. Application As part of the application process, you will be assessed on yourExperience and will be asked to complete: A CV A 250 word personal statement - "Referring to the 'responsibilities' and 'skills and experience' sections of the job advert, please demonstrate how you are suitable for the role by providing relevant examples." Provide automated functional tests for a shopping cart example web site such as . Your code should be published in Github and a link to the repository included in your application. It should cover 2-3 basic tests. At interview you will be asked further questions about the solution you have provided. Please include the link as part of your personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift Sift will begin shortly after the advert closes. Should there be a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted using your personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to interview. Interview If successful at sift stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on Technical Skills and the Behaviours listed below. A presentation or additional exercise may also be assessed. The technical skills are aligned with the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability framework for the Lead Test Engineer profession. To find out more about them, please visit the website. Interview dates are to be confirmed. Please note that these may be subject to change. Interviews will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Developing Self and Others Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

We are seeking experienced Technical Solution Architecture specialists to join our engineering discipline. As a Technical Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in our delivery teams by shaping solutions to meet clients' needs, aligning with their technology strategies, and championing technical best practices. Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, cleaner, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certified Great Place to Work, you'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. About Us Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing international digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation-winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data, and technology solutions are used by globally recognized public and private sector brands operating in sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities A Technical Solution Architect oversees the design, documentation, and implementation of software solutions (either bespoke or commercial off-the-shelf) to solve business problems and meet user needs. This includes: Designing robust software architectures capable of meeting both functional and non-functional requirements in collaboration with clients and colleagues. Achieving consensus on solution designs, technology choices, and delivery approaches with client stakeholders. Providing expertise on solution architecture concepts to both Informed and client teams. Ensuring implementation remains aligned with the original architecture and client outcomes across multiple increments. Representing your team and client in technical governance forums. Influencing company-wide architecture standards and promoting best practices. Supporting the professional development of team members and sharing best practices. Contributing to the growth of Informed's Engineering capability through recruitment and training initiatives. Staying updated with the latest technology trends through industry events and forums. Requirements As a Technical Solution Architect at Informed, you will have: Experience with enterprise architecture patterns, including integration, security, and scalability. Experience collaborating with client technical stakeholders to define and agree on solution architectures. An unbiased perspective on technology stacks used for solutions. A proven track record in collaborative design and decision-making with clients. Knowledge of modern digital services architecture. Experience with cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures. Background in Agile environments, delivering software in controlled increments. Understanding of programming languages, distributed systems, cloud technologies, and CI/CD pipelines. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience with legacy system integration and modernization. Skills in developing architectural roadmaps and operationalizing data science and ML components. Ability to evaluate solutions using frameworks like AWS Well Architected. Experience designing architectures handling sensitive data. Commercial awareness and ability to balance trade-offs. Capability to manage multiple projects concurrently. Relevant professional certifications. Awareness of GOV.UK standards and practices. Personal Qualities Leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills. Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable working style. Excellent planning and time management skills. Attention to detail and reliability. Other Information Our benefits include professional development, health and wellbeing plans, private healthcare, pension, profit sharing, and more. We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, and rewarding workplace culture that reflects our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity.

£70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on Full-time (Permanent) £70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on 8 August 2025 Deadline 25 August 2025 Location London (SW1P 3BT), Coventry (CV1 2WT), Sheffield (S1 2FJ), Manchester (M1 2WD) About the job Job summary These are exciting times in the Department for Education. Our digital services have been migrated onto public cloud and we're on a journey of maturing our technology, and how we work, to take full advantage of cloud-native and network technologies. Our goal is to make our digital delivery faster, cheaper and more secure. Our diverse and inclusive culture in DfE reflects the society we live in - this helps us to achieve better outcomes for all our users. We typically work in Agile teams, so we can innovate and radically improve services that: raise education standards and provide the best start in life for children; support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people; and drive economic growth. If you are successful, you will be working in the Children and Families digital portfolio. Our aim is to support every child and young person to be safer, healthier and happier. We work with Families Group to deliver Manifesto commitments on children's social care, early years childcare and our important contribution to delivering the Government's Mission to break down barriers to opportunity. This is an exciting time to join the portfolio with significant reform programmes underway in both early years and childcare, and children's social care, which will have a direct impact on the outcomes and wellbeing of children and their families. We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to join the Children and Families digital services portfolio, where we work closely with policy teams to research, design and build services that help families and young people to have the best start in life. As a Lead Technical Architect, your main responsibilities will include: Defining, maintaining, and championing the technical strategy for a service or group of services - keeping up to date with the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often. Leading technical specialists in multiple projects and services, on problems that require broad architectural thinking. Defining how to build and operate user-centred, open source web systems in an agile environment, to serve a variety of citizen and government needs. Being responsible for the technical design and development of your service(s), including how they interact with their surroundings, and how they evolve over time. Challenging entrenched practices and influencing decision-makers, looking for deeper underlying problems to solve, and larger opportunities for digital transformation. Communicating the vision for government services to developers and non-developers alike, working in multi-disciplinary teams that bring policy and delivery together. Playing an active role in the DfE architecture community, where you will share knowledge of tools and techniques, as well as joining related communities of practice and events where appropriate, such as product, user research, design, platforms, security, etc. Helping to build a diverse, inclusive culture across the architecture community. Working with the Head of Profession, colleagues and peers on profession-based activities (and cross-profession), such as defining standards and guidance around best practice. Person specification Assessed in application and both interview stages: Experience leading technical teams and delivering user-centred services in an agile environment. Experience working with cloud-first architectures and how to build applications that take advantage of the opportunities they offer. Experience of software development in either .Net, Ruby or similar, and introducing modern software engineering practices, such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration/development (CI/CD), automated deployment pipelines and version control with Git and DevOps. Assessed in application and second interview stage: The ability to build consensus between diverse and often conflicting interests, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve agreement on technical plans. The ability to look beyond immediate technical problems and identify the wider implications. Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from front-end code, down to infrastructure and networking. Knowledge of open-source principles and technologies. Experience using automated tests to continuously validate your work. Experience of applying the UK Government Service Standard and service assessment. Experience of mentoring and supporting colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams, one-to-one or in groups. Ability to work with stakeholders to produce effective strategies for technology choices, using the most appropriate languages, frameworks and tools to meet user and business needs. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview, in the event of a tie break situation, to make an informed decision.

£70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on Full-time (Permanent) £70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on 8 August 2025 Deadline 25 August 2025 Location London (SW1P 3BT), Coventry (CV1 2WT), Sheffield (S1 2FJ), Manchester (M1 2WD) About the job Job summary These are exciting times in the Department for Education. Our digital services have been migrated onto public cloud and we're on a journey of maturing our technology, and how we work, to take full advantage of cloud-native and network technologies. Our goal is to make our digital delivery faster, cheaper and more secure. Our diverse and inclusive culture in DfE reflects the society we live in - this helps us to achieve better outcomes for all our users. We typically work in Agile teams, so we can innovate and radically improve services that: raise education standards and provide the best start in life for children; support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people; and drive economic growth. If you are successful, you will be working in the Children and Families digital portfolio. Our aim is to support every child and young person to be safer, healthier and happier. We work with Families Group to deliver Manifesto commitments on children's social care, early years childcare and our important contribution to delivering the Government's Mission to break down barriers to opportunity. This is an exciting time to join the portfolio with significant reform programmes underway in both early years and childcare, and children's social care, which will have a direct impact on the outcomes and wellbeing of children and their families. We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to join the Children and Families digital services portfolio, where we work closely with policy teams to research, design and build services that help families and young people to have the best start in life. As a Lead Technical Architect, your main responsibilities will include: Defining, maintaining, and championing the technical strategy for a service or group of services - keeping up to date with the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often. Leading technical specialists in multiple projects and services, on problems that require broad architectural thinking. Defining how to build and operate user-centred, open source web systems in an agile environment, to serve a variety of citizen and government needs. Being responsible for the technical design and development of your service(s), including how they interact with their surroundings, and how they evolve over time. Challenging entrenched practices and influencing decision-makers, looking for deeper underlying problems to solve, and larger opportunities for digital transformation. Communicating the vision for government services to developers and non-developers alike, working in multi-disciplinary teams that bring policy and delivery together. Playing an active role in the DfE architecture community, where you will share knowledge of tools and techniques, as well as joining related communities of practice and events where appropriate, such as product, user research, design, platforms, security, etc. Helping to build a diverse, inclusive culture across the architecture community. Working with the Head of Profession, colleagues and peers on profession-based activities (and cross-profession), such as defining standards and guidance around best practice. Person specification Assessed in application and both interview stages: Experience leading technical teams and delivering user-centred services in an agile environment. Experience working with cloud-first architectures and how to build applications that take advantage of the opportunities they offer. Experience of software development in either .Net, Ruby or similar, and introducing modern software engineering practices, such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration/development (CI/CD), automated deployment pipelines and version control with Git and DevOps. Assessed in application and second interview stage: The ability to build consensus between diverse and often conflicting interests, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve agreement on technical plans. The ability to look beyond immediate technical problems and identify the wider implications. Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from front-end code, down to infrastructure and networking. Knowledge of open-source principles and technologies. Experience using automated tests to continuously validate your work. Experience of applying the UK Government Service Standard and service assessment. Experience of mentoring and supporting colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams, one-to-one or in groups. Ability to work with stakeholders to produce effective strategies for technology choices, using the most appropriate languages, frameworks and tools to meet user and business needs. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview, in the event of a tie break situation, to make an informed decision.

£70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on Full-time (Permanent) £70,854 London minimum: £74,528 plus additional allowance up to £20,750 Published on 8 August 2025 Deadline 25 August 2025 Location London (SW1P 3BT), Coventry (CV1 2WT), Sheffield (S1 2FJ), Manchester (M1 2WD) About the job Job summary These are exciting times in the Department for Education. Our digital services have been migrated onto public cloud and we're on a journey of maturing our technology, and how we work, to take full advantage of cloud-native and network technologies. Our goal is to make our digital delivery faster, cheaper and more secure. Our diverse and inclusive culture in DfE reflects the society we live in - this helps us to achieve better outcomes for all our users. We typically work in Agile teams, so we can innovate and radically improve services that: raise education standards and provide the best start in life for children; support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people; and drive economic growth. If you are successful, you will be working in the Children and Families digital portfolio. Our aim is to support every child and young person to be safer, healthier and happier. We work with Families Group to deliver Manifesto commitments on children's social care, early years childcare and our important contribution to delivering the Government's Mission to break down barriers to opportunity. This is an exciting time to join the portfolio with significant reform programmes underway in both early years and childcare, and children's social care, which will have a direct impact on the outcomes and wellbeing of children and their families. We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to join the Children and Families digital services portfolio, where we work closely with policy teams to research, design and build services that help families and young people to have the best start in life. As a Lead Technical Architect, your main responsibilities will include: Defining, maintaining, and championing the technical strategy for a service or group of services - keeping up to date with the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often. Leading technical specialists in multiple projects and services, on problems that require broad architectural thinking. Defining how to build and operate user-centred, open source web systems in an agile environment, to serve a variety of citizen and government needs. Being responsible for the technical design and development of your service(s), including how they interact with their surroundings, and how they evolve over time. Challenging entrenched practices and influencing decision-makers, looking for deeper underlying problems to solve, and larger opportunities for digital transformation. Communicating the vision for government services to developers and non-developers alike, working in multi-disciplinary teams that bring policy and delivery together. Playing an active role in the DfE architecture community, where you will share knowledge of tools and techniques, as well as joining related communities of practice and events where appropriate, such as product, user research, design, platforms, security, etc. Helping to build a diverse, inclusive culture across the architecture community. Working with the Head of Profession, colleagues and peers on profession-based activities (and cross-profession), such as defining standards and guidance around best practice. Person specification Assessed in application and both interview stages: Experience leading technical teams and delivering user-centred services in an agile environment. Experience working with cloud-first architectures and how to build applications that take advantage of the opportunities they offer. Experience of software development in either .Net, Ruby or similar, and introducing modern software engineering practices, such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration/development (CI/CD), automated deployment pipelines and version control with Git and DevOps. Assessed in application and second interview stage: The ability to build consensus between diverse and often conflicting interests, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve agreement on technical plans. The ability to look beyond immediate technical problems and identify the wider implications. Practical knowledge at many levels of the web stack, from front-end code, down to infrastructure and networking. Knowledge of open-source principles and technologies. Experience using automated tests to continuously validate your work. Experience of applying the UK Government Service Standard and service assessment. Experience of mentoring and supporting colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams, one-to-one or in groups. Ability to work with stakeholders to produce effective strategies for technology choices, using the most appropriate languages, frameworks and tools to meet user and business needs. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview, in the event of a tie break situation, to make an informed decision.

Software Developer (Ivanti) - OFGEM - HEO Full-time (Permanent) National £34,123 - £45,831 London £36,824 - £48,561 Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 18 August 2025 Location Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow. About the job Job summary Help shape the future of energy through impactful digital solutions. Ofgem is seeking a talented Software Developer (Ivanti) to join our Enterprise Service Operations team within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and optimisation of our Ivanti platform as we level up our service management practices and look to enable new service capabilities to support our business per our digital strategy. Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers - especially vulnerable people. We're offering an initial 1-year fixed term role where you'll contribute to the development of applications that support some of the UK's most vital public services. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence how digital tools are being supported, ensuring the teams that support OFGEM are efficient, secure and user-focused and that digital exploitation is a core strategic focus. In this role, you'll be instrumental in managing and enhancing our Ivanti Service Manager platform. Working in a multidisciplinary service management team, you'll design and implement solutions and workflows that streamline business processes, improve user experience, and deliver measurable value. You'll: Develop, configure and maintain Ivanti workflows and modules to support end-to-end business processes. Collaborate with delivery managers, service designers and stakeholders to shape the Ivanti roadmap. Translate business needs into robust, scalable technical solutions using Ivanti's best practice tools. Provide technical support, troubleshoot issues, and ensure platform stability and performance. Stay up to date with Ivanti developments and identify opportunities for innovation and automation. We're looking for someone with strong experience in Ivanti Neurons or Ivanti Service Manager, or a comparable ITSM platform. You should be confident working independently and collaboratively, with a proactive mindset and a passion for service excellence. At Ofgem, you'll be part of a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued and your expertise can flourish. We support hybrid working and offer an exceptional benefits package, including generous leave, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities. You'll play a key role in delivering smart, efficient digital services that underpin the UK's clean energy future-ensuring our systems are secure, user-focused, and built on strong technical foundations. We have a critical purpose to deliver smart, efficient digital services that power the UK's clean energy future. Key Responsibilities Work closely with the Automation Lead and Product Manager to identify opportunities and shape the roadmap. Keep up to date with Ivanti developments and opportunities they may create for the department. Set and promote high standards of work. Build a supportive, transparent, and collaborative working environment. Provide support with administration, application development, maintenance, and technical support by using good practice web programming techniques to configure robust solutions. Key Outputs and Deliverables Perform daily administration, troubleshooting and resolution of any issues arising within the Ivanti platform. Support the development of customisations, configurations and enhancements and the testing and release of these into production. Maintain development, test and live server environments. Develop and maintain dashboard and reporting features in response to business needs and to support performance monitoring and analysis. Develop the business-facing portal to improve user experience of interacting with systems and encourage engagement with self-service features like incident logging and support requests. Support the maintenance of OLA, service catalogue and CMDB functionality to ensure that all the system components can work together effectively. Person specification Experience administering Ivanti Neurons or Service Manager or any ITSM platform. (Lead criteria) Strong technical troubleshooting skills. (Lead criteria) Experience of modern coding and development standards, practices, and techniques with UCD focus. ITIL framework knowledge and an understanding of service management principles, including Continual Improvement. Ability to facilitate technical workshops and requirement discussions with stakeholders of varying level of seniority and technical skill, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Understanding of information security, system design and support. Understanding of database and server technologies. Experience troubleshooting Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and associated protocols. Experience with APIs is desirable. ITIL 4 certification. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Mid-level and Senior Developer - GDS - G7 £55,403 - £89,880 location dependant and including additional allowances Published on Full-time (Permanent) £55,403 - £89,880 location dependant and including additional allowances Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 20 August 2025 Location London, Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI ) and the world-leading GOV.UK, and we're at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Technology and Security directorate within GDS Product Group provides central technology and security expertise to support the operation of GDS's digital services, including the GOV.UK website, GOV.UK One Login, and ourdigital service platforms . Reporting to GDS Product Group CTO, the technology programme is boosting efficiency, strengthening security, and improving developer experience by providing infrastructure, tools and standards. Building upon our current initiatives within GDS's AWS cloud environment, we are establishing four new multi-disciplinary teams to broaden our scope of work: Cloud Platform team - owns and operates a thin central platform for our AWS estate Developer Experience and Finops team - manages core engineering tooling, proactively works to enhance developer practice & experience and ensures value from our SaaS services Engineering Access Operations team - owns and operates identity and access management for our systems and acts as an intelligent customer for IT services, improving overall effectiveness Business Enablement team - manages core business tooling and services, supporting business impact and agility We are seeking developers and senior developers to join the following teams: Cloud Platform Team (1 Senior, 1 Mid) - working alongside Site Reliability Engineers you'll develop and manage our core AWS cloud platform Developer Experience and Finops team (1 Senior) - you'll build and maintain automations to effectively manage our core engineering tooling, and act as a custodian and advocate for great engineering practice across GDS Engineering Access Operations team - (1 Senior, 1 Mid) - you'll build and maintain automation supporting our core identity and access management system based on Microsoft Entra ID. All of the roles will involve being working across a range of technologies and being willing to understand the whole system you work on. We use terraform to manage our infrastructure as code. We primarily use Python and GitHub Actions for automation, but also have some Ruby and Golang code. Check out ourcareers videos on YouTube for more about being a developer at GDS, and join our candidate open call on 12 August, 12:30 to 13:30 onGoogle Meet to hear from the hiring team and have a chance to ask us questions. As a Developer in the Technology programme, you'll: work as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team, getting involved with every part of the lifecycle of a service, from user research to continuously deploying code to production in our AWS environments build robust automations and services in Python or Ruby to support our internal engineering operations, taking responsibility for the quality of code you produce implement tooling and automation to support development, operation, reliability, security and continuous improvement of the systems you work on support the live operation of the services we run, and participate in out-of-hours support rotas where necessary - you'll be paid an allowance, and a further hourly payment, for any duties you perform when on call share your work and the things you've learned through blog posts and show and tells, with the option of presenting at conferences and meetups use your learning and development budget to develop your career help recruit other developers and, where appropriate, get involved with sifting and interviewing Person specification The skills we would expect a Developer to have: experience in back-end development, with knowledge of either Python, Ruby or Node.js an awareness of technologies used for cloud based web applications, such as databases, containerisation, infrastructure as code understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them familiarity with modern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration, pair programming, code review, observability and version control understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches a desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are used by millions of people In addition to the above Senior Developers will also: provide technical leadership within a team, advising and working with developers to identify the best approaches and solutions take responsibility for solving complex issues, drawing upon a broad knowledge of web technologies have supported others in their use of modern software development approaches including automated testing, test driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control have experience in management, helping colleagues with their career development and coaching more junior staff members share knowledge among the GDS teams, ensuring that your team is understood by others and understanding the working of the wider organisation If you meet a few of those criteria but think that you might not meet every last one then don't let that stop you from submitting an application.

Software Developer (Ivanti) - OFGEM - HEO Full-time (Permanent) National £34,123 - £45,831 London £36,824 - £48,561 Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 18 August 2025 Location Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow. About the job Job summary Help shape the future of energy through impactful digital solutions. Ofgem is seeking a talented Software Developer (Ivanti) to join our Enterprise Service Operations team within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and optimisation of our Ivanti platform as we level up our service management practices and look to enable new service capabilities to support our business per our digital strategy. Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers - especially vulnerable people. We're offering an initial 1-year fixed term role where you'll contribute to the development of applications that support some of the UK's most vital public services. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence how digital tools are being supported, ensuring the teams that support OFGEM are efficient, secure and user-focused and that digital exploitation is a core strategic focus. In this role, you'll be instrumental in managing and enhancing our Ivanti Service Manager platform. Working in a multidisciplinary service management team, you'll design and implement solutions and workflows that streamline business processes, improve user experience, and deliver measurable value. You'll: Develop, configure and maintain Ivanti workflows and modules to support end-to-end business processes. Collaborate with delivery managers, service designers and stakeholders to shape the Ivanti roadmap. Translate business needs into robust, scalable technical solutions using Ivanti's best practice tools. Provide technical support, troubleshoot issues, and ensure platform stability and performance. Stay up to date with Ivanti developments and identify opportunities for innovation and automation. We're looking for someone with strong experience in Ivanti Neurons or Ivanti Service Manager, or a comparable ITSM platform. You should be confident working independently and collaboratively, with a proactive mindset and a passion for service excellence. At Ofgem, you'll be part of a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued and your expertise can flourish. We support hybrid working and offer an exceptional benefits package, including generous leave, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities. You'll play a key role in delivering smart, efficient digital services that underpin the UK's clean energy future-ensuring our systems are secure, user-focused, and built on strong technical foundations. We have a critical purpose to deliver smart, efficient digital services that power the UK's clean energy future. Key Responsibilities Work closely with the Automation Lead and Product Manager to identify opportunities and shape the roadmap. Keep up to date with Ivanti developments and opportunities they may create for the department. Set and promote high standards of work. Build a supportive, transparent, and collaborative working environment. Provide support with administration, application development, maintenance, and technical support by using good practice web programming techniques to configure robust solutions. Key Outputs and Deliverables Perform daily administration, troubleshooting and resolution of any issues arising within the Ivanti platform. Support the development of customisations, configurations and enhancements and the testing and release of these into production. Maintain development, test and live server environments. Develop and maintain dashboard and reporting features in response to business needs and to support performance monitoring and analysis. Develop the business-facing portal to improve user experience of interacting with systems and encourage engagement with self-service features like incident logging and support requests. Support the maintenance of OLA, service catalogue and CMDB functionality to ensure that all the system components can work together effectively. Person specification Experience administering Ivanti Neurons or Service Manager or any ITSM platform. (Lead criteria) Strong technical troubleshooting skills. (Lead criteria) Experience of modern coding and development standards, practices, and techniques with UCD focus. ITIL framework knowledge and an understanding of service management principles, including Continual Improvement. Ability to facilitate technical workshops and requirement discussions with stakeholders of varying level of seniority and technical skill, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Understanding of information security, system design and support. Understanding of database and server technologies. Experience troubleshooting Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and associated protocols. Experience with APIs is desirable. ITIL 4 certification. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Senior Salesforce Developer - DESNZ - G7 Full-time (Permanent) National: £55,105 - £62,475 London: £60,620 - £67,565 plus up to £10k allowance Published on 7 August 2025 Deadline 22 August 2025 Location Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford About the job Job summary The Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) is a new shared corporate service, launched in July 2023. It provides corporate services (HR, Finance, Digital, Commercial, Security and Estates) across the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT). Our team of just over 300 professionals will be leading the way in how these functions will be delivered in the future. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of integrated corporate services for government and set the standard for quality, efficiency, and innovation in our field. We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We supportcandidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is 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. Join ICS Digital, where innovation meets expertise to create digital solutions. We are a cohesive digital community who work in the open, solving problems together and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration. Our commitment to user-focused design and data-driven decision-making ensures that we deliver accessible services tailored to the needs of our customers. As a Senior Salesforce Developer, you will be responsible for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of customised solutions within the ICS Digital Salesforce platform. You will lead technical projects and collaborate closely with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable, and efficient Salesforce solutions that meet the needs of our customers in DESNZ and DSIT. This is a crucial new role that will sit within the Software Developer team, you will work alongside Civil Servants and Contractors to develop a range of services on our Salesforce Platform. Visit our blog to learn more about us and our work: - Design and develop customised solutions within the Salesforce platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives, client requirements, and company goals. - Lead the technical planning and execution of Salesforce development projects, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards. - Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, and other developers to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical specifications, and provide technical guidance and solutions. - Perform data modelling, data migration, and data integration tasks to ensure seamless integration of Salesforce with other systems and applications. - Develop and maintain Apex classes, triggers, Visualforce pages, Lightning components, and other customisations. - Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to junior developers, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and excellence. - Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Salesforce applications and integrations. - Stay up-to-date with Salesforce releases, new features, and best practices, and proactively recommend improvements to existing solutions and processes. - Collaborate with QA teams to ensure thorough testing of Salesforce solutions and participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and deployment activities. - Document technical designs, processes, and configurations to ensure maintainability and knowledge sharing. - Wealth of experience as a Salesforce Developer, with hands-on experience in Apex, Visualforce, SOQL/SOSL, Lightning components, and other Salesforce technologies. Have worked with DevOps and version control in Salesforce. - Proven experience in designing and implementing complex Salesforce solutions, including custom development, data modelling, and integrations. - Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, data model, and security model. - Experience with Salesforce declarative development tools, such as Process Builder, Flow, and Workflow Rules. - Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently. - Experience of administering and developing on Salesforce Platforms. - Salesforce certification: such as - Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and II, Salesforce Certified Administrator, and Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator. - Experience with Agile methodologies and tools, such as Jira and Confluence, - Proficiency in web development technologies, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and REST/SOAP web services - Experience with Dev Ops in a Salesforce context as well as Unit and Integration testing of Apex. It is unusual that all candidates will meet all the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified, and you think you can bring value to the Senior Salesforce Developer role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you! Please, no recruitment agencies. Qualifications Salesforce certification: such as - Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I and II, Salesforce Certified Administrator, and Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Programming and Build (Software Engineering)

Lead Business Analyst-Department for Transport Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 21st April 2024 DFT - Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) - Digital Information & Security Directorate Type of role Architecture and Data Information Technology Project Delivery Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time We are looking for a Lead Business Analyst to join a small permanent team shaping the future of our digital delivery portfolio. Are you an experienced Business Analyst? Are you a confident leader who can motivate teams to deliver a quality service? If so, we'd love to hear from you! As a Lead Business Analyst, you will: Analyse and understand a business problem or opportunity. Undertake research and analysis to understand how a business or business area works, considering the people, organisation, processes, information, data and technology. Identify areas for improvement, explore feasible options, analyse the effects of change and define success measures. Identify and elaborate user and business needs to enable effective design, development and testing of services and business change. Make decisions related to prioritisation and minimum viable product by using analysis led insights. Ensure new products and services meet business and user needs and are aligned with organisational goals. Understand any business and policy constraints that need to be considered and assess the implications. In return, we can offer you: Access to new and emerging technologies. Varied projects developed in a cloud-first environment. Support and investment to further your training and development. Flexible and hybrid working supporting a healthy work-life balance. Industry-leading pension and employee benefits package. Person specification You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure digital delivery delivers solutions that meet the business needs, objectives, and users' needs. You will be expected to provide the 'bridge' between the business and technology, acting as an advocate for the business and support the technology, development, and delivery team. A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although 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. Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required. We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Working Together Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance. When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following: Analytical Proficiency: Able to dissect complex business processes and data, suggesting actionable improvements. Requirement Gathering Expertise: Skilled in extracting, documenting, and prioritizing business needs efficiently. Effective Communication: Clearly articulates technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, fostering collaboration. Leadership Skills: Capable of guiding teams, managing projects, and ensuring timely deliverables. Sift & Interview Dates The sift is due to take place from the 22nd of April 2024. Interviews are due to take place from the 6th of May 2024. This interview could 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 role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within. The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. Complete the "Assistance required" section in the "Additional requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional. If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Document Accessibility If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. This job advert contains links to theDfT Careers website . Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please for assistance. Further Information For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit theHow We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role. Pre-employment Checking Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. 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. 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. 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 :Digital Resourcing Email : Recruitment team Email : Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission websiteHere . click apply for full job details

Full-time (Permanent) London £36,824-£48,561 National £34,123-£45,831. Published on 22 May 2025 Join Ofgem to ensure safe, affordable, sustainable energy for UK consumers and contribute to the Net Zero transition. Our expanding team offers new roles in Service, User, and Interaction Design with learning opportunities in the DDaT field. Enjoy hybrid working flexibility and impact energy solutions in a dynamic setting. As an interaction designer, you will serve as a specialist, aiding in the implementation of government schemes aimed at achieving policy outcomes that support the Net Zero initiative. The chosen candidate will collaborate extensively with user-centred design peers and multidisciplinary digital delivery teams. Additionally, the interaction designer will play a pivotal role in aiding the development of Ofgem's interaction design community. As a designer, your role will involve collaborating with Product Managers and Service Owners to evolve design concepts. You will be responsible for setting the direction and ensuring the quality of design delivery across teams. In this role, a primary duty will be to champion best practices in interaction design and promote a development approach that is both accessible and centred around the user. Your key responsibilities will also encompass facilitating interaction design efforts across Delivery & Schemes projects. You'll support the growth of interaction design within the Ofgem User-Centred Design (UCD) community. Additionally, you'll mentor other UCD roles to enhance their understanding of interaction design and increase awareness and understanding of the field across Ofgem. As an Interaction Designer, you will be expected to collaborate with the Principal Designer to support the creation of clear and efficient processes for User-Centred Design Join Ofgem and be part of our mission to guide the future of energy regulation and sustainability. Apply now to make a meaningful impact with a dynamic team Key Responsibilities Design user interfaces and interactions for complex government services, ensuring they are accessible, usable, and meet user needs. Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design concepts and solutions. Collaborate with user researchers to understand user needs, behaviours, and pain points, and use this information to inform design decisions. Work closely with developers to ensure designs are implemented accurately and meet technical requirements. Advocate for user-centred design principles within the team and organization, promoting best practices and standards. Contribute to the development of design standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across all projects. Present design concepts and solutions to stakeholders and team members, effectively communicating the rationale behind design decisions. Engage in design crits and feedback sessions to support your own development and contribute to other's growth. Contribute to the wider interaction design community - including facilitating workshops, improving design components, and communicating design decisions. Key Outputs and Deliverables Wireframes and prototypes that clearly communicate design concepts and solutions. High-fidelity design mock-ups that are ready for implementation. User flow and journey maps that illustrate the user experience and guide design decisions. Design specifications and guidelines that ensure consistency and quality across all projects. Iterative design improvements based on user feedback and research insights. Documentation of design decisions and rationale to support transparency and collaboration. Person specification Professional experience as an Interaction Designer, working with other User Centred Design disciplines (lead criteria). Proven ability to create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design concepts. Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and experience of ensuring that digital services are accessible to all users, including users with low digital skills. Managing stakeholder relationship and expectations and facilitating difficult conversations within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders. Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, including user researchers, developers, product managers, and other relevant stakeholders. Experience of using GOV.UK prototyping kit and Figma. Experience working in projects run in Agile, with an understanding of Agile methodologies and practices. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Software Developer - HM Courts and Tribunals Service - SEO The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Published on Full-time (Permanent) The national salary range is £41,463 - £45,276, London salary range is £47,657 - £52,040. Published on 4 April 2025 Deadline 30 September 2025 As a Software Developer at HMCTS you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and digital architects, all of whom share a vision for making better government through smarter use of technology. You will innovate to radically transform public services for the better. The development squad you are placed on will be agreed closer to your start date, but examples of products can be found in our GitHub repository: Kubernetes and Docker to run our services Azure for most of our infrastructure Terraform for infrastructure as code Postgres and Redis as our databases. GOV.UK Design System for our web interfaces Macs to do all the above In addition, we use a range of other technologies and continue to evolve by employing new technologies that help us deliver better services to our users As a Developer in HMCTS you will: Develop, improve and document code, following best practices and internal standards. Continuously learn and stay up to date with relevant technologies, identifying potential issues. Ensure product security, data confidentiality, and integrity, raising risks as needed. Support and maintain software, including limited out-of-hours work when required. Plan development, coordinate integration, and contribute to process improvement. Manage service availability effectively and cost-efficiently. Build and test system interfaces. Use test-driven development, write automation scripts, and participate in code reviews. Mentor junior colleagues and share technical expertise. Design and develop software based on user stories. Participate in recruitment and procurement. Person specification Please refer to Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Developing Self and Others Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: GDD Capability Framework Skill 1: Programming and build GDD Capability Framework Skill 2: Systems integration GDD Capability Framework Skill 3: Service support GDD Capability Framework Skill 4: Information security GDD Capability Framework Skill 5: Systems design

£56,353 plus up to £19,400 capability allowance Published on Full-time (Permanent) £56,353 plus up to £19,400 capability allowance Published on 15 July 2025 Deadline 17 August 2025 Location Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2WT : Darlington, North East England, DL1 5QE : Manchester, North West England, M1 2WD : Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, S1 2FJ About the job Job summary The Department for Education is seeking to recruit IT Infrastructure Engineers to work across multiple endeavours, predominantly in the Microsoft Azure public cloud. We continually seek new & innovative opportunities in our cloud estate for efficiencies, economies of scale and new value to users across established cloud computing platforms to make them better for users, increase value for money and reduce complexity. Infrastructure Engineers in the Department design, build, operate and support IT infrastructure resources that underpin internal user services and services to the public. If you are successful, you will work as part of a team providing a range of capabilities and may operate across one or more contexts including the following: Hosting environments and landing zone management. Security, management, governance and automation of DfE's centrally managed hosting environments and cloud landing zones. Includes design, build, operate and maintain core cloud computing IT infrastructure services, ensuring that they remain available, secure, performant, and that they continue to meet requirements. Managed infrastructure service. Build, operate & maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure resources for business applications. Updates and patching, back-up & restore, security vulnerability management, capacity management, service optimisation, incident resolution, request fulfilment, service controls, and asset management. Service improvement. Develop new, and enhance existing IT infrastructure products, services or processes to simplify infrastructure, enhance security, improve reliability & performance, avoid costs, scale & expand, prevent legacy, meet new requirements, or address emergent problem statements. This post is in Advanced Analytics Division : This team utilise artificial intelligence, data exploitation and data science to drive efficiencies and add further data intelligence into the department's decision making. This role is embedded within a data science delivery team, allowing the post holder to shape the delivery of data science tools which offer real value for the department. Its main focus will be on supporting the delivery of Azure components necessary to deliver first-across-government AI tools alongside a host of other data science tools which the division is embedding into the departmental functions. As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer in the Department for Education you will work within a user centred, agile environment leading and directing Infrastructure Engineers. You will provide technical leadership and support to build, operate and maintain the Department's cloud infrastructure services which underpin all internal business services and services to the public, predominantly within Microsoft Azure environments and landing zones. Under direction, you will provide technical leadership to deliver improvements to modernise how cloud resources are deployed and managed, remove legacy ways of working, and deliver initiatives to help mature the Department's cloud computing platform including implementing solution architectures to enable cloud users to work in a consistent manner. You will: Work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operable solutions. Transform technical requirements into automated processes using modern standards approaches such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Act as an advocate of cloud computing including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) so that the Department and its partners can embrace the government's Cloud First policy. Create and sustain modern deployment and management standards, practices, and techniques for our cloud resources. Lead, support, coach, and mentor less experienced Infrastructure Engineers in managing, supporting and maintaining the Department's infrastructure. Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high-quality digital services. Person specification Experience of providing technical leadership to motivate, manage and guide a team towards shared goals to design, build, configure, operate and maintain infrastructure resources in Microsoft Azure environments. Technologies include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software, tenants, management groups, subscriptions, identity & access, network topology and connectivity, certificate services, cryptographic key management, availability & performance monitoring, developer collaboration software, virtual desktop, virtual machines and update management. Experience leading and designing system integration builds to combine IT infrastructure components to create a consolidated solution; co-ordinating test and build activities across infrastructure services. Experience of driving forward the adoption of automation techniques to configure IT infrastructure services, automate processes and extract information. Experience of designing, implementing and assuring security controls, options and configuration settings to protect cloud computing services, and to mitigate against security threats and vulnerabilities. Experience of developing and contributing to cloud infrastructure design standards, methods and tools; and developing infrastructure designs to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. Microsoft Azure verified credentials, certification or qualifications. Experience of providing technical leadership for troubleshooting activities; and problem management - identifying incident trends and coordinating actions to investigate, identify and resolve root causes; and organising Infrastructure Engineers to take forward preventive measures. Experience of influencing service levels and service frameworks and how to operate within them to deliver, operate and maintain IT infrastructure services. Experience of developing requirements and specifications, defining test conditions and analysing and reporting test activities and results. Experience of collaborating with, and conveying technical concepts to, both technical and non-technical stakeholders. An understanding of the benefits of service levels and service frameworks and how to operate within them to deliver, operate and maintain IT infrastructure services. Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview, in the event of a tie break situation, to make an informed decision.