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VACANCY ADVERTISING FORM

VACANCY REFERENCE NUMBER: IRC76606

POST TITLE: Junior DeveloperPAYBAND: Band B2UNIT/DIVISION: Government Digital ServiceLOCATION: LondonTYPE OF POSTING: 24 Month Fixed Term Appointment

VACANCY ADVERT AND JOB DESCRIPTION - MAIN DUTIES OF THE POST

The Government Digital Service GDS! i" part o# the $a%inet #ice' (hich "it" at the centre o#government to en"ure )er Ma*e"t+," Government run" e##ectivel+-

.e/re a multidi"ciplinar+ team o# developer"' de"igner"' polic+ expert" and more' re"pon"i%le#or the digital tran"#ormation o# pu%lic "ervice"- .e (ere #ormed %+ Mini"ter #or the $a%inet#ice Franci" Maude in re"pon"e toMartha Lane Fox/" report' (hich demanded /0evolution'not evolution/ in digital "ervice"- .e do thi" %+ relentle""l+ #ocu"ing on the need" o# the u"er-

GDS ha":

%uilt G&1-3' the "impler' clearer and #a"ter home o# "ervice" and in#ormation #or 3

citien" and(inner o# the 2567 De"ign o# the 8ear 9http:de"ignmu"eum-orgexhi%ition"2567de"ign"9o#9the9+ear92567

coordinated the deliver+ o# the 3 government/" digital "trateg+ 9http:pu%lication"-ca%ineto##ice-gov-u;digital pu%li"hed a "ervice de"ign manualcontaining guidance #or team" throughout the civil

"ervice (or;ed (ith other government department" to complete di"cover+ on 2< "ervice" that

are %eing tran"#ormed to %e =digital %+ de#ault> and %egun %uilding alpha" and cu"tomer#acing %eta" o# tho"e "ervice"

To #ind out (hat el"e (e/ve delivered' vi"ithttp:digital-ca%ineto##ice-gov-u;

.e (ant to expand our team o# out"tanding developer" to help GDS and the re"t o# the 3

government %uild and run great digital "ervice" #or the people o# the 3- .e have immediateneed" acro"" the #ull range o# "ervice" including ?dentit+ A""urance' @er#ormance @lat#orm'G&1-3 and the Digital Mar;etplace' and are loo;ing #or candidate" (ith an intere"t in an+ orall o# it-

&ver time there (ill %e opportunitie" to move around tho"e pro*ect" %uilding up a range o# ";ill"and helping u" "hare ;no(ledge acro"" the organi"ation and around government- Da+9to9da++ou (ill %e re"pon"i%le #or (or;ing (ith that team to de"ign' create and improve ne( andexi"ting product"' plat#orm" and tran"action" acro"" government-

The main re"pon"i%ilitie" o# the po"t are:

Building (e% and mo%ile product" to "erve a variet+ o# citien"/ need"-

?mplementing A@?" #or internal and external u"e-

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Building up a u"e#ul' ro%u"t automated te"t "uite to "upport a $ontinuou" Deplo+ment

environment-

Being involved in the (ider (e% development communit+' identi#+ing good practice" (e

can adopt and "haring our experience"-

Sharing ;no(ledge o# tool" and techniue" (ith the (ider team' %oth developer" and

non9developer"

A" part o# thi" role +ou (ill %e expected to participate in the 2nd line in9hou"e "upport and &ut9o#9)our" "upport rota"- The &ut9o#9)our" "upport rota involve" %eing in on call "tatu" in"upport o# "ome part o# the GDS technical plat#ormin#ra"tructure on evening" and (ee;end" #orone (ee;' on average once ever+ C (ee;"- An allo(ance i" pa+a%le #or +our involvement in the&ut o# )our" "upport and a #urther hourl+ pa+ment i" made #or an+ dutie" +ou ma+ %e calledupon to per#orm (hil"t %eing on call-

The po"t (ill %e re9evaluated at the end o# the 24 month period to match again"t the on9goingreuirement" o# GDS (ith a vie( to the po""i%ilit+ o# contract exten"ion or conver"ion to apermanent appointment-

CONTACT DETAILS

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FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THESE POSTS:*ame"-"te(artdigital-ca%inet9o##ice-gov-u;

CLOSING DATE: 8!A"#"$ %0'E(PECTED SIFT DATE: %!A"#"$ %0'E(PECTED INTERVIE) DATES: */+ %!A"#"$ %0'APPLICATIONS ARE )ELCOME FROM PART TIMERS AND JOB SHARERS

E(ISTING CIVIL SERVANTS )ILL JOIN ON %' MONTH LOAN

SALARY SCALE: E75'669 E7C'4C4

PERSON SPECIFICATION - COMPETENCES/SILLS RE.UIRED

S+1231$ S4133$

""ential xperience %uilding "erver9"ide (e% application" or under"tanding and experience o#

#ront9end (e% development )TML$SSJS! $lear under"tanding o# the #ull (e% "tac;' )TML$SSD&M' reue"tre"pon"e' and

"erver "ide Strong anal+tical and pro%lem9"olving ";ill"' and a de"ire to colla%orate and "hare

;no(ledge

.or;ing ;no(ledge o# unix9li;e operating "+"tem" "uch a" Linux andor Mac &S H

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xperience u"ing ver"ion control "+"tem" "uch a" "u%ver"ion or git

A%ilit+ to uic;l+ re"earch and learn ne( programming tool" and techniue"

De"ira%le

3no(ledge o# relational and non9relational data%a"e "+"tem"

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S+"tem admini"tration and con#iguration management ";ill" xperience pre"enting (or; at u"er group" and con#erence"

xperience o# %uilding and "caling high9tra##ic (e%"ite"

?n addition to the "peciali"t ";ill" li"ted a%ove "ucce""#ul candidate" (ill need to demon"trate%road competencie" a" %elo(- For more detail" on $ivil Service competencie" "eehttp:%it-l+.L5.T

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""ential: .or; (ith team to "et prioritie"' goal"' o%*ective" and time"cale"

Develop propo"al" to improve the ualit+ o# "ervice (ith involvement #rom a diver"e

range o# "ta##' "ta;eholder" or deliver+ partner"

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""ential: Sho( a po"itive approach in ;eeping their o(n and the team," e##ort" #ocu"ed on the

goal" that reall+ matter Ta;e re"pon"i%ilit+ #or delivering expected outcome" on time and to "tandard' giving

credit to team" and individual" a" appropriate

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outcome" Activel+ "ee; input #rom a diver"e range o# people

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Find (a+" to improve "+"tem" and "tructure" to deliver (ith more "treamlined re"ource"

Be (illing to meet the challenge" o# di##icult or complex change"' encouraging and"upporting other" to do the "ame

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