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We are looking for a person to join in a multi-disciplinary Product team as part of our DWP Mobile Products service. The team is responsible for the deployment, configuration and management of the mobile platform and developing and deploying mobile apps. The overall product team, of which engineering provides a fundamental design and implementation function, is responsible for defining and delivering a mobility strategy looking at how the DWP can support an increasingly more mobile workforce, improving user experience, and increasing productivity across a variety of device platforms and sizes. Empowered team defines roadmap and utilises latest technologies and trends like cloud hosting, cloud VPN, collaboration tools and latest device form factors to deliver user focused outcomes. As a Mobility Infrastructure Engineer you will be responsible for design and implementation of Infrastructure services for DWP mobile devices in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. Some of the projects you can expect to design and build infrastructure includes Office 365 on mobile, cloud hosting, on-demand Virtual Private Network(VPN), Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Android. Responsibilities As an Infrastructure Engineer you will deal with the day to day management and development of infrastructure products and contribute towards their design. You will be responsible for the operational stability of the infrastructure solutions and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products. You will collaborate with seniors and own Infrastructure Development Lifecycle Process as part of a delivery team focused on one or more products. You will provide specialist technical support and assistance to projects ensuring definition and delivery of requisite non-functional requirements to architectural and roadmap developments. You will also provide 3rd line support for incidents, problems and changes, apply different techniques to methods in analysing and resolving problems, working up new practices and procedures or modify existing processes to improve performance. You will provide reports of Service performance to the Senior Infrastructure Engineer and other senior leadership members from Digital, reporting against agreed KPIs and via the relevant reporting channels and forums. You will specialise in designing and implementing EMM/MDM solutions like Workspace One, InTune or Samsung Knox that enables the security and controls for DWP mobiles meeting varied needs of wide range of user groups. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Problem Management Technical Breadth Enterprise Mobility Management Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1000 words. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: Experience in Enterprise Mobility Management Software (either Workspace One/AirWatch or InTune). Experience of building, configuring, administering and supporting infrastructure technologies and solutions for Mobile - e.g. Workspace One/Airwatch, IOS products, Samsung Knox and content management. Experience of working with Windows Server. A good understanding of IPv4 networking with the ability to diagnose, define and implement DNS and routing changes effectively. Good problem management skills - investigate, resolve and anticipate problems and take preventative measures. Understands information security and the types of security controls that can be used to mitigate security threats within solutions and services. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. If your Employment history and personal statement contain any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills: Problem Management Technical Breadth Enterprise Mobility Management Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Interviews will take place early February. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Further Information Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Reasonable Adjustment ..... click apply for full job details

The Desktop SCCM & W10 team are responsible for all elements of the Departments Desktop and Software deployment, configuration, security and continued roadmap development. This primarily involves the management and implementation of Microsoft Evergreen strategies for key technologies in Configuration Manager and Windows 10, but also includes several other supporting infrastructure components in iVanti Device Control, Microsoft Bitlocker, KMS and VPN Client integrations such as Checkpoint and Zscaler. We are the owners of the service, and thus accountable for all day-to-day operational change and project related design elements. We own the Desktop roadmap and have a multi-year plan to deliver an enhanced service, with several long-term pieces of work ongoing. We are looking for a number Infrastructure Engineers of different levels to work with our team which has recently expanded to take ownership & control of the Desktop services from a long-term supplier. Our aim is to provide a modern, reliable and flexible service that allows simple, secure access for deployment and management of modern desktop devices, using industry best practice for: - Microsoft Configuration Manager, WSUS, Intune, Autopilot - Windows 10 Builds and continued updates aligning with Evergreen - Supporting Desktop Technologies to allow seamless integration to the whole End User Desktop experience. Alongside this the successful candidate will also be expected alongside Project deliver requirements to aide in the Support and Administration of: - Windows 10 Enterprise - Windows Defender - ConfigMgr and WSUS - Software Distribution using SCCM - Microsoft Bit Locker - Dell Server Hardware in general and PowerEdge R640 - DHCP - IIS Webserver - Windows SQL Server 2016 - Server Monitoring Tools - Build, Support and Maintain Windows Server 2016. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Leadership Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical Breadth IT Infrastructure Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for our SEO roles(2 positions) is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Salary for our Grade 7 role(1 position) is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59.589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: 3rd / 4th line knowledge of Configuration Manager and W10 Desktops at the Enterprise level 30k Devices and above. 3rd line experience of Core Infrastructure Components Active Directory / DNS / DHCP / ADFS / GPO. Experience of working in a large, multi-supplier environment. Experience of technical-change impacting and performing changes in a live service environment. Experience of Enterprise Scale Software Deployment Tooling and Desktop Management. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. At stage 1 sift we will assess all applications against the standard required for the more junior of the advertised roles. If you are selected for interview we will assess you against the required standard for both SEO and Grade 7 roles. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. If your employment history and personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills: Technical Breadth IT Infrastructure Making Effective Decisions Leadership Delivering at Pace Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Further Information Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: ..... click apply for full job details

We are looking for a person to join in a multi-disciplinary Product team as part of our DWP Mobile Products service. The team is responsible for the deployment, configuration and management of the mobile platform and developing and deploying mobile apps. The overall product team, of which testing provides a fundamental quality assurance function, is responsible for defining and delivering a mobility strategy looking at how the DWP can support an increasingly more mobile workforce, improving user experience, and increasing productivity across a variety of device platforms and sizes. This empowered team defines roadmaps and utilises latest technologies and trends like cloud hosting, cloud VPN, collaboration tools and latest device form factors to deliver user focused outcomes. As a Test Engineer you will help build and assure applications used by DWP staff. You will be an integral part of designing and building automated test solutions that enable the department to deliver quality services consistently that meet the needs of our agents and claimants. You will be responsible for the testing of applications and infrastructure which make up mobile services. This includes defining the appropriate depth and breadth of testing using a risk-based approach, and ensuring the stability, robustness and reliability of test suites. You are responsible for testing all areas of the products including but not limited to functional, business requirements, performance, security and accessibility. You will design, build and maintain an effective test infrastructure. You will work alongside other engineers both within the teams around you and the wider community to deliver consistent solutions and strategies. You will identify and drive resolution of defects or issues preventing delivery of Test Engineering activities. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy. Check out these blogs about Engineering in DWP. Responsibilities If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Development of automated test suites Technical Breadth Testing Test tool selection/application Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 9,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Experience in development and maintenance of automated test suites. Experience of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Methodology and tools (i.e. GIT/Terraform). Able to identify simple patterns and trends. Investigates problems and opportunities in existing processes and contributes to recommending solutions to these. Works with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits available. Able to review requirements, specifications and defines test conditions. Able to identify issues and risks associated with work whilst being able to analyse and report test activities and results. Able to design and execute non-functional test cases using standard testing techniques, in instructed environments. Able to come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team. Agile Methodologies - with experience of BDD (behaviour driven development) and TDD (test driven development) processes, and an understanding of the key principles to develop a modern standards approach to testing. An understanding of the following test phases and standards associated to Performance Test, Accessibility Test, Security Test and Compatibility Test. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours/Technical Skills: Technical Skills Development of automated test suites Technical Breadth Testing Test tool selection/application Behaviours Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency..... click apply for full job details

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will be a skilled Practitioner and a role model in Infrastructure solutions. Responsible for ensuring best practices are adhered to across the department and guiding teams on how to deliver quality Infrastructure products. You will assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. With a focus on operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality you will be accountable for infrastructure solutions. You will also have the ongoing responsibility for the full range of products that make up Network Services. Working in collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customers you will ensure the operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability and quality of DWP Networks. You will be part of an organisation responsible for the delivery of digital platforms and services, real-time analytics and flexible infrastructure, providing secure and resilient services to DWP. Joining an innovative, supportive community of skilled digital professionals, you will work in agile and creative ways in order to improve technology services. Provide leadership and development for the team of Infrastructure engineers inputting into the selection, design and delivery of infrastructure services/solutions ensuring they are aligned to and help achieve IT and Departmental strategy. Act as a major incident manager and escalation point for all service related incidents supporting your team to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems across multiple technology domains, including Private and Public cloud network environments. Ability to effectively communicate at different levels, across support and engineering, business users, architecture and 3rd party suppliers. Experience and successful track record of design, build and operations of network services in large scale organisations, specifically in the areas of: Designing secure high availability Hybrid Cloud connectivity solutions (inc AWS & Azure). Designing Enterprise Network Services. Managing the implementation of complex technical solutions. Recognising and managing dependencies and risks, driving through to successful implementation. Experience of the following is also desirable. Experience and technical capability across projects and service lifecycle e.g. application support and management, project management, solutions architecture and operations. Experience of designing and implementing VMWare solutions. Experience in implementing server virtualisation techniques, Network Functions Virtualised (NFV). Design and implementation of Network Management solutions. Design and implementation of SDN solutions. Design and implementation of Zero-Trust solutions. Qualifications: Cisco CCNP Certification - Preferred Prince2 - Preferred Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IT Infrastructure (Network Security) Problem Management Technical Breadth Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589(Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your Personal Statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Designs, implements, administers and supports Network technologies, solutions and services such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructures, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including PaaS, SaaS. Ensures that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate Network problems. Takes accountability of issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems Able to dissect a Network problem to its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes. Has a deep understanding of the Network technical concepts required in their role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape - Understands the limitations of digital technology. Inspires and motivates teams to be fully engaged in their work and dedicated to their role. Stand by, promote or defend own and teams actions and decisions where needed. Deliver a high quality, efficient and cost-effective service by considering a broad range of methods for delivery. Creating regular opportunities for colleagues, stakeholders, delivery partners and customers to help improve the quality of service. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. If your employment history and personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours/Technical Skills: Technical Skills: IT Infrastructure (Network Security) Problem Management Technical Breadth Behaviours: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Managing a quality service Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. ..... click apply for full job details

The data warehouse remediation programme (DWH-R) is a major initiative which will protect the DWPs corporate memory, given that the service contains and processes citizen data ingested from many internal and external systems. The programme introduces many additional security features which address an audit requirement to make the data warehouse more resilient, and that it delivers encryption of data at rest and in transit. We are looking for you to join our team as either a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (G7) or Infrastructure Engineer (SEO) to support the data warehouse remediation programme (DWH-R). We have around 800 analytical, development and support users who will require access to a Windows 10 Secure Desktop via Citrix. In general your responsibilities will include the following: Operation management of Citrix XenDesktop infrastructure. Citrix provisioning services image creation and maintenance. Application creation and troubleshooting. User Management. Design and implementation of Ivanti Environment manager and Application control configurations. Escalation point for major incidents. Engineer, document and implement solutions based on business requirements. Escalation point for L1/L2 support. Document and maintain operation guides. As a Infrastructure Engineer you will also provide third line support with changes in the engineering environment. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will also have a leadership role with infrastructure build. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Leadership Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical Breadth IT Infrastructure Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for the Infrastructure Engineer (SEO) is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Salary for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer (G7) is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Have experience of working to strict Change control governance, acting as and constantly developing as a Technical authority within specified technologies, Citrix, Ivanti, PVS and Windows 10. Experience in conducting in-depth investigations and providing root cause analysis of incidents and outages. Experience in high level technical representation on P1 issues; including conference calls and handle technical resolution. Providing support across production and test environments and having a deep understanding as to how applications work well with these systems. A solid grasp of how applications interact with the Windows Operating System is critical as is experience in Enterprise Microsoft products and expertise in Active Directory. Experience of automating task to remove manual activity. Experience of Citrix Provisioning Services, Citrix 1912 and 7.15. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. If your employment history and personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills: Making Effective Decisions Leadership Delivering at Pace Technical Breadth IT Infrastructure Interviews will take place from Mid-February. Sift and Interview dates to be confirmed. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay..... click apply for full job details

DWP has recently undertaken a number of large projects encompassing: The Secure Digital eXchange (SDX) gateways service integration with DWP Cyber Resilience Centres (CRC) Protective Monitoring Service. Integration of SDX Next Gen firewalls with CRC Continuous Vulnerability Management service. Scale out of Checkpoint Secure Remote Access services as part of the COVID response. Deployed VeloCloud SDWAN across c1000 offices. The Department is currently delivering a number of projects involving Delivery Teams from across DWP Digital to extend the Departments security alerting, monitoring and management capabilities including: Protective Monitoring. Continuous Vulnerability Monitoring. Zscaler Secure Remote Access. Enhancements to our Security Management capabilities. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a background in Security you will use Programme and Project Management experience to ensure best practices are adhered to across the department and guide teams and coordinate the work of DWP internal teams and supplier teams working on Networks and the security aspects of our network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will also have; Experience in managing and coordinating delivery of IT security solutions and services within a large enterprise 24*7 operational business including with public and private cloud solutions. Experience of leading deliveries of market security technologies for example SIEM(Splunk), PUAM (CyberArk), Endpoint protection (Tanium and Fire-eye). Experience in security and technology risk management, incident handling and managing resolutions. Experience of industry policies, controls and standards including the NIST. Cybersecurity framework and how it is applied to track cybersecurity capability across an enterprise organisation or other comparable frameworks. Experience in delivering in accordance with technology security strategy and managing continuous service improvement. An exceptional and authentic leader, with the ability to build, inspire and engage their teams to deliver results even in times of ambiguity; to enjoy their contribution and to be proud of their achievements. Successful track record of delivering digitally enabled organisational transformation programmes, with an appreciation that change can provide opportunity for efficiency and innovation. Desirable skills and experience: Proven experience of developing capability at an organisational and team level, through empowering, supporting and developing staff to achieve the highest performance standards. Strong track record of team working and developing stakeholder relationships; creating a wider ranging network of relationships across organisational boundaries that support collaborative working across teams or organisations to in order to achieve highly effective outcomes. A self-starter bringing their own energy, resilience and enthusiasm, to continually drive through improvements to the service provided to DWP. Strong financial acumen and a desire for and experience in delivering value for money. Strong commercial acumen and experience of managing third part service providers. Sees the bigger picture by taking groups of services, investigating how to get the best of underlying services. Communicate with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust. Explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand. Take into account peoples individual needs. Deliver difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity, being persuasive when required. Consider the impact of the language used. Remain open-minded and impartial in discussions, whilst respecting the diverse interests and opinions of others. Introduce different methods for communication, including making the most of digital resources whilst getting value for money. Monitor the effectiveness of own and team communications and take action to improve where necessary. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IT Infrastructure (Network Security) Problem Management Technical Breadth Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: Has an appreciation of information security, designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as core part of the solutions and services. Ensures that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate problems. Coordinates the team to investigate problems, implement solutions and take preventative measures. Able to dissect a problem to its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes. Having a deep understanding of technical concepts and how they fit into the wider technical landscape enabling you to troubleshoot and identify problems across different technology capabilities. Takes accountability of issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems. Achieves excellent user outcomes. Designs, implements, administers and supports infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructures, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including PaaS, SaaS. Develop and maintain an understanding of economic, social, political, environmental and technological developments to ensure activity is relevant. Ensure plans and activities in your area of work reflect wider strategic priorities and communicate effectively with senior leaders to influence future strategies. Adopt a government wide perspective to ensure alignment of activity and policy. Use effective communication to bring together views, perspectives and diverse needs of stakeholders to gain a broader understanding of the issues surrounding policies and activities. Demonstrate positive customer service by understanding the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations. Deliver a high quality, efficient and cost effective service by considering a broad range of methods for delivery..... click apply for full job details

As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will own the overall DevOps process along with setting the strategies for products and the wider community. You will contribute to the overall DevOps process in line with product strategy and the wider community in conjunction with the Head of Engineering Strategy, Head of DevOps, and Head of Site Reliability Engineering. You will contribute to the Engineering and Architecture Leads that will help ensure the systems are fit for purpose. With a focus on stability, availability, and quality you will be accountable/responsible for the code and services your teams produce and administer. Have responsibility for large blocks of work, for employees in varied disciplines and with a wide span of leadership, breaking down user stories into tasks. Design and build an end to end GitLab/Ansible pipeline which deploys and tests enterprise grade contact centre solutions. Design and manage the tactics for building reusable libraries, templates and services, and own the development of medium-long term strategies for product lines. Help set the strategic direction for DevOps teams and wider engineering community. Provide advice and suggesting courses of action, provide coaching, mentoring and support to your team and other Software and DevOps Engineer colleagues and peers. Check out these blogs about Engineering in DWP Digital. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . This vacancy is linked to the following vacancies: 175483 - Senior Dev Ops Engineer 177229 - Dev Ops Engineer 177215 - Dev Ops Engineer Please read the Selection Process Details for further information on the linked campaigns. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae* including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Providing technical leadership and support within a team of DevOps Engineers. Linux Operating Systems, Python and Helm. Infrastructure-as-code across cloud providers using Ansible. Configuration-as-code across cloud and on-premise environments using Ansible. Version Controls systems (Git and GitLab CI). Working in an agile environment building, deploying, supporting, and operating cloud applications (in particular AWS and Azure). Containers and containerised workloads e.g. orchestration services such as OpenShift, Kubernetes and ISTIO. When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important information Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Telephone Interview Candidates who are successful at sift will be invited to undertake a brief preliminary discussion which should take no longer than 20 minutes in total via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the conversation is to further explore your experience for the role and what interests you about the role. This conversation provides you with the opportunity to share some personal insight as part of the shortlist stage of this campaign. Stage 3: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following experiences. Helping set the strategic direction for DevOps teams and wider engineering community. Experience of providing support, guidance and oversight. Sharing of knowledge and good practice with the wider Engineering community. Experience of providing technical leadership. Significant experience of infrastructure-as-code. Significant experience of working in an agile environment building, deploying, supporting, and operating cloud applications (in particular AWS and Azure). Candidates will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) technical exercise on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Throughout the whole recruitment process application, technical exercise and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Interviews will take place from February 2022. Sift and Interview dates to be confirmed. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LINKED VACANCIES Please note that this vacancy consists of several linked adverts for the same roles with different locations, grades or security clearance. The vacancy references are as follows: 175483, 177278, 177229, and 177215. If you wish to apply for more than one vacancy, we may sift and interview you only once. Your subsequent application will be automatically marked as Campaign duplicate status, and will show as In Progress to you in Civil Service jobs, and your sift and interview scores will automatically be carried across. You must submit an application for every vacancy you wish to be considered for. You will be scored on the first vacancy you apply for and you will only progress if you pass the sift on the first application. These scores will then be allocated to all of the other linked vacancies you have applied for at all stages of the application process (sift and video interview). You will only be invited to attend one interview. It is therefore important that you fully submit your first vacancy application and then continue to complete your applications for each vacancy you're interested in as sifting and invitations to interview will be issued on an ongoing basis. Please note that if you fail to book or fail to attend an interview and have not contacted us then your first application and any linked applications will be withdrawn. If you are successful, once an offer has been made all other applications linked to this campaign will be withdrawn. If you no longer wish to be considered for one of the linked vacancies, please ensure that you do not withdraw from your first application. We know that things change so please note, if you no longer wish to be considered for any location you will need to withdraw all your linked applications. ..... click apply for full job details

As a Senior Solution Architect (Identity) you will be: Working with engineering teams, be responsible for supporting the design, development and delivery of Internal Identity foundational services. Share your knowledge and experience - blending technical leadership, architecture and development skills. Own the product architecture for the Identity product, developing product roadmaps and designs. Present proposed designs at governance forums providing clear communication of architecture design and decision making to gain approval to proceed with designs. Implement architecture patterns creating reference architectures as real-world working examples of successful architecture designs. Check out this blog about Life as an enterprise architect in DWP Digital. Technology Services provide the foundations upon which digital services for DWP are developed and operate. Our purpose is to deliver secure, effective and cost-efficient digital infrastructure services and to run live IT operations that support DWP business objectives. We do this by putting users and quality of service at the heart of what we do. Our team is made up of 1,500 colleagues working collaboratively across 10 portfolio-led teams in a fast-moving environment. Our teams deliver an end-to-end suite of digital products and services that support DWP colleagues and citizens in an ever-evolving technology landscape. Our work is focused around the following 6 themes: 1. Delivering a digital workplace that improves the way we work. We provide the products and services to make our users' jobs easier, encourage greater collaboration and support flexibility in working patterns, locations and on devices of their choice helping to drive forward DWPs digital transformation. 2. Delivering high-quality and resilient IT services and support. We are embedding a Full Stack Service Model to integrate our IT operations and ensure our services meet existing and future network demand. 3. Building a world-class performance-focused user experience control centre. We have created an end-to-end, data-driven performance environment to measure our systems and ensure we keep the department functioning. 4. Exploiting and enhancing hybrid cloud services. We provide hybrid cloud services that balance on-premise and public cloud to offer true platform independence and optimum price performance. 5. Protecting and securing our services. We ensure our IT systems remain secure and available, resilient to natural and human-caused disaster ensuring citizens always have access to our key services. 6. Developing our people, capability and skills. We have created a sustainable service by developing our people, bringing key skills in-house to DWP, giving our teams professional pathways to develop and opportunities to progress within Technology Services. As we continue our journey to service excellence we have identified a number of opportunities to join our Technology Services team. The Identity team is at the heart of everything DWP does in that we deliver and maintain the IT products and services which under pin Identity and Trust and the under-lying technologies that support authentication services for every single user in DWP. Without these services, users would not be able to do their work. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,411 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements relevant to the skills and experience outlined in this job description. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Experience of End user devices, inc. back-end management and support infrastructure for access and authentication, specifically in-depth working knowledge of AD, ADFS, ADCS, DNS, DHCP, AAD, CMS5, PKI, and SSO. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting and networking design patterns, tools and best practices. Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios. Windows and Linux operating system technologies and deployment design patterns, tools and best practices. Agile / DevOps delivery methodologies and best practices. When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important information Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following experiences: Communicating with stakeholders in a clear way, explaining complex architecture and technical issues in a way that is appropriate and easy to understand. Introducing different methods for communication and monitoring the effectiveness of own communications. Actively building and maintaining a network of colleagues and contacts, within architecture community and wider Digital project professions, to achieve progress on shared objectives. Challenging assumptions while being willing to compromise if beneficial to progress. Turning business problems into technical designs: Designing architecture and technical solutions based on business and user needs, dealing with problems that span the enterprise. Technical Breadth: Has a deep understanding of the technical concepts required in the role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape. Understands the limitations of digital technology. You will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) presentation on how you have personally been involved in introducing secure authentication/privileged access management/modern authentication in a complex organisation, explaining your decisions and rationale. Interviews will take place from mid February. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. ..... click apply for full job details

As a DevOps Engineer you will support the overall DevOps process along with setting the strategies for products and the wider community. You will contribute to the overall DevOps process in line with product strategy and the wider community in conjunction with the Head of Engineering Strategy, Head of DevOps, and Head of Site Reliability Engineering. You will contribute to the Engineering and Architecture Leads that will help ensure the systems are fit for purpose. With a focus on stability, availability, and quality you will be accountable/responsible for the code and services your teams produce and administer. Have responsibility for large blocks of work, for employees in varied disciplines and with a wide span of leadership, breaking down user stories into tasks. Design and build an end to end GitLab/Ansible pipeline which deploys and tests enterprise grade contact centre solutions. Design and manage the tactics for building reusable libraries, templates and services, and own the development of medium-long term strategies for product lines. Help set the strategic direction for DevOps teams and wider engineering community. Provide advice and suggesting courses of action, provide coaching, mentoring and support to your team and other Software and DevOps Engineer colleagues and peers. Check out these blogs about Engineering in DWP Digital. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . This vacancy is linked to the following vacancies: 175483 - Senior Dev Ops Engineer 177278 - Senior Dev Ops Engineer 177215 - Dev Ops Engineer Please read the Selection Process Details for further information on the linked campaigns. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information National Salary for this role is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. London Salary for this role is from 39,957 (Band min) to 45,018 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 45,018 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 10,648 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae* including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Providing technical leadership and support within a team of DevOps Engineers. Linux Operating Systems, Python and Helm. Infrastructure-as-code across cloud providers using Ansible. Configuration-as-code across cloud and on-premise environments using Ansible. Version Controls systems (Git and GitLab CI). Working in an agile environment building, deploying, supporting, and operating cloud applications (in particular AWS and Azure). Containers and containerised workloads e.g. orchestration services such as OpenShift, Kubernetes and ISTIO. When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important information Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Telephone Interview Candidates who are successful at sift will be invited to undertake a brief preliminary discussion which should take no longer than 20 minutes in total via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the conversation is to further explore your experience for the role and what interests you about the role. This conversation provides you with the opportunity to share some personal insight as part of the shortlist stage of this campaign. Stage 3: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following experiences. Helping set the strategic direction for DevOps teams and wider engineering community. Experience of providing support, guidance and oversight. Sharing of knowledge and good practice with the wider Engineering community. Experience of providing technical leadership. Significant experience of infrastructure-as-code. Significant experience of working in an agile environment building, deploying, supporting, and operating cloud applications (in particular AWS and Azure). Candidates will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) technical exercise on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Throughout the whole recruitment process application, technical exercise and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Interviews will take place from February 2022. Sift and Interview Dates to be confirmed. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LINKED VACANCIES Please note that this vacancy consists of several linked adverts for the same roles with different locations, grades or security clearance. The vacancy references are as follows: 175483, 177278, 177229 and 177215. If you wish to apply for more than one vacancy, we may sift and interview you only once. Your subsequent application will be automatically marked as Campaign duplicate status, and will show as In Progress to you in Civil Service jobs, and your sift and interview scores will automatically be carried across. You must submit an application for every vacancy you wish to be considered for. You will be scored on the first vacancy you apply for and you will only progress if you pass the sift on the first application. These scores will then be allocated to all of the other linked vacancies you have applied for at all stages of the application process (sift and video interview). You will only be invited to attend one interview. It is therefore important that you fully submit your first vacancy application and then continue to complete your applications for each vacancy you're interested in as sifting and invitations to interview will be issued on an ongoing basis. Please note that if you fail to book or fail to attend an interview and have not contacted us then your first application and any linked applications will be withdrawn. If you are successful, once an offer has been made all other applications linked to this campaign will be withdrawn. ..... click apply for full job details

The successful candidates for these role will: Lead, deliver and support the technical and security architecture design elements of DWP Digital projects / initiatives. Work with engineering teams, and other Digital colleagues, to create VFM solution designs. Own the security product architecture, develop security product roadmaps and represent product designs at governance forums. Provide clear communication of security architecture design and decision making, in order to gain approval to proceed with designs. Lead discussions with senior stakeholders to create security solution options and recommendations - during project discovery and inception phases. Provide expert advice to other Solution Architects to drive technology choice decisions. Contribute to, and build capability in, the DWP Architecture community, and in particular its security expertise. Desirable Qualifications: Azure/AWS Architecture certified. CCSK Certified /CCSP Certified. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Check out these blogs about Architecture Careers in DWP. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical Breadth Turning business problems into technical designs Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Grade 7 Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) - 59,589 (Band max) Where the maximum salary is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 5,411 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Grade 6 Salary for this role is from 60,740 (Band min) to 72,933 (Band max). Where the maximum salary is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae* including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Application Architecture design and modelling techniques, tools and standards. Application Security Testing e.g. OWASP and Secure Code Assessment tools, and security of container/cluster based solutions e.g. Docker, Kubernetes. Identity Management and federation including SSO. Cloud Acceleration, SD-WAN, DDoS and network based controls. Cloud based assurance and risk models and their application, including NIST and other associated frameworks. Information Security innovation as part of the future of Application Reference Architecture. When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Important information Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Experiences and Technical Skills: Experiences Communicating with stakeholders in a clear way, explaining complex architecture and technical issues in a way that is appropriate and easy to understand. Introducing different methods for communication and monitoring the effectiveness of own communications. Actively building and maintaining a network of colleagues and contacts, within architecture community and wider Digital project professions, to achieve progress on shared objectives. Challenging assumptions while being willing to compromise if beneficial to progress. Technical Skills Turning business problems into technical designs: Designing architecture and technical solutions based on business and user needs, ensuring designs meet governance requirements. Technical Breadth: Has a deep understanding of the technical concepts required in the role and understands how these fit into the wider technical landscape. Understands the limitations of digital technology. Candidates will be asked to do a short presentation on a security architecture design or pattern they have personally led, and to explain the key architecture decisions they made. Interviews will take place from the end of February 2022. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD)..... click apply for full job details

This is an exciting opportunity to earn as you learn and get hands on practice of infrastructure engineering, while studying towards a Level 6 digital qualification. Youll receive up to four years of formal learning to develop crucial skills, knowledge and behaviours for your career and be part of a great team delivering infrastructure engineering products and services. As well as being given 20% off the job training to allow you to complete your apprenticeship within your working hours, youll be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme, so you will have plenty of sources of encouragement to help you succeed. Theres a lot to learn and do, so you need to be ready to be proactive, work hard and participate in the many opportunities youll be given to showcase your skills. Youll work in our Technology Services team, who deliver secure, effective, and cost-efficient digital infrastructure services and run live IT operations that promote DWPs business objectives. Youll be equipped with advanced skills needed for this role and be able to apply your learning and new found knowledge into action in the workplace. This will include; Delivering a digital workplace that improves the way we work, helping to drive forward DWPs digital transformation. Delivering high-quality and resilient IT services and support through a Full Stack Service Model to meet existing and future network demand. Building a world-class performance-focused user experience control centre, keeping the department functioning. Exploiting and enhancing hybrid cloud services. Protect and secure our services, ensuring citizens always have access to our key services. Be part of our dedication to developing our People, capability and skills. On the Level 6 Digital Technology Solutions apprenticeships with a Network Engineer specialist pathway you will learn about; Systems Development Maths & Algorithms Data Communications & Network Security Work Based portfolio Business Strategy Research Methods Work Based Project Synoptic Project Developing Technology Strategy Dissertation Major Project (work based) You will also select specialist modules in: IP-Based Network Switching Systems Network Design Troubleshooting and Cyber Security Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Qualifications To be suitable for this role; You must hold a Level 3 qualification (A Level or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Network or Software Engineering. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date. If you meet the eligibility criteria above, when completing the application please answer the question relating to the above qualification requirements as yes. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role. An environment with flexible working options. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity. An employer pension contribution of up to 27%. A generous annual leave allowance. Salary Information Salary for this role is 31,989. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form and eligibility questions: To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria: Hold a valid passport/birth certificate or residence permit. Have the right to live and work in the UK. Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date. Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. we reserve the right to withdraw applications who are deemed ineligible due to existing qualifications. You must hold a Level 3 qualification (A Level or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Network or Software Engineering. You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C or above or complete functional skills tests at the beginning of the apprenticeship programme. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement up to 500 words: When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: Were looking for people who have: A passion for technology and all things digital. An interest in logic, numbers and problem-solving skills. A methodical mind and attention to detail. Great communicators who enjoy working, and learning, with others. A can-do attitude and willingness to learn. Please also explain your motivation for applying for the Infrastructure Engineer Apprenticeship. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. A NOTE ON ANONYMISATION Due to DWPs use of anonymised recruitment practices it is not possible for applicants to upload/attach a CV; any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Please ensure you provide sufficient information to enable the sift panel to make an informed judgement about your suitability for this role. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please include all other information that you would customarily provide when presenting a CV/Personal statement, as the sift panel use this information to assess your application. DWP operates an anonymised recruitment process. When entering information relating to your employment history you will be asked to remove any personal details that could be used to identify you. This relates to name and contact details which might usually appear on your CV/Personal statement. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours. Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service. You will be asked to do a 5 to 10 minute presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Interviews will take place in February/March. Sift and Interview dates to be confirmed. Other information A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:..... click apply for full job details

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to: Undertaking trend analysis to identify improvements. Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to ensure needs are identified. Leading a team to achieve its team objectives. Building a culture of continuous improvement. Creating and managing data protection and GDPR related privacy policies, standards, procedures, documents and tools. Departmental consultation on draft policies, standards and procedures. Monitoring changes to GDPR and data protection legislation and updating DWP data protection policies, standards, notices and guidelines accordingly. Monitoring GPDR interpretation, ICO guidance and enforcement updates, assessing DWP impact and communicating these to wider DPO team and DWP. Identifying and/or ensuring delivery of training and awareness initiatives on data protection and providing input to centrally developed mandatory training where appropriate. Providing expert advice and guidance to the business on data protection requirements and controls. Providing guidance on approach to emerging GDPR and DPA issues. Responsibilities Essential Criteria LEAD - You have professional experience and knowledge of the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation, and the legal and regulatory framework in which DWP operates. Proven experience of working in a data protection, data privacy or a closely related and comparable profession, and have demonstrated the ability to identify, prioritise and resolve issues promptly and effectively in a practical manner. You have strong people management and leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate the activities of others and inspire and motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work. You encourage, recognise and share innovative ideas from a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders and create an environment where people feel safe to challenge and know their voice will be heard. You actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives, build strong interpersonal relationships and show genuine care for colleagues. You communicate with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust, and explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand. You monitor the effectiveness of own and team communications and take action to improve where necessary. You deliver a high quality, efficient and cost effective service by considering a broad range of methods for delivery, ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory and security requirements in service delivery. You ensure delivery of timely quality outcomes, through providing the right resources to do the job, reviewing and adjusting performance expectations and rewarding success. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Working Together Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Data Protection experience and application Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Please use your personal statement to show how you meet the criteria for this role in no more than 1250 words. Sift and interview: An Initial sift will be conducted based on the criteria listed in the responsibilities section above, using the CV and personal statement, which will be used to form a short list for interview. Please make sure that your evidence clearly demonstrates how you satisfy these criteria by providing relevant examples. In the event of a large number of applications, a sift will be made on the lead essential criteria relating to data protection knowledge and experience. (see responsibilities section). Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview. The final stage of the assessment process is a panel interview where behaviours, strengths, experience and technical skills will be assessed. Further details of the interview will be included in your invite to interview. Unless you are otherwise informed, the interview will be via MS Teams. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Other information: New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. Must have or be willing to undergo appropriate Security Clearance at Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here Reasonable adjustment: If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing. 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 applicants 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. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. 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You will join a team within DWP working on the largest government installation of ServiceNow within Europe. You will be working primarily with NLU Modelling tooling in support of the virtual agent conversation flows, expanding into AI search and predicative intelligence in support of the wider tool. Our team is driven by the desire to enable our colleagues interactions with the digital environment to be as seamless and painless as possible, minimising the friction is the primary purpose of the department, supporting 20 million people every day to help them to find work and save for their future. The platform supports circa 130,000 colleagues across the ITSM, ITOM, ITBM, Security and HR On-boarding modules exposing us regularly to a wide range of different challenges and opportunities within the ServiceNow ecosphere. As a ServiceNow Infrastructure Engineer you will develop and maintain infrastructure products and contribute towards their design. You will be responsible for the operational stability of the ServiceNow solutions and be able to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products. You will work within, and contribute to the overall ServiceNow Development Lifecycle Process as part of a delivery team focused on one or more products. As a ServiceNow Developer (Data) you will be responsible for ensuring the following activities are carried out: Deliver new configuration and functionality to the ServiceNow Production instance in line with the DWP Software Delivery Lifecycle. Complete stories assigned or escalate blockers to ensure that development is completed to expected standards and are delivered within timescales. Attend and participate in Agile ceremonies. Identify, collate and process required data in support of the Data Scientists. Provides Show and Tells to Solution Consultant, Business Analysts and System Administration team. Creating and maintaining documentation. Working to the Delivery Manager you will be an intrinsic part of the ServiceNow Product Delivery Unit, working alongside other members of the feature team and DWP internal teams and end user communities. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. 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: IT Infrastructure Technical Breadth Benefits Our Exceptional Benefits package: An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Learning and development tailored to your role Salary Information Salary for this role is from 31,989 (Band min) to 34,285 (Band max). Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement 1250 words. When giving details in your personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Demonstrate experience of IT Infrastructure services or applications within a large-scale organisation in any of build, operate or engineering contexts. Demonstrate experience of delivering solutions within an agile framework. Demonstrate experience of troubleshooting and resolving complex issue across an enterprise tooling infrastructure, individually or as part of a team. Demonstrate experience of effectively communicating at different levels. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV and/or employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours/Technical Skills: Technical Skills: Technical Breadth IT Infrastructure Behaviours Changing and Improving Working Together Delivering at Pace Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. Further Information Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD)..... click apply for full job details

A Lead Content Designer is an expert practitioner with experience of large-scale and complex content projects. They assure the quality of content design across teams and its alignment to departmental goals. Using research, data and other evidence, they translate user needs into content strategy across digital and non-digital services. A Lead Content Designer works closely with service managers, programme directors and other senior stakeholders to help to resource teams, resolve problems and develop future strategy. They are an advocate for best practices in content design, lead on cross-government content projects and keep up to date with industry changes. They help to shape content career paths and may manage senior content designers. Putting users' needs at the heart of their work, a Lead Content Designer makes people's interactions with the government as simple and speedy as possible. Responsibilities Essential Criteria You have a proven track record of working from a digital perspective, including iterating content design for complex situations and difficult or technical problems and processes. You have exemplary spelling and grammar and have substantial experience of writing and editing using a style guide and plain English. You are able to demonstrate experience of engaging multidisciplinary teams with a user-centred content design process and of explaining design decisions in a way that other people understand. You have substantial experience of putting forward the case for content design to senior stakeholders, policy colleagues and product owners, and have led workshops with a focus on a user-centred content design approach. You have substantial experience of using user research and data to make content design decisions. You have taken the lead in setting content priorities across a number of work areas. You have experience of consulting regularly with senior stakeholders to provide analysis and recommendations. You have demonstrable experience of understanding how your work fits into a wider context, and of recognising and addressing challenges. You are able to manage other peoples work, including planning work and checking it to make sure its consistent and appropriate across products and services. The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information National: 60,740 - 72,933 London: 66,252 - 78,765 Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. This should show us that you: have substantial experience of putting forward the case for content design to senior stakeholders, policy colleagues and product owners, and have led workshops with a focus on a user-centred content design approach. have substantial experience of using user research and data to make content design decisions. have taken the lead in setting content priorities across a number of work areas. have experience of consulting regularly with senior stakeholders to provide analysis and recommendations. have demonstrable experience of understanding how your work fits into a wider context, and of recognising and addressing challenges. 3. Personal Statement: Technical content design exercise - details of the exercise are included in the Statement of Suitability section in the application form. There is a 1250 word limit. This will test the technical skill user-centred content design. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For hints and tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your employment history and personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following behaviours. Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together You will be asked to do a short (5 -10 minutes) presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Interviews will take place in early February. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Other information A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. Further Information Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However..... click apply for full job details

As a User Researcher you will work independently to plan and carry out research projects from preparation through to sharing of research outcomes. You will make use of the most appropriate research methods and tools to turn research insights into recommendations that align with the department's goals and/or delivery outcomes. You will also be responsible for communicating with the users and championing core research principles to team members. Finally, you will test high level and specific aspects of a service, presenting the research findings to help gain consensus and take action based on research finding. You will have the support of experienced User Researchers within the practice, but will be expected to lead within the scope of your work. Responsibilities Your responsibilities will include but are not restricted to, the following: Plan and design user research programmes, testing both high level concepts and specific aspects of the services as it is designed and developed. You will be expected to conduct user research using a range of research methods, selecting the appropriate methods both qualitative and quantitative, depending on the requirements of the programme. You will also plan and conduct research that considers the diversity of users, keeping in mind access needs and research ethics. Work within agile project teams, providing a focus on user centred design. Generate new and useful insights related to DWP users for the project team to leverage, ensuring where relevant that the insights influence design decisions. Communicate the insights gained from user research outputs to both the project team and wider stakeholders, helping to enhance organisational understanding. Maintain and develop relationships across the product teams, guiding the team in understanding research approaches and insights. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Research Strategic Insight Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Location Information This role is based out of our national Digital Hubs. There are a limited number of posts available in each hub, please express your preferred hub location within your application. Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement in no more than 1250 words. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: Understands and has experience of basic user research methods. Understands when to use those methods and how to apply them correctly. Knows how to involve team in research activities. Understands what problem the team is trying to solve. Can align user research activities to inform decision making and action. Able to use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes. Delivers analysis and information that addresses stakeholder needs and provides recommendations. Collaborates with user researchers and other user-focused professions. Guides others on approaches to understand user stories. Identifies and engages with users / stakeholders to collate user needs evidence, and understand and define research which fits user needs. Has experience in applying Agile principles in practice. Able to provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver. Has an awareness of Agile tools and is starting to use them intelligently. Able to visualise and make visible the work of the team. Can adapt and reflect, is resilient and has the ability to see outside of the process. Can identify and understand constraints, and is able to communicate these and work within them. Is able to challenge the validity of constraints. Capable of ensuring standards are being met. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application, presentation and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. A NOTE ON ANONYMISATION *Due to DWPs use of anonymised recruitment practices it is not possible for applicants to upload/attach a CV; any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Please ensure you provide sufficient information to enable the sift panel to make an informed judgement about your suitability for this role. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please include all other information that you would customarily provide when presenting a CV/Personal statement, as the sift panel use this information to assess your application. DWP operates an anonymised recruitment process. When entering information relating to your employment history you will be asked to remove any personal details that could be used to identify you. This relates to name and contact details which might usually appear on your CV/Personal statement. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview and Presentation If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills: Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Criteria details for Civil Service Behaviours - SEO Level. Technical Skills Research Understands and has experience of basic user research methods. Understands when to use those methods and how to apply them correctly. Knows how to involve their team in research activities. Strategic Insight Understands what problem the team is trying to solve. Can align user research activities to inform decision making and action. You will be asked to do a short verbal (5 -10 minutes) presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Interview will take place at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Further Information A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. ..... click apply for full job details

Our Senior Software Engineers are skilled practitioners and role model for software craft within DWP. Youll help make sure we follow best practice and will guide our teams on how to deliver quality software products. Youll work as part of multidisciplinary teams, in collaboration with architects and engineers, to design software products that make up services used by millions of people. You will focus on operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability and quality, and be accountable for the code you and your teams produce. Responsibilities Your responsibilities will include but are not restricted to, the following: Design and lead the strategies for building reusable libraries and services. Lead Software Engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance. Coaching and mentoring your team and their professional development. Contribute and set strategic direction for product team and the wider Software Engineering community. The Department is committed to promoting flexible ways of working, whilst enabling the business to operate at maximum efficiency and will expect colleagues to work from a blend of locations, including some time working at home, as required. The corporate hub location will be the designated place of work and any remote or home working arrangement does not constitute a change to your designated place of work or contractual Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Programming & Build Systems Integration Modern Standards Approach Systems Design User Centred Analysis Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 49,171 (Band min) to 59,589 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 59,589 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 2,614 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. There are a limited number of roles available in each of the locations listed. When selecting your preference please select digital hub locations that you are able to travel to regularly. Reserve list appointments will be made in merit order by location preference. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae* including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience working with the essential criteria below: Open source technologies like Java, JavaScript, Node.js. Developing on cloud based environments like AWS and Azure. A good understanding of TDD and BDD. SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB. Containerisation tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. The skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment. Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Throughout the whole recruitment process application and interview the accuracy and clarity of your communication will be assessed. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. A NOTE ON ANONYMISATION Candidates are required to attach their CV as a separate additional document. Your CV must be in either PDF or word format. Personal details including your name and address must be redacted. Please be aware that if your CV contains personal details it will not be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please include all other information that you would customarily provide when presenting a CV as the sift panel use this information to assess your application. DWP operates an anonymised recruitment process. When entering information relating to your employment history you will be asked to remove any personal details that could be used to identify you. This relates to name and contact details which might usually appear on your CV. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn. Stage 2: Technical exercise Candidates who are successful at sift will be sent a technical exercise to complete remotely. The exercise will focus on the technical skills listed in this advert. Full details will be sent to candidates when the exercise is issued. Candidates will have 7 days to complete the test from the date of receipt. Candidates that are not successful in the technical exercise will not progress to the interview stage. Stage 3: Interview If youre successful in both the techinical exercise and the sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following Behaviour and Technical Skills: Behaviour: Changing and Improving Technical skills: Programming & build Systems Integration Modern Standards Approach Systems Design User Centred Analysis Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. Other information: Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 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..... click apply for full job details

As a Software Engineer you will: Develop and maintain software products that make up citizen and organisation facing services and contribute towards their design. Be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build, and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products. Work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional Agile delivery team focused on one or more products. Deliver software products which make up services for our citizens to consume. Ensure system robustness, resilience and stability. Design and develop reusable libraries and services and promote reuse across the department. Produce comprehensive suites of automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality. Identify and resolve issues preventing delivery or continuation of software engineering activities. As an Engineering Practice member you will benefit from a varied L&D offer that will support you in your role and development. Responsibilities The responsibilities are outlined in the job description above. If you would like to learn more about the role, please This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity An employer pension contribution of up to 27% A generous annual leave allowance Salary Information Salary for this role is from 35,310 (Band min) to 40,666 (Band max). Where the maximum salary of 40,666 is offered, a Digital Allowance of up to 15,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates, based on our assessment of your skills and experience. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the next grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details Stage 1: Application Applications must include: 1. A completed Personal Details application form. 2. A curriculum vitae including education, professional qualifications and full employment history, giving details of key achievements. When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Knowledge and experience of open source technologies like Java, JavaScript and Node. Knowledge and experience of developing on cloud based environments like AWS and Azure. Have a good understanding of Test Driven Development. Knowledge and experience of SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB. Knowledge and experience of Containerisation tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment. Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures. When giving details of your CV, you should therefore include details of the work and projects that you have been involved in, and your role therein. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit our blog Getting Hired at DWP Digital . Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. Important information Please attach your CV as a separate additional document in either PDF or word format. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. Please do not include any personal details in your document title. If your CV contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Technical Test Candidates who are successful at sift will be sent a technical exercise to complete remotely. The exercise will focus on the experience of Programming and Build. Full details will be sent to candidates when the exercise is issued. Candidates will have 7 days to complete the test from the date of receipt. Stage 3: Interview If youre successful at Stage 2 you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the following experiences: Use of Test Driven Development to develop clear and readable code that meets a set of specified requirements. Understanding and choice of the right tool for a problem you are solving. Knowledge of how to integrate different parts of a service and the role that CI/CD can play in this, as well as your knowledge of different testing strategies. Understanding and experiences of using qualitative and quantitative data about users and their experiences to turn user focus into outcomes. Understanding and knowledge of different approaches to development to build quality into services. Other information: A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Further Information Any move to DWP from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 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 applicants 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. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals from the EU..... click apply for full job details

Senior IT Project Manager - Construction IT My client are looking for a Senior Project Manager with demonstrable experience of managing large IT projects as part of wider construction/building projects. The successful contractor will have extensive experience of managing IT transformation and change projects including IT network infrastructure, data migration and software development and will have previously managed the IT elements of building construction and refurbishment projects. Any experience gained working on Public Sector/Council/Government managed building projects is highly desirable. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, with the ability to work with IT, construction and building services stakeholders effectively. The successful contractor will take responsibility for project delivery; managing and deploying resources, managing IT requirements and ensuring change is managed effectively. A solid understanding of RIBA Plan of Work model would be highly advantageous. This role will require the ability to work onsite in Manchester when required. Keywords: Senior Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Construction, Building, IT Network Infrastructure, RIBA Plan of Work Model, Stakeholder Management, Council, Public Sector.