Senior Developer

You will need the appetite to learn new technologies and methodologies for delivering high quality IT services. In this role you will work within a multi-disciplinary squad using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for assigned deliverables. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues. A Senior Developer is expected to contribute to the technical strategy for the department.
As a multi-skilled individual, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop.
Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20%of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our NewportOffice.
The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
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The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Job descriptionMain duties consist of but are not limited to:
Be responsible for the design, coding, testing and documentation of small scale to large, complex or mission critical applications and solutions in a cloud first environment using MS Azure with C# and Python
Work closely with test engineers to reach a common understanding of acceptance criteria, the code base and test coverage
Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluating and communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders
Identify and manage defects, incidents, risks and issues in line with IPO standards
Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are adhered to
Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability
Keeping an open mind and exploring innovative ways to solve problems, working in a fail-fast fashion to provide required functionality
Proactively apply HMG IA technical security controls according to ISO 27001 & the Security Policy Framework (SPF)

Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of a large projects
Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile
Experience of working with cloud technologies including Azure
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps
Experience with Git
Advocate of DevOps principles

Essential Technical
Excellent understanding of C#
Experience in Web Services and/or RESTful APIs
Has a good understanding of architectural principals with design patterns such as SOA and Micro-Services
Experience of writing SQL statements

The IPO is a modern organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. In order to provide up to date services to our customers both nationally and internationally systems need to be developed, improved and maintained. You will have the opportunity to work on the latest cutting edge cloud technologies, use modern delivery processes and work on innovative projects, some including the use of AI and ML. Working alongside experts in their fields you will have the opportunity to make valuable contributions without compromising on quality.

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BehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Developing Self and Others
Delivering at Pace
Working Together

Technical skillsWe'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
At interview you will be assessed on technical criteria

BenefitsAlongside your salary of £47,766, Intellectual Property Office contributes £13,837 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
Access to Microsofts ESI training suite
Hybrid working with no core hours
Substantial support for career progression
25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave