Developer (Dynamics)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Details

Reference number

368102

Salary

£32,603 - £34,862

An additional allowance of £3,500 is available for this role

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DVSA - Strategy Planning and Performance

Type of role

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

5

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

You can choose from Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oldham, Leeds, Birmingham or Swansea as your home office, with regular attendance in Swansea likely to be required during the initial phase.

About the job

Job summary

Are you passionate about continuously developing technologies?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

You will be part of our expanding internal Application Development team, which develops and maintains mission critical applications for DVSA.

You will be integral to setting up a new Microsoft Dynamics capability in the team, taking on the support and development of current and future applications.

Microsoft Dynamics forms a major part of our current and future technical roadmap, and the decision has been made to provision an in-house team with the vision of insourcing support and development of externally built applications, and the ability to produce internally developed applications and solutions.

You will be joining the team from its inception with the ability to fully partake in and influence its structure, training and direction.

Our applications are used by DVSA staff to perform essential activities such as the booking theory tests, roadside enforcement encounters and annual vehicle tests.

There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA!

We’re striving to create a place that’s great to work in. We heavily invest in our development teams, to enable you to advance your career and knowledge by giving you the opportunity to use modern, cutting-edge cloud and mobile development technologies built on modern development languages and frameworks.

If you want to find out more about this role, get tips on the application or ask the hiring manager any questions, join us for a virtual information session on 12th September at 17:30. Click here to register. 

Job description

As a Developer (Dynamics), you will be designing, building, and testing software that makes a real difference to our frontline staff and helps improve road safety. You will work collaboratively with external suppliers and DVSA stakeholders and to ensure the support and delivery of defined solutions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies, delivering solutions focused on user needs.  

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Analysis, specification, design, development, testing and release of bespoke applications for use within DVSA using C#, .net, Dynamics Plugin, Power Fx, Model/Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE, PowerShell, ALM Pipeline, Azure DevOps.
• Working collaboratively while learning from and supporting other members of the Scrum team
• Demonstrating leadership by providing influence, direction, and guidance to Junior/Apprentice Developers to support the delivery of objectives.
• Software development using Agile methodologies (particularly Scrum) as part of a dynamic team of other developers, testers, business analysts, product owners and scrum masters to deliver quality software solutions

For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

About you:

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is curious about understanding and improving business processes using technology.
• Has a proactive mindset with a strong ability to influence decisions and strategies to achieve the right outcomes for our users.
• Is comfortable with working across multi disciplinary teams.
• Has have strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Additional Information:

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. 

We offer hybrid working – giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.

As part of the role, you will be eligible for an RRA (recruitment and retention allowance) of an additional £3,500.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. 

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. 

We’re working hard to:  

• Make roads safer.
• Improve services for our customers.
• Make road transport greener and healthier.
• Harness the potential of technology and data.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society. 

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+. 

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Software Developer – Service support Service Support - Level: working (Skill level: working)
• Software Developer – User Focus - User Focus - Level: practitioner

Benefits

• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Latest IT and Tech devices.  
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. 
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
• Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
• Employee assistance program for health and well-being. 
• Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
• For more information see visit our careers page.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following: 

• Ability to negotiate with and influence senior stakeholders effectively, articulating technical matters to non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to quickly research and learn new tools and techniques and share knowledge with peers and juniors.

Sift & Interview Dates  

The sift is due to take place w/c 23rd September 2024.

Interviews are likely to be held from 4th October 2024.

This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.  

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.  

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: 

• An interview.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within. 

The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful. 

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.  

You can read more about Success Profiles here. 

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website.

You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).