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Senior Natural Language Processing Developer - IPO - G7

Government Digital & Data -

Full-time (Permanent)
£64,079 - £75,701 Maximum salary amount includes Recruitment Retention Allowance and Technical Allowances of up to £8,420.
Published on
17 February 2025
Deadline
2 March 2025

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. Working alongside experts in their fields you will have the opportunity to make valuable contributions without compromising on quality.

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.

Person Specification

  • Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects
  • Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and other Agile
  • Experience or desire to learn about statistical modelling methods, including machine learning and AI techniques
  • Good understanding and knowledge of databases

Technical Skills

  • Experience with Python  
  • Experience of modern deep learning frameworks
  • Understands and implements data engineering principles
  • Awareness of security implication of LLM systems.
  • Experience of using cloud hosted development environments such as Azure Machine Learning Studio.  
  • Experience with Git
  • Able to deliver models from concept to production and conduct continuous improvements

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 Newport Office.

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.

Benefits

  • Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
  • Access to Microsoft’s 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

How to apply

Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by uploading an anonymised copy of your current CV.

Your CV will be used to assess your suitability for the role therefore please ensure that you evidence the essential requirements listed in the person specification above.

For further information on the sift and interview stages of this recruitment campaign, please head to our 'Things you need to know' section below.

Please note after the sift stage, candidates may be placed on hold due to a high volume of applications.

For further information around the Civil Service recruitment process, please visit our civil service careers page - IPO – Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)

Person specification

For a thorough understanding of the role and general day to day duties, please refer to the attached Role Profile.

Alternatively, If you require job-specific information, please contact Dominic Read.
E-mail: dominic.read@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone: 01633 433189

Additional Information

Although the role is titled Senior Natural Language Processing Developer. The candidate’s skills are expected to adapt within a fast moving industry and should be aware of incoming trends.

Behaviours

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

  • Developing Self and Others
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together

Technical skills

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

  • Please refer to the attached role profile.

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