.NET Developer/Engineer - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - SEO

Location

23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham
2 Rivergate, Bristol
10 South Colonnade, London
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester

About the job

Job summary

We are seeking two skilled .NET Developer/Engineers to join our Digital and Technology team.

In this role, you will provide technical expertise to ensure Microsoft Azure Platform Services meet user needs, align with the Government Service Standard, and deliver value for money. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and partners across the organisation and wider public sector to support the ongoing development of innovative, user-focused solutions.

You will play a key role in developing and enhancing our Common Data Platform Service, supporting the organisation’s target architecture and Digital, Data and Technology Strategy. This includes building and maintaining .NET applications hosted in Azure, developing REST and GraphQL APIs, and working with SQL Server and Cosmos DB to enable efficient data integration across services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home. 

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• Experience of sharing knowledge with, as well as providing technical guidance to team members learning new skills.
• Demonstrated the ability to learn new technology with little guidance.
• A methodical and organised approach to their work, including effective prioritisation.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience and practical knowledge of common cloud platforms, patterns and services, specifically Microsoft Azure.
• Experience and practical knowledge of maintainable, testable .NET (C#) based API development with an understanding of REST and/or GraphQL as a query language.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft Azure SQL/SQL Server and/or Cosmos DB.
• Proven working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Git and pipelines. Making Infrastructure as Code (IaC) changes with a consistent approach, per environment, for predictability and safety.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Experience and practical knowledge of common cloud platforms, patterns and services, specifically Microsoft Azure.
• Experience and practical knowledge of maintainable, testable .NET (C#) based API development with an understanding of REST and/or GraphQL as a query language.
• Knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft Azure SQL/SQL Server and/or Cosmos DB.
• Proven working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Git and pipelines. Making Infrastructure as Code (IaC) changes with a consistent approach, per environment, for predictability and safety.