Senior Dynamics Developer (Field Service) - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - SEO
Government Digital & Data -
Location
Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham(Garretts Green) or Uxbridge.
You can be based at any of the above locations, however if your chosen location is Yeading/Uxbridge please note:
This role is advertised as being based in Uxbridge; however, the contractual base will be Yeading.
While estate works are being carried out at the Yeading site, all roles will be temporarily located in Uxbridge. Successful applicants will therefore begin their employment at the Uxbridge location.
Please be aware that all employees will be required to work from the Yeading site once it reopens in 2028.
Employees based at Uxbridge will receive a London Weighting allowance of £4,000. This allowance will continue when the location moves to Yeading.
About the job
Job summary
Are you experienced in software development and delivery within Microsoft Dynamics, utilising Dynamics 365 or Power Platform?
Do you have expertise in CE, Field Service, URS and RSO?
Would you like to work on nationally recognised digital projects?
If so, we'd like to hear from you.
As a Senior Developer for Dynamics, you will be integral to establishing new Microsoft Dynamics capability within the team, supporting and developing current and future applications.
Microsoft Dynamics is a key part of our technical roadmap. We are building an in-house team to insource the support and development of externally built applications, while creating the capability to deliver new solutions internally.
You'll have the opportunity to join the team at its inception, helping shape its structure, training programmes and strategic direction. Our applications support essential DVSA services, including theory test bookings, roadside enforcement encounters and annual vehicle tests.
You will be part of our expanding Application Development team, which develops and maintains mission-critical applications for DVSA.
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.
Our Digital-first vision is supported by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow. Click to find out more the award-winning services we work on and what’s on offer for you, helping drive your career forward.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
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Job description
As a Senior Dynamics Developer, 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 aren’t limited to:
- Have proven experience of software development, with a detailed knowledge Microsoft Dynamics.
- Lead and inspire team members, providing guidance and support to staff, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives.
- Lead the development of value-driven services to fulfil customer needs, guiding app teams in building solutions.
- Act as a recognised subject matter expert, offering guidance in the resolution of live issues.
- Work to modern development standards, practices and techniques to develop solutions that put the user and user experience first.
- Design and configure Universal Resource Scheduling (URS), including bookable resources, characteristics, requirements, calendars and scheduling constraints.
- Implement and optimise Resource Scheduling Optimisation (RSO) to support automated scheduling scenarios such as route optimisation, capacity planning and prioritisation.
Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:
- Experience working with technical teams to deliver user-focused services in an agile environment
- Experience of coaching and mentoring software developers / test engineers to develop their skills
- Strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CE and Field Service including an in-depth understanding of its capabilities, boundaries, and constraints and experience with URS and RSO.
- Development experience using some of the following: C#, .net, Dynamics Plugin, Power Fx, Model/Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE, Filed Service Powershell, ALM Pipeline , Azure DevOps, Dataverse
Government Digital and Data Allowance
The role is part of the Government Digital and Data (or Government Security Profession Career Framework) profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.
The base pay is £44,241. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £14,756.
The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process. Here are more details on the pay framework.
