Software Engineers / Senior Software Engineers
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Swansea
- Salary
- 30734.00 - 42991.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 02 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 30 Aug 2022
- Sectors
- Engineering, Software
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you a software engineer with a passion for modern software development?
Would you like to work with leading serverless and cloud-based technologies?
If so, we d love to hear from you!
Job description
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deliver wide reaching digital services to the UK public and industry. We are recruiting 7 Software Engineers and 14 Senior Software Engineers to help us build services that reach over 49 million people a year.
The time is right to join one of the leading agile, cloud and technical departments in the government, one that is constantly pushing the boundaries of technological innovation to find, develop, and introduce new and innovative technological advancements.
Within and between our teams, we have a friendly and stable engineering community. Keeping work life enjoyable is key to us, and we strive to ensure the efficient and secure use of software and infrastructure.
Our current projects include:
• Entirely new services including a new customer portal, mobile digital driving licence and identity platform
• The DVLA digital payment service that helps us collect around 6 billion pounds a year
• New versions of key driving licence services that will help us to reduce paper forms, reduce waiting times and to enable all our customers to transact digitally
As part of our core business services, you will have the opportunity to work with Java and SpringBoot alongside tools like OpenAPI. No specific Java experience is needed. All you need is a passion for building clean, maintainable, and secure applications using an object-oriented language.
If you re working on the front-end, you ll be developing applications and reusable components using a combination of Ruby on Rails and React. You will also have the opportunity to build and develop our external and internal UIs, so this is an exciting opportunity to deliver far reaching, intuitive and accessible front-end systems.
As part of our ongoing mission to support and develop all staff within the DVLA, you will be given a high spec Macbook and we will help you to achieve certification in areas such as AWS and Java, as well as giving you the freedom and support necessary to perform in your role and continuously develop your skill set.
Important information
Software Engineers are employed at Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade and Senior Software Engineers are employed at Senior Executive Officer (SEO) grade. You can be considered for one or both of these roles and will be asked to confirm which role(s) you would like to be considered for as part of your application.
Responsibilities
You ll work in an agile delivery team alongside other software engineers to build modern, cloud-based services.
This Includes:
• Developing software within an agile team
• Ensuring good engineering practices and knowledge sharing within your team
• Working closely with business analysts and agile delivery managers to prepare and review user stories and tasks
• Creating and executing automated tests
• Helping ensure that your services are resilient and supported
• Mentoring junior developers on team
About You
You will need to bring experience of working as a software engineer across multiple projects, developing software using a variety of modern technologies and tools. For Senior Software Engineers, you will also need to have passion and experience in coaching and developing others and the ability to effectively oversee the work of multiple software engineers.
You will need to be confident using modern CI/CD tooling with an understanding of languages such as Java, Ruby, C#, HTML, Python or similar. As we develop, we are committed to the development of our employees, so we will help you achieve certification in these areas as well as AWS and Azure.
Working for the DVLA Digital Team
At the DVLA our work matters. We re at the forefront of digital within government, providing new and improved services that are reliable, easy to use and offer value for money for our customers. With over 49 million driver records and over 40 million vehicle records, the opportunity to work at this scale is unrivalled across the region. Our services generate billions in revenue and make a difference to the lives of 9 out of 10 households in the UK.
For more information and to apply, search for Civil Service Jobs and the job reference number
Would you like to work with leading serverless and cloud-based technologies?
If so, we d love to hear from you!
Job description
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deliver wide reaching digital services to the UK public and industry. We are recruiting 7 Software Engineers and 14 Senior Software Engineers to help us build services that reach over 49 million people a year.
The time is right to join one of the leading agile, cloud and technical departments in the government, one that is constantly pushing the boundaries of technological innovation to find, develop, and introduce new and innovative technological advancements.
Within and between our teams, we have a friendly and stable engineering community. Keeping work life enjoyable is key to us, and we strive to ensure the efficient and secure use of software and infrastructure.
Our current projects include:
• Entirely new services including a new customer portal, mobile digital driving licence and identity platform
• The DVLA digital payment service that helps us collect around 6 billion pounds a year
• New versions of key driving licence services that will help us to reduce paper forms, reduce waiting times and to enable all our customers to transact digitally
As part of our core business services, you will have the opportunity to work with Java and SpringBoot alongside tools like OpenAPI. No specific Java experience is needed. All you need is a passion for building clean, maintainable, and secure applications using an object-oriented language.
If you re working on the front-end, you ll be developing applications and reusable components using a combination of Ruby on Rails and React. You will also have the opportunity to build and develop our external and internal UIs, so this is an exciting opportunity to deliver far reaching, intuitive and accessible front-end systems.
As part of our ongoing mission to support and develop all staff within the DVLA, you will be given a high spec Macbook and we will help you to achieve certification in areas such as AWS and Java, as well as giving you the freedom and support necessary to perform in your role and continuously develop your skill set.
Important information
Software Engineers are employed at Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade and Senior Software Engineers are employed at Senior Executive Officer (SEO) grade. You can be considered for one or both of these roles and will be asked to confirm which role(s) you would like to be considered for as part of your application.
Responsibilities
You ll work in an agile delivery team alongside other software engineers to build modern, cloud-based services.
This Includes:
• Developing software within an agile team
• Ensuring good engineering practices and knowledge sharing within your team
• Working closely with business analysts and agile delivery managers to prepare and review user stories and tasks
• Creating and executing automated tests
• Helping ensure that your services are resilient and supported
• Mentoring junior developers on team
About You
You will need to bring experience of working as a software engineer across multiple projects, developing software using a variety of modern technologies and tools. For Senior Software Engineers, you will also need to have passion and experience in coaching and developing others and the ability to effectively oversee the work of multiple software engineers.
You will need to be confident using modern CI/CD tooling with an understanding of languages such as Java, Ruby, C#, HTML, Python or similar. As we develop, we are committed to the development of our employees, so we will help you achieve certification in these areas as well as AWS and Azure.
Working for the DVLA Digital Team
At the DVLA our work matters. We re at the forefront of digital within government, providing new and improved services that are reliable, easy to use and offer value for money for our customers. With over 49 million driver records and over 40 million vehicle records, the opportunity to work at this scale is unrivalled across the region. Our services generate billions in revenue and make a difference to the lives of 9 out of 10 households in the UK.
For more information and to apply, search for Civil Service Jobs and the job reference number