Senior Software Engineer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £52,412 to £78,517 per year |
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 July 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | M2 3LR |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 358598/4 |
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Can you lead teams and influence stakeholders across multiple teams?
If so, this role may be perfect for you.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who wants to build and maintain our core systems, contributing to DWP goals to support some of the most vulnerable people in society by building demanding and exciting future digital services for the UK Government.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
You will be part of changing the face of public services with the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people.
Please note - there is a preference for candidates to undergo security clearance within the first six months to seamlessly integrate into the role. Your position and responsibilities within the team will be determined by the results of your security clearance.
• You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build and be in a position to effect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.
• You will work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional delivery team focused on one or more products.
• You will support and develop our legacy services that pay ~£150 Bn to over 15 M customers each year. The core systems are based on Microfocus COBOL although we also use other core languages in the wider infrastructure, eg C and Java and packages such as Autosys and Tuxedo. You will need to demonstrate your experience and knowledge of programming in COBOL.
• You will focus on operational stability, efficiency, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality, and be accountable for the code you and your teams produce.
• Leading a team of engineers, whilst collaborating and providing leadership and direction to a multi-functional team supporting our applications.
• Flexibility to support across other applications and based on need and workload.
• Transform business requirements into production ready code.
• Deliver software products which make up services.
• Identify and resolve issues preventing delivery or continuation of software engineering activities.
• Carry out agreed infrastructure maintenance tasks.
• Provide 3rd line support on products developed, including out of hours support as and when required.