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Defence Business Services (DBS) DIT- CDS API Portal Administrator
| Posting date: | 10 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,530 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 January 2025 |
| Location: | BS34 8QW, G2 8EX, FY5 3WP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 385487 |
Summary
Job summary
Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?
Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.
Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.
DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.
Come and join the DBS community today!
Job description
The role of API Portal Administrator is an integral part in the provision of API services to meet DBS strategic goals and business needs. Simplifying timely secure access and enabling ongoing data exchanges for its financial, civilian personnel and Automated applications. With demands from all business areas already high for more efficient, agile responses to data interface requests.
You will have line manager duties of MOD personnel 1 x EO.
Responsibilities
The API Portal Administrator requires an in-depth knowledge of Software AG API Portal Component.
This role is specifically responsible for:
Development and management of the DBS API Portal to ensure secure and timely access to API services.
This will include:-
Leading API Portal development and maintenance
Line management of 1 x EO staff in delivery and administration of the API Portal to provide secure, timely access to APIs. Managing, monitoring, maintaining and continuously improving service provision and access
Collaborating with API Providers and Consumers to meet the needs of the business community
Collaborating across the API / Webservices team to ensure the gateway supports the needs of the team
API Portal Administration
Management of API Portal users
Customising the API Portal user interface in line with MOD web publishing standards
Defining look and feel including development and implementation of configuration sets to customize API Portal views
Create and remove private communities and manage all communities. Adding and removing users from a communities and define community administrators or revoke the community administrator role from a user
Person specification
Desirable Skills
API Portal component Knowledge
API Development Tools knowledge
Application Support Service Delivery (Service Management)
Solution design and requirements gathering
Functional Design experience
Unit Testing Knowledge
Incident management process knowledge [BMC Remedy and ticket management expertise]
Release Management
Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?
Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.
Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.
DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.
Come and join the DBS community today!
Job description
The role of API Portal Administrator is an integral part in the provision of API services to meet DBS strategic goals and business needs. Simplifying timely secure access and enabling ongoing data exchanges for its financial, civilian personnel and Automated applications. With demands from all business areas already high for more efficient, agile responses to data interface requests.
You will have line manager duties of MOD personnel 1 x EO.
Responsibilities
The API Portal Administrator requires an in-depth knowledge of Software AG API Portal Component.
This role is specifically responsible for:
Development and management of the DBS API Portal to ensure secure and timely access to API services.
This will include:-
Leading API Portal development and maintenance
Line management of 1 x EO staff in delivery and administration of the API Portal to provide secure, timely access to APIs. Managing, monitoring, maintaining and continuously improving service provision and access
Collaborating with API Providers and Consumers to meet the needs of the business community
Collaborating across the API / Webservices team to ensure the gateway supports the needs of the team
API Portal Administration
Management of API Portal users
Customising the API Portal user interface in line with MOD web publishing standards
Defining look and feel including development and implementation of configuration sets to customize API Portal views
Create and remove private communities and manage all communities. Adding and removing users from a communities and define community administrators or revoke the community administrator role from a user
Person specification
Desirable Skills
API Portal component Knowledge
API Development Tools knowledge
Application Support Service Delivery (Service Management)
Solution design and requirements gathering
Functional Design experience
Unit Testing Knowledge
Incident management process knowledge [BMC Remedy and ticket management expertise]
Release Management