Job Description

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Reference number

411428
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Salary

57,701 - 71,942
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 7
C1###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

SSS - Chief Digital Office###

Type of role

Other###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Dundee, Glasgow

About the job

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Job summary

Are you an experienced software engineering leader who would like to make a positive difference to a critical public service?


We're looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join an established team of software engineering professionals within our Chief Digital Office. The successful candidate will lead a team of 20+ permanent staff who have specific responsibility for supporting and improving our enterprise case management system, Social Program Management (SPM).



With a lifetime budget of over 300m, Social Security Scotland is delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come. This position is central to our ability to build and maintain robust and secure technical services for our organisation.



We aim to develop a positive and inclusive culture within Social Security Scotland by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity, fairness and respect and recognise each other's contributions.



We believe in supporting our team members' growth and development through their work - the successful candidate will also have access to formal training courses and team learning projects to enhance their technical and non-technical skills.



A Lead Software Engineer leads development on one or a small number of related project teams.



At this role level, you will:

Guide the ways in which the team works; Be proficient in a wide range of technical systems Be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written Contribute to the developer community Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team Promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a 5,000 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3 months competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.

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Job description

o Identify availability and capacity issues; stipulate and implement necessary changes.

o Initiate remedial action when performance targets are not met.

o Recognise and implement opportunities to optimise processes.

o Lead and develop a team of experts to deliver service improvements.

o Evaluate and establish requirements for change implementation by setting policy and standards.

o Participate in the information security process.

o Design and embed security controls within solutions and services.

o Apply modern standards and practices; coach and guide others accordingly.

o Advise on applying standards and methods to ensure compliance.

o Maintain technical responsibility throughout all stages and iterations of software development.

o Provide technical advice to stakeholders; set team standards for programming tools and techniques.

o Engage in team prototyping and advocate for testing with others.

o Establish and iterate design patterns using appropriate prototyping methods.

o Identify, locate, and rectify faults.

o Design systems with medium levels of risk, impact, and technical or business complexity.

o Select and effectively apply suitable design standards, methods, and tools.

o Review others' system designs to ensure appropriate technology choices, resource efficiency, and system integration.

o Define the integration build and coordinate build activities across systems.

o Support and undertake integration testing activities.

o Collaborate with user researchers and represent user interests internally.

o Champion user research to encompass all users.

o Prioritise and define approaches to understand user stories; guide others in the process.

o Recommend the most suitable tools and methods.###

Person specification

Success Profiles

We use an assessment framework called 'Success Profiles' which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements

Essential Experience

You have experience of developing and deploying Social Program Management (SPM) systems, with the ability to establish monitoring, alerting, and operational procedures to consistently identify, locate, and resolve faults. You have proven managerial experience, with a track record of developing team members to their full potential and effectively managing performance issues.

Behaviours

o Making effective decisions (Level 4)

o Leadership (Level 4)



You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Technical / Professional Skills:

This role is aligned to Lead Developer - Management within the Digital, Data and Technology Profession. These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will be not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Software developer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

Benefits

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Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.




A Civil Service Pension - This job comes with a Civil Service pension. New joiners to the Civil Service will join a career average pension scheme as standard. Read more here - www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk.




Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.




Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.




Personal support for you - Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/7.




Volunteering special leave - Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.




Great locations - Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.

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Selection process details

To apply please submit an application form by clicking on the 'Apply at Advertisers Site' button.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Resourcing Team Email : recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot Telephone : 08001577194
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Recruitment team

Email : Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot ###

Further information

https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/working-with-us/help-with-your-application