Job Description

Details

-----------

Reference number

420490

Salary

34,123 - 48,561
National 34,123 - 45,831


London 36,824 - 48,561. Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
Level 2a

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

12 Months

Business area

Data, Digital and Security Services directorate

Type of role

Digital

Information Technology

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

------------

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

Location

------------


Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

-----------------

Job summary

Help shape the future of energy through impactful digital solutions. Ofgem is seeking a talented

Software Developer (Ivanti)

to join our Enterprise Service Operations team within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the development and optimisation of our Ivanti platform as we level up our service management practices and look to enable new service capabilities to support our business per our digital strategy.



Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers - especially vulnerable people.



We're offering an initial 1-year fixed term role where you'll contribute to the development of applications that support some of the UK's most vital public services. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence how digital tools are being supported, ensuring the teams that support OFGEM are efficient, secure and user-focused and that digital exploitation is a core strategic focus.




In this role, you'll be instrumental in managing and enhancing our Ivanti Service Manager platform. Working in a multidisciplinary service management team, you'll design and implement solutions and workflows that streamline business processes, improve user experience, and deliver measurable value. You'll:

Develop, configure and maintain Ivanti workflows and modules to support end-to-end business processes. Collaborate with delivery managers, service designers and stakeholders to shape the Ivanti roadmap. Translate business needs into robust, scalable technical solutions using Ivanti's best practice tools. Provide technical support, troubleshoot issues, and ensure platform stability and performance. Stay up to date with Ivanti developments and identify opportunities for innovation and automation.

We're looking for someone with strong experience in Ivanti Neurons or Ivanti Service Manager, or a comparable ITSM platform. You should be confident working independently and collaboratively, with a proactive mindset and a passion for service excellence.



At Ofgem, you'll be part of a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas are valued and your expertise can flourish. We support hybrid working and offer an exceptional benefits package, including generous leave, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.


You'll play a key role in delivering smart, efficient digital services that underpin the UK's clean energy future--ensuring our systems are secure, user-focused, and built on strong technical foundations. We have a critical purpose to deliver smart, efficient digital services that power the UK's clean energy future.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with the Automation Lead and Product Manager to identify opportunities and shape the roadmap. Keep up to date with Ivanti developments and opportunities they may create for the department. Set and promote high standards of work. Build a supportive, transparent, and collaborative working environment. Provide support with administration, application development, maintenance, and technical support by using good practice web programming techniques to configure robust solutions. Actively participate in Agile ceremonies.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

Perform daily administration, troubleshooting and resolution of any issues arising within the Ivanti platform. Support the development of customisations, configurations and enhancements and the testing and release of these into production. Maintain development, test and live server environments. Develop and maintain dashboard and reporting features in response to business needs and to support performance monitoring and analysis. Develop the business-facing portal to improve user experience of interacting with systems and encourage engagement with self-service features like incident logging and support requests. Support the maintenance of OLA, service catalogue and CMDB functionality to ensure that all the system components can work together effectively.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Experience administering Ivanti Neurons or Service Manager or any ITSM platform. (Lead criteria) Strong technical troubleshooting skills. (Lead criteria) Experience of modern coding and development standards, practices, and techniques with UCD focus. ITIL framework knowledge and an understanding of service management principles, including Continual Improvement. Ability to facilitate technical workshops and requirement discussions with stakeholders of varying level of seniority and technical skill, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Understanding of information security, system design and support.

Desirable Criteria

Understanding of database and server technologies. Experience troubleshooting Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and associated protocols. Experience with APIs is desirable. ITIL 4 certification.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Delivering at Pace

Benefits

------------


Alongside your salary of 34,123, OFGEM contributes 9,885 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

Things you need to know

---------------------------

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
When you press the 'Apply now' button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel) and upload a copy of your anonymised CV.


You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word 'personal statement' evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.


The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Ofgem takes any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.


Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [

https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn

].



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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
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

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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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

---------------------------------


This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

#

Job contact :

Name : Jamie Wright Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
#

Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.




In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.