Do you have experience of using C or C++?
Do you want to support and develop our services that pay £150Bn to over 15M customers each year?
Can you lead teams and influence stakeholders across multiple teams?
If so, this role may be perfect for you.
We’re looking for a 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.
You will be part of changing the face of public services with the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people.
You’ll develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
Please note:
Occasional travel to DWP Digital hub locations may be required as part of this role.
This role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.
As part of the role you’ll:
* 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.
* 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.
* Focus on operational stability, efficiency, robustness, resilience, availability and quality, and be accountable for the code you and your teams produce.
* Lead a team of engineers.
* Collaborate across teams and providing leadership and direction to a multi-functional team supporting our applications.
* 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.
* Coach and mentor across the team and wider engineering practice.
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