Software Developer

Description:

About the Team

We are the OPSS Digital and Technology team, and we build digital services focused on product safety and regulation.

Our team is a mixed team of civil servants and contractors that collaborate in agile service teams working on user centred designs.

We have an exciting portfolio of services that have internal and external users and there are already further services in our pipeline for future development.

This is an exciting time to be at OPSS Digital. As a fast-growing area of the Department for Business and Trade, we’re raising compliance standards across the board and making a real-world impact on millions of lives nationwide.

This is a mid-level role for an experienced software developer who will have the opportunity to develop and grow in the profession.

OPSS has sites in Birmingham, London and Teddington. This role can be based in either our Birmingham or London office. There will be a need to travel to our other sites on occasions.

About the Role

Software developers are integral to the development, deployment and maintenance of our services to ensure they meet user and business needs. You’ll work within an agile delivery team to design, code, test and document programs to enable our services function as required.

Our expanding digital service portfolio currently has two .NET (C#) services: UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies (UKMCAB) and Primary Authority Register v4 (PARv4). UKMCAB is the definitive register of UK Government appointed CABs who can certify goods for both the GB and NI markets and is approaching the BAU phase in the development lifecycle. PARv4 will allow businesses to receive assured and tailored advice on meeting regulations through direct or co-ordinated partnerships with local authorities and is approaching the private Beta phase in the development lifecycle. Depending on priorities, you will be working between the two services. Along with the rest of the team, you’ll be helping lead OPSS colleagues through each service’s development lifecycle.

Our flexible working policy ensures a healthy work-life balance. We also nurture talent and offer a broad range of learning and development opportunities that will help you flourish in your role.

We work hard to maintain a positive working culture and are committed to helping you fulfil your potential. We value diversity and provide an open, inclusive and supportive environment to help you do your best work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design software products using C# language to serve a variety of user needs and enhancing existing software products to meet evolving user needs.
• Ensure a quality software product is delivered and maintained, alongside assessing and peer review the work of others.
• Be a practitioner in the use of technologies and tools, evaluating and adopting those appropriate for the environment.
• Support an environment where continuous or “on demand” delivery can be enabled if needed by the business, using effective delivery and deployment techniques.
• Support services, identify, locate and competently fix faults, and take proactive actions.
• Mentor junior developers in the team