PU-17/0201 ONS DevOps Developer

Tender description

Summary of the work ONS Digital is continuing to improve its public facing digital products following the launch of the new website earlier this year. This role will work alongside the existing team to work on an ambitious roadmap to improve data discovery features for our users. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 5 months Latest start date 31/10/16 Maximum Day Rate £600 Who Speclialist Work With A multi-disciplinary agile team including UX designer, user researcher, front-end developer, back-end developer, content designer, web ops, tech arch, delivery manager and service manager What Specialists Work On The Developer will work with the team to refactor and streamline our back-end applications to meet 12-factor app principles, making use of message-based event driven processes and introducing a database so our service can scale horizontally. Skills & Experience • Significant experience with at least one programming language commonly used for back-end web development - ideally Java and Go. • Experience of designing and maintaining public HTTP APIs, particularly using JSON • Experience of working with a DevOps approach, ideally within a PaaS environment • Experience of storing and handling significant data sets • Knowledge of the latest secure coding practices (e.g. OWASP). • Experience with multiple web development frameworks. • Experience working with relational or non-relational databases. • Experience working in an agile team using BDD and TDD. • Experience of complex projects enabling the candidate to input and lead on design decisions • Experience of working as a developer within an agile team. e.g. Using Scrum, Kanban or similar methodologies. Work Location Newport, South Wales Working Arrangments Work will be on-site in Newport (Mon-Fri) - there is the potential for work from home days by agreement with Service Manager, Security Clearance Disclosure Scotland security vetting. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. You have stated that this (and the 2 other developer roles) will be required for 5 months. Are these terms fixed or, subject to satisfactory performance, is it possible that one or more of the roles could be extended? It is envisaged that the roles will last the full 5 months, however, as with any contract should the performance not be carried out effectively the option to terminate is possible. At present there is no certainty whether these roles will be extended or not.