Microsoft Access/ Excel/ VB6/ VBA/ VS developer

Tender description

Who Speclialist Work With The developer will become part of the Tactical Products Agile support team within MOJ Digital with specific responsibility for applications developed using the Microsoft stack and will be added to the team of live incident Resolvers on the MoJ’s IT service desk. Taking & resolving incidents forwarded by the service desk, liaising as necessary (often face-to-face) with infrastructure suppliers and customers who placed the calls. The developer will be required to take part in daily standups, team retros, & regularly show work to the rest of the team and stakeholders. Plus document their work for future support purposes. What Specialists Work On Assist the team by delivering coding support & business changes to support live Microsoft applications. All tasks associated with applications development; requirements gathering, translation into work packages, technical designs, database designs, coding, full functional testing of completed work. The applications are Microsoft Access, VB6, VB.Net, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Word Templates with embedded VBA, and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. The team is supporting and developing these and migrating some of them to the cloud; the developer will assist with migration. Microsoft cloud migration experience (Azure and Office 365) is an advantage. Where the Work Takes Place 102 Petty France, London SW1 - This assignment will mainly be carried out at these MOJ offices. From time to time travel will be required to other MoJ offices (normally in London) where customers are located, although this is infrequent. Early Market Engagement none Working Arrangements Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Work Location 102 Petty France, London SW1 - This assignment will mainly be carried out at these MOJ offices. From time to time travel will be required to other MoJ offices (normally in London) where customers are located, although this is infrequent. Security Clearance CTC Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Data Analysis & Database Design Experienced in small systems development methods, in particular within Agile teams Unit testing, Peer Review (of your code and other team members code), Testing and managing user testing Producing and managing your own development work - and demonstrating work to the rest of the Agile team and stakeholders Excellent ability to understand and deconstruct complex VBA in MS Access & MS Excel Quickly getting up to speed in understanding how Microsoft applications work Writing well written and functioning code. (A code test will form part of the interview process) Designing and developing using the following technology stack: § Microsoft Access 2003/2007/2013 (this must include the use of VBA) § MS Excel 2003/2005/2015 § MS Word 2003/2007/2013 Designing and developing using the following technology stack § Visual Basic 6.0 § Windows XP/8.1/10 § MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2014 § .NET 2005, VS 2005/2015 Nice to Haves Experience of migrating VB.Net, MS SQL Server 2008/2014, VS2005/2015 to the cloud. Experience of Microsoft cloud migration (both Azure and Office 365) would be an advantage, but is not essential. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 6 Cultural Fit Criteria Strong team working, with internal quality review within the team, constant knowledge transfer, and handover of completed products to co-workers. Proactive approach with a strong ability to work both as a member of a multifunctional agile team and on own initiative Highly developed communication skills that will foster good working relationships with external stakeholders, and within the team Good documenter, and sharer of information among the team and stakeholders Ownership of work and commitment to delivery Ability to work on several development and support tasks at any one time Flexible in work hours Structured and methodical mindset Excellent written communicator at all levels Strong team player but able to work on own initiative Excellent written communicator at all levels Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £465 per day excl. vat