PU-17/0199 - API Developer for ONS Dissemination Platform

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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 4 months Latest start date 28/11/2016 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 build our public facing API, developer documentation site, code samples and code libraries to support programmatic access to ONS data. Skills & Experience • Significant experience with at least one programming language commonly used for API development - ideally Go. • Experience of designing and maintaining public HTTP APIs, particularly using JSON. • Experience of RESTful API design • Experience of other programming languages (e.g. Java, Scala, Python, Ruby, Node) • Experience of working with API documentation formats, e.g. Swagger • Experience of working in a *nix environment, ideally with Mac OS and Linux • Experience of working with a DevOps approach, ideally within a PaaS environment • Knowledge of the latest secure coding practices (e.g. OWASP) • 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 the 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 • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet.