Senior Developer

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Summary of the work Development of both Oracle Service Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics customer facing portals and back end databases. Provision of specialist technical advice on above developments. Drupal development and supporting Umbraco Content Management System. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 1 year Latest start date 01/06/2017 Maximum Day Rate £550 per day excl. VAT. Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will work with Department for Education project managers, National College for Teaching and Leadership business leads and National College for Teaching and Leadership CRM project managers. In addition, the specialist will be expected to work with Home Office testing team and external developers. What Specialists Work On Development of both Oracle Service Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics customer facing portals and back end databases, including (but not limited to); 1) creation of new objects and customisation of existing objects, 2) creation of new portals and customisation of existing portals, 3) provision of specialist technical advice on new Oracle Service Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics developments. 4) manage and support an e-learning Drupal platform and supporting Umbraco Content Management System. The National College for Teaching and Leadership's current customer facing portal can be found at https://nctl.custhelp.com/app/ Skills & Experience • Have experience developing in Oracle Service Cloud • Have experience developing in Microsoft Dynamics • Have experience developing in Drupal and supporting Umbraco Content Management System Nice to Haves Experience of working on services to the Government Digital Service Standard Work Location Whilst the bulk of the work can be completed remotely the specialist will be required to attend occasional face to face meetings in Nottingham. We anticipate that the specialist would need to spend at least one day per week in Nottingham. Working Arrangments All expenses must be pre-agreed with the Department for Education and must be in line with policy. Contract will be for four days per week for one year (and when prearranged for an additional day per week). Additional T&Cs This post is subject to IR35. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Take responsibility for their work • Can work with clients with low technical expertise Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Please can you confirm if this role will be inside or outside IR35? This role will be inside IR35 2. Please confirm if this role is inside or outside IR35 This role is inside IR35 3. Is there any travel involved in this role? The successful candidate may occasionally be required to travel to Nottingham or other DfE sites. 4. What is the total number for positions open for this role? One position is available. 5. What Dynamics are you using CRM, AX, NAV? We will be using CRM. 6. What is the preference of skill sets as Oracle/ MS Dynamics are competing technologies and Drupal/ Umbraco are also very similar? Both Oracle and Dynamics experience are required equally. The Drupals instances are Apache Drupal Postgrestql on Linux CentOS, Umbraco like MS Dynamics .NET in a windows environment. 7. Does this role need any type of security clearance? No clearance is required however the successful candidate will need to undergo Disclosure Scotland. 8. Can the candidate work all 5 days of the week from Nottingham office? Yes, the candidate can be based at our City Centre office 5 days a week if required. 9. What is the lead time for feedback once the application is submitted? Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application within four weeks of the closing date. 10. Can more than one candidate per supplier be submitted for this role? No, we require one individual for the role. 11. Would you consider work permit holders (e.g. Tier 2 General Visa) and EU passport holders for this role? Yes.