Borders Java Developer

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Summary of the work Contribute to the development of the Borders AFTC service working in an Agile delivery environment. The role works on a data ingestion/management project, involving writing code to transform and manipulate data across formats, into storage with potential impact on the HBASE big data platform, providing data to consumers via micro-services. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length up to 2 years Latest start date Thursday 17 August 2017 Maximum Day Rate Maximum day rate of up to £650. Early Market Engagement N - A Who Speclialist Work With Home Office Civil Servants, other government Civil Servants, other contractors and suppliers. What Specialists Work On The developer will need to be an SME in: Java 8, Spring / Spring Boot and spring data rest, REST, TDD, BDD (specifically Cucumber), Apache Camel, Microservices architecture, GitHub / GitLab, use of branching and merging strategies, Clean code. Skills & Experience • Java 8 • Spring / Spring Boot and spring data rest • REST • TDD • BDD (specifically Cucumber) • Apache Camel • Microservices architecture • Fluent in English with good communication skills • • Experience working within a Scrum team and familiarity with CI development techniques Nice to Haves • Postgres • Enterprise Integration Patterns • Hadoop • HBase • Angular JS, HTML5 and CSS3 • Kubernetes • Docker • GitHub / GitLab, use of branching and merging strategies • Clean code • Linux • IntelliJ • JIRA • Confluence Work Location Lunar House, Croydon. Working Arrangments The Developer should be physically on site Monday – Friday. Approximate hours are 09:00 – 18:00. Specialists will work primarily on-site with teams as required and report to management on site. Specialists are expected to work across the multiple sites as required. Expenses will conform to HO internal policies and will not be payable to Westminster, Croydon, or Heathrow. Security Clearance Security clearance of Security Check (SC) is required. Additional T&Cs This role is deemed to be outside the scope of IR35 of the Intermediaries legislation. Candidates may be working towards obtaining SC clearance and must possess this by the latest start date. The HO may support the candidate with this process, but this must be in place by employment commencement. Candidates with DV Clearance have already undergone SC level checks will also be considered. Expenses conform to HO internal policies and will not be payable to Westminster, Croydon, or Heathrow. Those Travel and Subsistence expenses that apply will be payable in addition to the day rate. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria • Work well in a team within our organisation. • Mentor members of the team. • Transparent and collaborative when making decisions. • Have a flexible attitude and temperament. • No blame culture encourages learning from mistakes Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Please can you advise on the IR35 status of this requirement. Please refer to the Additional Items section of the job advertisement which refers to this role being deemed as outside the scope of IR35 of the Intermediaries legislation. 2. A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Are you initially evaluating the evidence questions only or do you want us to send the CV of our consultant to you with the submission? If so where do we send them? Yes, submit via the digitalmarketplace box for this requirement 3. . A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Is this role to replace a resource that is leaving the project or for an additional head to join an already ongoing project? Additional head 4. A supplier X 4 has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Is this a re-advertisement of the Borders Java Developer (BJD001 and 1a,BJD002) that was published on the 19th May 2017 or an additional head? Additional head 5. A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Could you please let us know 1. Maximum number of applications that could be submitted 2. Date on which feedback would be provided for the applications submitted. One application only per resource. Feedback will be issues as soon as possible – date will depend on the volume of bidders 6. A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Can more than 1 application be submitted? Yes but with each resources should only be submitted once 7. A supplier X2has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Hello , will you consider candidates who are eligible for SC clearance if they have the right skills ? yes 8. A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:Is there a reason for the long lead time to submission? yes 9. A supplier has asked a question about ‘Borders Java Developer’.They asked:How many developers will you be needing overall and will they all be taken via this buyer requirement? We operate multi supplier teams and these developers will be joining mature teams that already operate on this basis.