DAC-029 - Senior Full Stack Developer - C8360

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Summary of the work The DQ Digital Capabilities develop several different products that deliver services to Border Force and the ability to quickly develop web based apps is key to this. We are currently looking to develop more services and a Full Stack Developer will be part of core feature team to enable this. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 12 Months with an option to extend up to a further 6 months Latest start date Friday 25 August 2017 Maximum Day Rate £750 ex VAT Who Speclialist Work With A multi-disciplinary agile team including UX designer, front-end developer, back-end developer, content designer, dev ops, architecture, delivery manager, product manager and service manager. What Specialists Work On The developer will be required to provide cover within a feature team that is developing several different data, web, and API, based applications and services. The Data Quality capability is a service that provides reporting and analytics on Advance Passenger Information and other Aviation based data sets to Border Force Skills & Experience • Experience of delivering data driven web applications using node.js and python – 9% • Proven experience of analysing and integrating multiple data sets in specialist domain sectors – 9% • Knowledge and experience of agile software delivery and DevOps, particularly: User story creation and management, Source control (using Git), TDD/BDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Documentation, Continuous Deployment – 14% • Experience of multiple RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL) and NoSQL technologies – 4% • Experience of Containerised applications using Docker & Kubernetes – 4% • Proven skills in developing and supporting RESTful API’s – 4% • Ability to develop data models for web based applications – 4% • Experienced in meeting the Government’s Digital Service Standards and understanding of how developers should follow best practice – 9% • Proven skills in securing web API’s, with appropriate authentication and authorisation routines – 4% • Experience in using Message Queues in a micro services architecture – 4% Nice to Haves • Airline domain knowledge • Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) database systems • Operating services in an AWS Cloud-hosted environment Work Location Main location for the work will be at Bedfont Lakes Business Park for 4-5 days, with occasional other locations being central London and Croydon. Remote working may be available where necessary. Working Arrangments We expect the supplier to be flexible to our needs and can make working with a mixed team across multiple sites effective. Off site and remote working can be accommodated, however due to security considerations this would need to be discussed. Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. Security Clearance All staff must be SC cleared. We will ask bidders for details of key personnel, if successful the bidder will be asked for confirmation of security clearance or we will initiate clearance process Additional T&Cs The initial term of the agreement will be for 12 Months with and option to extend for a period up to a maximum of a further 6 months. CV will be requested after short-listing responses. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Collaborative approach to delivery – 1% • Used to operating with a flat team hierarchy – 1% • Full team involvement in the development of user stories and story decomposition – 2% • Iterative software development methods, delivering MVPs quickly and then refactoring based on business priorities – 1% Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is this role likely to be inside or outside of IR35? We don't yet know the IR35 status of this role. The IR35 status will depend on information the preferred supplier must provide before a contract can be awarded. 2. Can you clarify the need for SC clearance. Does this offer SC sponsorship for successful specialists willing to go through the process? Yes 3. Will there be a technical/coding test as part of the interview process? Yes 4. Regarding the SC clearance status, if the candidate does not hold active SC clearance and is willing to go through the process, can this be considered, if yes will you sponsor the security clearance See response 2 5. Will you sponsor SC clearance See response 2 6. Can a candidate with DV clearance be considered for this role? Yes 7. What is the lead time for feedback once the application is submitted? 5 working days 8. Can more than one candidate per supplier be submitted for this role? No 9. Any chances of change in start date as the latest date mentioned is Friday 25 August 2017? No, this is the latest known start date, but is dependent on the candidate having SC Clearance in place. 10. What are the other expenses which will be paid? As stated:Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. 11. Any specific format(pdf,doc) in which CVs to be sent later. PDF. Details for CV formatting will be sent to suppliers which are successfully short-listed. 12. Is occasional remote working allowed? Only by exception 13. What is the total number for positions open for this role? One 14. Is there any travel involved in this role and will the travel expenses be paid ? There may be occasional travel, with regard to expenses, as already stated:Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. 15. Is the rate inclusive or exclusive of VAT? Exclusive of VAT 16. Would you consider work permit holders (e.g. Tier 2 General Visa) and EU passport holders for this role ? Yes, provided they meet the SC Clearance assessment.