PS 18/162 Principal Software Engineer

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Who Speclialist Work With Internal Service creation staff, 3rd party contractors, internal stakeholders. What Specialists Work On Advise in the strategic direction for the software engineering teams, consisting of in-house and 3rd party staff, using agile software delivery and Scrum methodology to implement software engineering strategy to meet Agency and ITS objectives. They will advise in the continuous improving of the applications stack and the Software Engineering capability, including defining best practice, and coach and mentor Software Engineers at all levels, acting as the senior point of escalation on methodology and/or development issues. Where the Work Takes Place DVLA, Morriston, Swansea and; DVLA, RLDC, Swansea Early Market Engagement Application stack technologies/software: -Intranet/extranet, corporate web sites and commercial and public facing services; -Databases, Data Warehouses, Business Intelligence Services and ETL services; -APIs, reporting and workflow services; -Data migrations for systems replacements/upgrades/refreshes; -Integration between in-house developed Enterprise IT systems and 3rd party COTS products; -Legacy Application stacks; -Ensuring alignment with the architectural strategy. Technical stack -Java, React, Drone, Spinnaker, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes Scaled Agile framework in use -We use our own implementation of scaled agile that takes in aspects of SAFe, Disciplined Agile and LeSS Working Arrangements 3 days per week Work Location DVLA, Morriston, Swansea and; DVLA, RLDC, Swansea Security Clearance BPSS clearance required, if SC clearance is required through the duration of the contract DVLA will sponsor. Additional T&Cs We currently see this role as sitting outside of IR35, as the candidates would not hold a fixed office position and will not have direct day to day direction or supervision. Skills & Experience Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) advising on large scale and mission critical Enterprise software solutions utilising a mixture of resource types, agile and formal project methodologies. Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) working effectively as a coach and mentor within an Enterprise-scale structures, as a leader and team player, in a technology based business environment. Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) having a proven ability to understand and assess business and operational requirements, architectural goals and constraints, and prioritise technical delivery models and/or solutions. Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) having excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate technical delivery matters simply and clearly too non-technical colleagues. Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) In-depth and up to date knowledge of Software Engineering methodologies, tools, technologies and standards. Nice to Haves Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) experience in major procurements of technology-based products and services from third parties. Provide evidence of (minimum 3 years) of proven experience of resource management, delivery planning and forecasting, with the ability to interpret complex financial data, manage budgets and financial control. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 10 Cultural Fit Criteria Experience of advising in the leading of Software Engineering Teams with a strong focus on strategy and technical leadership of teams of 100+ (minimum 1 example) Evidence of working with multiple stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, communicating effectively, establishing consensus and facilitating decision making, including senior executive levels (minimum of 1 example). Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range supplier to propose