UK SBS IT18218 UKRI website Developer

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Summary of the work Translating user requirements into designs. Undertaking minor developments. Issue resolution. Managing Git repositories and Jenkins. Advising on cost and viability of change requests. Managing and maintaining server environments. Monitoring and reporting of performance. Produce and maintain build and DR documentation. Support developers setting up and running development environments. Releasing software. Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 18 months Latest start date Monday 8 October 2018 Maximum Day Rate £500 Who Speclialist Work With UKRI/UKRI Council website system owners What Specialists Work On UKRI website and UKRI Council websites Skills & Experience • Please demonstrate how you will apply your skills and expertise to: • The Mura Content Management System (version 6.2 onwards) - 14 points • The use of ColdFusion and Lucee - 14 points • Elasticsearch, including management, configuration and development - 10 points • The use of Jenkins (or equivalent tools for Continuous Integration) - 7 points • Web design technologies (e.g. CSS, HTML5, and JavaScript) and the use of JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, Angular and Grunt - 7 points • Good development, deployment and support practices including testing and version control, and working with source control repositories especially Git, GitHub and Git submodules - 7 points • API provision and consumption using REST, SOAP and OAuth - 7 points • Microsoft SQL Server (or equivalent) development and Couchbase as a high performance caching engine - 7 points • Enterprise System Architecture and Windows Server management - 7 points • Managing conflicting and competing priorities and delivering results within set timeframes - 7 points • Demonstrate strong analytical skills and interpersonal communication at all levels - 7 points Nice to Haves Demonstrate how you will apply your skills and expertise in Amazon Web Services (or equivalent Cloud based services) including Compute Storage and networking components - 6 points Work Location Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF Working Arrangments Remote working with onsite days whenever required. Main support hours between 09:00 to 17:00 weekdays with a facility to resolve emergency issues out of normal working hours. A minimum of 2.5 working days spanning the working week but possibly increasing to 4 days. Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) - Level A No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Demonstrate how you will work as part of a team with our organisation and other suppliers throughout the project • Demonstrate how, when making decisions, you will work transparently and collaboratively with the team and other project stakeholders throughout the project. • Demonstrate how you will implement a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes. Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 10% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. What is the IR35 status?Is there a current incumbent? This is unable to be determined at this time as it is possible for contractors who are both in and out of scope of the off payroll working rules to be engaged through DOS. The successful supplier / contracting authority will need to check the status in accordance with the HMRC online tool prior to contract commencement. A link to this tool can be found here https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/setupThe current position was awarded to JC Web Services Limited. 2. Is there a current incumbent in this position and is this same opening that was previously worked on by and awarded to JC Web Services Limited? Yes, the current position was awarded to JC Web Services Limited. 3. Please can you confirm whether or not this role is inside / outside IR35?Also, whether or not there is currently an incumbent in the role? This is unable to be determined at this time as it is possible for contractors who are both in and out of scope of the off payroll working rules to be engaged through DOS. The successful supplier / contracting authority will need to check the status in accordance with the HMRC online tool prior to contract commencement. A link to this tool can be found here https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/setupThe current position was awarded to JC Web Services Limited. 4. Is this role working inside or outside of IR35? This is unable to be determined at this time as it is possible for contractors who are both in and out of scope of the off payroll working rules to be engaged through DOS. The successful supplier / contracting authority will need to check the status in accordance with the HMRC online tool prior to contract commencement. A link to this tool can be found here https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/setup 5. Please can you provide some information about the nature of the project the specialist will be working on? The specialist will be required to develop the UKRI and UKRI Council websites as per the published requirements. Please refer to the Summary of Work for detail of tasks that the specialist will be working on. 6. How often is it likely that the specialist will be required to visit site? Visits to the Swindon site are likely to average less than one per month.