Home Office - Her Majesty’s Passport Office - Technical Lead

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Who Speclialist Work With Specialist will be part of development team working closely with Lead Architect. Specialist will be required to work with multiple development teams and existing vendor(s) to understand legacy web application, and design, develop and document the target technology components to be deployed in an in-house data centre (SECRET and OFFICIAL). What Specialists Work On Specialist required to work in a Web Interface development team:- identify needs, assess security requirements, design/develop and document the required components, provide in-depth technology input to other technology stakeholders, conduct periodic code reviews, and be responsible for low level design. Where the Work Takes Place Her Majesty's Passport Office, based in Victoria, Westminster and Croydon, with occasional travel across the UK. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements We expect the specialist to work collaboratively with Lead Architect and in-house development teams that are transforming the HMPO business processes/applications. Service design and development must align with the HM Passport Office strategic technical architecture and technologies Work is based in London and will involve the supplier being on site 5 days per week to work collaboratively with HMPO teams. Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to H.M. Passport Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. Work Location Her Majesty's Passport Office, based in Victoria, Westminster and Croydon, with occasional travel across the UK. Security Clearance SC Clearance is required to start, with a requirement for the successful specialist to gain DV clearance in future. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process. Additional T&Cs Breakpoints to assess progress and quality will be set by mutual agreement. Skills & Experience Have demonstrable experience of successfully designing and implementing secure web application that are deployed in data centres. Have demonstrable experience of design and implementation of CI and CD infrastructure and pipeline. Have demonstrable experience in API security (SOAP/REST) and industry standard best practices to consume secure private APIs. Have demonstrable experience of successfully delivering digital solutions that collect and manage personal and/or sensitive information up to SECRET with appropriate controls and protection. Have demonstrable experience of implementing infrastructure and data centre engineering. Have demonstrable hands-on experience of Java, Web Application frameworks, SOAP & Restful, APIs, JWT, JWS/JWE, JOSE. Have demonstrable experience of documenting low level design and ability to work in an established design and governance process. Nice to Haves Have demonstrable experience of successfully and collaboratively working, coaching and sharing knowledge with Public Sector client teams, particularly those with limited agile development experience. Have demonstrable experience of successful design, implementation and migration of supplier hosted applications to in-house hosted applications. Have existing, valid SC or DV Clearance. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions. Take responsibility for their work. Can work with clients with low technical expertise. Able to work within HMPO design, delivery and governance framework. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 15% Price 25% Questions from Suppliers Budget range