Home Office - Her Majesty's Passport Office - Java developer

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Summary of the work Experienced Java developer required for developing scalable backend microservices that provide unified access to passport data through carefully designed APIs for use by myriad government departments and organisations Specialist role Developer Expected Contract Length 24 months total. Initial 6months, further period up to 18 months depending on needs& performance Latest start date Monday 2 September 2019 Maximum Day Rate £650 Who Speclialist Work With You’ll be working within a fully Agile team including a delivery manager, product owner, service owner, scrum master, manual testers, business analysts, technical design authority, and developers of varying experience levels. In addition, you will communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders across the business who depend on the project outcomes What Specialists Work On 1. Write scalable backend Java services that provide unified access to disparate data sets, through carefully considered APIs designed to meet the needs of different consumers 2. Write comprehensive tests and follow QA best practice to ensure solutions are of high quality and robust 3. Configure deployment pipelines to push code across environments, all the way up to production 4. Follow Agile principles to develop software in a transparent and collaborative fashion 5. Configure service orchestration and environments using CI/CD, AWS and K8S 6. Participate in workshops to elicit user requirements, and design APIs for consumers Skills & Experience • Have 5 years’ experience in code development using Java • Have experience and understanding with AWS and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment of code with this cloud based infrastructure • Provide experience of writing micro services • Demonstrate experience of working in an Agile environment and its frameworks. • Provide experience of Object Oriented Programming • Provide experience of Functional Programming Nice to Haves • Familiarity with Kubernetes • Experience of utilising Docker for containerisation • Working with or understanding of GraphQL • Knowledge of PostgreSQL databases, data types and functions. • Previous Experience of working in government departments Work Location London Working Arrangments You will work onsite as much as possible, but at a minimum the expectation is Monday-Thursday in order to be present and a contributor to ad hoc technical discussions, and Agile ceremonies. Many team members opt to work from home on a Friday so this is permissible if desired. Immovable commitments may permit working from home on days outside of this general routine if required. You may be expected to travel to another site for participation in activities pertaining to the nature of the role. These will be ad hoc as per the project requirements. Security Clearance SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 4 Cultural Fit Criteria • Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions • Have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes • Take responsibility for their work • Share knowledge and experience with other team members Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there a current incumbent? There is no incumbent in post. This is a new Requirement. 2. Is there an incumbent in place? There is no incumbent in post. This is a new Requirement. 3. Can we ask if there is an incumbent on this role. There is no incumbent in post. This is a new Requirement. 4. Is this role inside or outside IR35? We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis. 5. Can the Java Developer work remotely? Remote working may be allowed depending on business need. Standard Government Terms and Conditions for Expenses as covered in the DOS Contract.