C17704 Technical Lead – Senior Developer (Data Services & Analytics)

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Who Speclialist Work With A multi-disciplinary agile team including User Researcher, UX designer, Junior developers, data scientists, tester, dev ops, infrastructure, and product manager. What Specialists Work On • Development of existing Search & Network Visualisation tool. • Key enabling activities include; o Refactoring front end code from Angular to REACT o Refactoring data ingestion pipeline to process streamed data o Enhance ability to perform increased analytical querying of the graph database • Add new capabilities into the tool in line with user feedback, including; o bug fixes, o enhancements to usability, o accessibility enhancements, o and features (such as search with name synonyms, network timebar filter, interactive help sections, add new data feeds) • Support junior members of the team Where the Work Takes Place Work will be carried out from a Home Office location primarily in Croydon and as required and in Suppliers’ offices. Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements The work will require the individual to work within an agile multidisciplinary product team in London. The team will work from the base location as required, Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00. Participation in stand-ups, planning sessions, show & tells and retrospectives as required. Some travel to stakeholder buildings within the M25 area is expected at regular (weekly) intervals. Additional travel outside of London may be required on a less frequent rate, to conduct research with users in other Home Office locations. Expenses outside the M25 will be payable in accordance with the Home Office Travel (no Subsistence) policy. Work Location Work will be carried out from a Home Office location primarily in Croydon and as required and in Suppliers’ offices. Security Clearance All staff must be Home Office SC cleared before they can start work. Additional T&Cs Statements of work will be agreed periodically with the supplier on a fixed price, capped, or T&M basis with agreed deliverables. Standard DOS framework and call-off terms and conditions. Expenses outside the M25 will be payable in accordance with the Home Office Travel (no Subsistence) policy. Adherence to DSA and HO security governance and standards is mandatory. Skills & Experience Expertise in node.js with a commitment to writing clean code and comprehensive, clear tests Expertise in front end development (single page javascript applications using typescript with react and angular) Experience of Elasticsearch and/or Graph databases Experience in CI/CD Pipelines, especially with Kubernetes Understanding of web services (particularly REST), their pitfalls and best practice Demonstrable significant experience of Agile ways of working Nice to Haves Experience in supporting all aspects of user story development including analysis, testing and deployment Experience of the Government Digital Service’s Design Principles and Digital Service Standard and its application to internal products and services. Some experience of supporting live systems No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria Be able to work collaboratively and effectively in a multi-supplier environment. Be innovative and promote ideas and suggestions as applicable. Be able to provide knowledge-transfer and share best practice Be able to maintain a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes. Blend quickly and efficiently into existing working methodology, whilst promoting and implementing continual improvements to raise delivery level maturity required for live services. Have excellent communication skills with staff at all levels of the organisation. Assessment Method Reference Interview Presentation Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range the buyer does not anticipate sfia level 6 or level 7 resources to be used for the delivery of this contract. should the parties exceptionally agree any sfia level 6 or level 7 resources for limited use (e.g. client workshops), the day-rates for such resources will remain under the cap of £700 (exc vat). responses to include maximum billed day rate.