Location

Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham. (Croydon and Stratford will only be available to existing employees of the Insolvency Service).

About the job

Job summary

The Insolvency Service is a leading government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.  

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic Senior Developer within our Digital Services team. We are responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the agency’s line of business applications.

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability network group, Employee Assistance, Representatives, FACES Network Group, LGBT+, Mind Matters, Part Time Workers, The Shed - Men’s Network Group and Women’s Network Group.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.  

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic Senior Developer within our Digital Services team. We are responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the agency’s line of business applications.

Job description

The successful candidate will be working on the Digital Service team (part of the Change Technology Services within the Insolvency Service) responsible for enterprise line-of-business applications used by both internal and external organisations as well as the general public.

We are consolidating our technology stack and moving away from legacy services to focus on the use Microsoft's .NET 10 framework and Azure services, so this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our technology and the way we work for a sustainable, user-centric future. We would love to for you to be part of that new team.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Software Developer you will:

support the Lead Software Engineer and implement digital services using C#, HTML, CSS, (and some JavaScript for progressive enhancement only) and the Azure stack, i.e. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, AI Search, Azure app services, Function apps, meeting the requirements of the Technology Code of Practice and Gov.UK Service manual

identify and fix faults in digital services assist the developers across our development teams, acting as a mentor and coach promote a culture of knowledge sharing and the adoption of good practice assist the teams within Digital Services, offering them expert advice and guidance, including operations leads, product managers and QAT leads work with a multi-disciplinary team and business stakeholders, fostering good relationships and responding to views and challenges from others advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on efficient, effective delivery of high-quality digital services within the team and the wider agency transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices such as Behaviour and Test-Driven Development, continuous deployment, and DevOp

Person specification

The ideal candidate will have:

demonstrable knowledge of .NET, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (client-side, express.js, hapi) and the Azure stack, i.e. Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, AI Search, Azure app services, Function apps, meeting the requirements of the Technology Code of

Practice and Gov.UK Service manual. You must also be proficient in using visual Studio 2022 (or Visual Studio 2026) have an understanding of a number of integration implementations including realtime, scheduled, API, batch and messaging services experience of IaaS and PaaS solutions understand the importance of good documentation enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and mentoring others, supporting the team and nurturing its growth

knowledge and experience of modern development practices such as BDD and TDD, CI/CD, and DevOps, modern development workflows, ideally using GitHub, as well as an understanding of modern design principles such as clean architecture, OOP, SOLID, RESTful APIs

a good understanding of web application security and awareness of the OWASP Top

10 security vulnerabilities

have good analytical and problem solving skills to be able identify and solve software defects

Please note:  This vacancy is advertised across 11 locations; however, Stratford and

Croydon are only available to current Insolvency Service Staff. The advertised salary includes London weighting, which is only applicable to internal candidates.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

During the interview the candidate will be given a coding exercise that will assess their technical knowledge and approach. The candidates will not be required to create a presentation for this exercise.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,429, Insolvency Service contributes £14,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:  

flexible working arrangements and flexi-time full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to

30 days after 5 years’ service in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave

competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave

5 days paid leave for learning and development

5 days paid for volunteering a Cycle to work scheme staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life

Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where the employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk    

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the sift process, you will be asked to complete:

CV

Personal Statement

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the CV and Personal Statement, assessing candidates against the essential criteria. Only those who meet the essential criteria at this stage will proceed to a full assessment of their application. If a candidate does not meet the minimum requirements during the initial sift, the remainder of their application will not be reviewed. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview.

CV Guidance

Your CV should provide a clear overview of your employment history, key responsibilities, relevant qualifications, and the skills and experience you’ve gained throughout your career including any notable achievements.   

Note: Your CV will be scored as part of the assessment process and  will be assessed against the criteria outlined in the job advert.  

Personal Statement Guidance  

Your personal statement should be no more than 500 words and must demonstrate how your personal skills, qualities, and experience align with the requirements of the role. Please ensure your statement references the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

If successful at the sift stage, at interview, you will be assessed on the following:

Behavioural Competencies - assessed through:

Behaviour 1 - Working Together Technical Skills

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Sift – w/c 29th June

Interview – w/c 6th June

Location - MS Teams

Your interview will be conducted by video. Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.  

Visa Applicants

To sponsor a candidate under the Skilled Worker visa, a sponsorship licence is required.  The Insolvency Service does not currently hold this licence and therefore, cannot legally sponsor Skilled Worker visa applicants.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or presettled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants Job contact :

Name :                                              Alan Yates-Brown

Email :                                               alan.yates@weareams.com

Recruitment team

Email :                                                psrpermapplications@weareams.com

Further information

A candidate can raise a complaint to the Insolvency Service by emailing the contact point for applicants (as listed on the vacancy advert), if they think that: They have been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010 there have been procedural irregularities at any stage of the recruitment process All complaints must be received by the contact point for applicants within 24 hours from the date the applicant is advised of their non-success at sift, assessment or interview. Complaints will be considered by an independent third-party outside of recruitment campaign. The decision will be conveyed to the applicant, in writing, within 5 working days of receipt of the complaint. The recruitment process will usually be put on hold until the complaint has been resolved. Complaints may also be made to the Civil Service Commission at any time if the individual believes their application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles (appointment on merit through fair and open competition). However, complaints must first have been raised to the Insolvency Service