Lead Software Developer

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice we are looking for a Lead Software Developer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week in any MOJ office.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) priorities include improving public safety and reducing reoffending by reforming prisons, probation and youth justice, and building a justice system which makes access to justice swifter and more certain for all citizens whatever their background. Project professionals in the MoJ help to improve the government's ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public.

As a Lead Software Developer your main responsibilities will be to:

. Be responsible for hands-on development while also mentoring, coaching and leading other Software Developers.
. Drive quality, understand the software architecture, and uphold engineering standards.
. Collaborate with Technical Architects and Product Managers to set product direction, design systems, and create technical roadmaps.
. Foster a positive team environment, and supporting the Delivery Manager in achieving efficient software delivery.
. Work with the Principal Developer and the wider community to maintain coding standards, provide technical training, and contribute to the technical strategy of the business.

Essential:

. An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo theses checks.
. Proven technical leadership skills.
. Development experience in Kotlin and/or Typescript.
. Experience of setting up and operating CI/CD pipelines.
. Experience of Kubernetes, Helm and Docker.
. Team leadership experience.
. Mentoring and coaching experience.
. Stakeholder management skills and experience.
. Experience participating actively in an agile team.
. Application monitoring and alerting experience.
. Involvement with helping to build a community of practice.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".