Senior Developer (Dynamics)

Location: Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, and Nottingham

Salary: Up to £57,400 per annum

The Role

You will be part of their expanding internal Application Development team, which develops and maintains mission critical applications for DVSA. 

You will be integral to setting up a new Microsoft Dynamics capability in the team, taking on the support and development of current and future applications.

Microsoft Dynamics forms a major part of their current and future technical roadmap, and the decision has been made to provision an in-house team with the vision of insourcing support and development of externally built applications, and the ability to produce internally developed applications and solutions.

You will be joining the team from its inception with the ability to fully partake in and influence its structure, training and direction.

Their applications are used by DVSA staff to perform essential activities such as the booking theory tests, roadside enforcement encounters and annual vehicle tests. 

You can choose from Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oldham, Leeds, Birmingham or Swansea as your home office. With regular attendance in Swansea likely to be required during the initial phase.

They’re striving to create a place that’s great to work in. They heavily invest in their development teams, to enable you to advance your career and knowledge by giving you the opportunity to use modern, cutting-edge cloud and mobile development technologies built on modern development languages and frameworks.

You will:

• Have proven experience of software development, with a detailed knowledge Microsoft Dynamics. 
• Lead and inspire team members, providing guidance and support to staff, enabling them to effectively deliver on objectives.
• Lead the development of value-driven services to fulfil customer needs, guiding app teams in building solutions.
• Act as a recognized subject matter expert, offering guidance in the resolution of live issues.
• Work to modern development standards, practices and techniques to develop solutions that put the user and user experience first.

Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience working with technical teams to deliver user-focused services in an agile environment. 
• Experience of coaching and mentoring software developers / test engineers to develop their skills. 
• Strong applied knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics CE or Microsoft Power Platform services, including an in-depth understanding of their capabilities, boundaries, and constraints.
• Development experience using some of the following: C#, .net, Dynamics Plugin, Power Fx, Model/Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE, PowerShell, ALM Pipeline, Azure DevOps, Data verse.
• This role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.   
• The base pay is £42,848. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £14,552
• The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.   

Benefits

Being part of the brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all the colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where they encourage a great work-life balance.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the DVSA, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=c2VhcmNoc29ydD1zY29yZSZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZzZWFyY2hwYWdlPTEmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0JnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJmpvYmxpc3Rfdmlld192YWM9MTk2ODI3OSZvd25lcj01MDcwMDAwJnVzZXJzZWFyY2hjb250ZXh0PTE0ODk5NDQxNSZyZXFzaWc9MTc1NjgwMzc3OS04YzllOThkZTEwYWE0N2MxZDZiNWU5NTc3ZTRhY2MyZDI1MmM5MzRk

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