DDaT Corporate Services Modernisation - Lead Software Developer

Are you ready to shape how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is designed and is operated, directly enabling the defence of the UK?
Corporate Services are critically important for the 250,000 people working across Defence to do their day-to-day jobs. For example, every time the department procures military equipment, personnel receive their monthly pay or request their vacation, they are using Corporate Services. As part of the wider government Shared Services Strategy, MOD has established the Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) portfolio to drive Human Resources, Commercial and Finance policy, process, organisational, data and systems transformation. More information on the Shared Services agenda can be found through this link: A Shared Services Strategy for Government - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Our ambition is to revolutionise MOD corporate services to:
+ Improve the user experience by simplifying our policies and processes, ; providing easier and better interfaces to systems and self-service and; making services more responsive and providing easy access to help.
+ Deliver better data driven decision making by introducing and fully exploiting the latest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Human Capital Management (HCM) technology ; improving visibility, accuracy and accessibility of management information across defence ; and, using integrated data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inform decision making .
+ Improve Productivity and Efficiency by automating transactional processes ; expanding and improving MOD’s shared service centre operations; and, reducing MOD’s overall corporate services spend to maximise our reinvestment into the front-line.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week., The Ministry of Defence is moving its core Finance, Commercial and HR systems to a Software as a Service (SAAS) Oracle Fusion platform, with the Analytics Platform still to be competed commercially.
We are looking for an experienced software developer to support the selection of tooling, plan the implementation, lead in the design and development of the Analytics solution and provide support and change through-life.
This role will support the CSM Portfolio and it’s Programmes, Defence Human Resources Systems (Def HRS) and Finance and Commercial Journey to Cloud (J2C)., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Leadership
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ Modern standards approach - Expert
+ Programming and build (software engineering) - Expert
+ Systems design - Practitioner
+ Systems integration - Practitioner, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical Skills
The essential criteria that will be assessed in appointing this role comprise:
Core Behaviours:
1. Leadership
2. Making effective decisions
3. Communicating & influencing
4. Seeing the bigger picture
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Technical
Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Framework:
1. Modern standards approach - Expert
2. Programming and build (software engineering) - Expert
3. Systems design - Practitioner
4. Systems integration - Practitioner
How to apply
To apply, candidates will be required to provide:
1. A CV detailing their job history; qualification details and skills and experience; AND
2. A statement of suitability. (Maximum word count: 1000).
Applicants’ CVs and statements of suitability will initially be jointly assessed against the essential criteria, with successful candidates progressing from sift to interview. In the event of a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted based on the Statement of Suitability.
At interview, candidates will be assessed against all essential criteria. This may involve a scored assessment (with further details to be provided prior to interview).
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or on request.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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 pre-settled 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
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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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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).

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a strong development background, ideally in an Analytics Platform, and a good working knowledge of the business processes these technologies support. They will be expected to be a Certified Professional (Implementer/Consultant/Architect) or undertake to obtain certification when in post.
An understanding of MOD’s Corporate Service (HR, Finance, Commercial) processes, structures and systems or Corporate Service arrangements of similar complexity in the wider public or private sectors would be advantageous.

Alongside your salary of £57,670, Ministry of Defence contributes £16,706 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Learning and development tailored to your role
+ An environment with flexible working options
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.