SPM Technical Lead - Dundee, United Kingdom - Social Security Scotland

Description

Overview

Social Programme Management (SPM) Technical Lead | Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee Base Location | £57,141 - £71,243 + £5,000 DDaT Pay Supplement after 3 month qualifying period | Full or Part Time Hours | Flexi- time | 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years' service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege| Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 7.35% employer contributions 28.97%)| Are you an experienced technical leader looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Join us as an SPM Technical Lead where you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering critical software services for our organisation.

If you are passionate about technology and have extensive experience of designing and developing Cúram Social Programme Management solutions, we invite you to bring your expertise to work in our dedicated team of software engineering professionals. Social Security Scotland, an executive agency of the Scottish Government, is undertaking the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over £300m, we are delivering a social security system that will support Scotland for decades to come. This role sits within the Chief Digital Office's (CDO) Software Engineering team, which builds and maintains software services for Social Security Scotland. This includes an enterprise case management system and a range of supporting technical services, used by clients to submit benefit applications and our internal teams to manage benefit payments.

Our technical staff are largely deployed in Agile teams focussing on new benefit development, live service support and continuous improvement. We believe in supporting our team members' growth and development through their work – the successful candidate will have access to formal training courses and team learning projects to enhance their technical and non-technical skills. We also aim to develop a positive and inclusive culture within Social Security Scotland by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity, fairness and respect. What Do We Offer You?

We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.
• C1 - Salary between £57,141 - £71,243 plus a £5,000 annual Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period. This supplement is backdated and paid with your monthly salary.
• Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
• You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 111⁄2 days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
• Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
• Career progression – join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 7.35% employer contributions 28.97%).
• Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
• Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets. DDaT Pay Supplement

This post attracts a £5,000 DDaT pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join the professional development scheme, currently BCS RoleModel plus. Hybrid Working

We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum of 2 days per week in your assigned location. Base office location can be in either Dundee or Glasgow. About Us

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.

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Responsibilities

• You identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.
• You participate in the information security process.
• You design and implement embedded security controls in solutions and services.
• You apply the most appropriate modern standards and practices, and coach and guide others in these standards.
• You advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance.
• You maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project.
• You provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the team-based standards for programming tools and techniques.
• You participate in team prototyping.
• You advocate for the use of prototypes and testing with others.
• You establish design patterns and iterate them.
• You design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity.
• You select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively.
• You review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.
• You co-ordinate build activities across systems.
• You collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally.
• You prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.
• You offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are required for this post. How To Apply

To apply for this post, you will need to provide the information requested below via the online application process. A CV (no longer than two pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements - this is accessed through the candidate profile. In addition, please record your Personal Statement (no longer than 750 words). This should clearly demonstrate how your skills, qualities and experience meet the following essential criteria: 1. Extensive experience of writing complex programs and providing technical advice on Merative's Social Programme Management (SPM) software.

2. Experience of working with design leadership to identify technical solutions that meet user needs.

3. Proven experience of collaborating with product and design teams to prioritise and deliver SPM features.

4. Evidence of leading the introduction of measurable improvements within a software engineering team. When considering how your experience relates to the role, please tailor your CV and personal statement to reflect the role and the essential skills/criteria as described in the job description. If we receive a large number of applications, we may complete an initial sift on the first essential criteria. If you pass the sift but are not invited to the first round of interviews, you may be invited to a subsequent round. Any queries on this please contact If you are invited to an interview this will be held in person in either Agnes Husband House, Dundee or High Street, Glasgow. We aim to provide feedback on request, however; if we receive a large number of applications it may not be possible for us to provide feedback on your application if you are not invited to attend an interview/assessment. We will provide feedback on request to all candidates that attend an interview/assessment. DDaT Social Security Scotland - Further information - SPM Technical Lead Interview/Assessment Information

Here are details of the Competencies required for this role which you will be tested against if you are invited to attend an interview and undertake a digital assessment:

• Leading Others
• Communications and Engagement
• Improving Performance
• Analysis and Use of Evidence
• DDaT Technical Skill Assessment Reserve List

In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 9 months. Recruitment Contact

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact our Resourcing Team who can be reached at Please note that we will not engage with external recruitment agencies for this post. Further Information

The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade. Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at

Social Security Scotland's recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission )

If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.

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