Principal Software Engineer at Ministry of Defence, London/Remote, 6 months, £Contract Rate

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you're a permanent appointee or an interim.

 

The Principal Software Engineer oversees development in the Foundry Software House. This is to ensure appropriate standards and practices are understood and applied correctly. Assuring Government's Service Manual and the Defence Service Manual amongst others are adopted. They'll also lead on technical advice and programming tools and technique standards for our delivery teams.As a Principal Software Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:Be an expert in a broad range of technical areas. Use this knowledge and work with related disciplines to keep multiple teams working effectively.Ensure Government's Service Manual and the Defence Service Manual principles and guidelines are understood and used pragmatically in all Foundry Software House development.Ensure good architectural & technical design practices are adopted and that the Foundry uses architectural patterns consistently.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical plans and ensure alignment with business objectives.Practical involvement in design, developing and quality assurance to maintain a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle and current practices, for example coordinating build activities.Participate in Foundry Software House leadership & management, bringing important technical issues to the forum. Collaborate and inform work on capability and capacity management for software development.Work within MOD digital delivery environment as the interface between Foundry Software House Delivery Teams, Technical Design Authority & Technical Coherence Board.Work with delivery teams and wider Foundry to steer technology roadmap for delivery as well as technology tools.Support, promote and participate in cross-delivery team collaboration to guide and coach others through knowledge sharing and component reuse.Essential:An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.Experience of leading on software development projects and teams.Agile development and delivery experience.Cloud computing experience (AWS, Azure).Experience with a broad range of programming languages (Java, Python, Ruby, Golang etc).Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.Public Sector experience.Desirable:MOD / Defence experience.

 

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, the MOD 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.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.