Job description
Job summary

Do you have experience of back-end development and enjoy sharing your digital expertise with others?

Are you passionate about continuously developing technologies?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

You will be part of our 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 our 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.

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

There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA!

We’re striving to create a place that’s great to work in. We heavily invest in our 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.

Job description

As a Developer (Dynamics), you will be designing, building, and testing software that makes a real difference to our frontline staff and helps improve road safety. You will work collaboratively with external suppliers and DVSA stakeholders and to ensure the support and delivery of defined solutions. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies, delivering solutions focused on user needs.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Analysis, specification, design, development, testing and release of bespoke applications for use within DVSA using C#, .net, Dynamics Plugin, Power Fx, Model/Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE, PowerShell, ALM Pipeline, Azure DevOps.

• Working collaboratively while learning from and supporting other members of the Scrum team

• Demonstrating leadership by providing influence, direction, and guidance to Junior/Apprentice Developers to support the delivery of objectives.

• Software development using Agile methodologies (particularly Scrum) as part of a dynamic team of other developers, testers, business analysts, product owners and scrum masters to deliver quality software solutions.

Person specification

About you:

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is curious about understanding and improving business processes using technology.

• Has a proactive mindset with a strong ability to influence decisions and strategies to achieve the right outcomes for our users.

• Is comfortable with working across multi disciplinary teams.

• Has have strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Additional Information:

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

We offer hybrid working – giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.

As part of the role, you will be eligible for an RRA (recruitment and retention allowance) of an additional £3,500.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

• Make roads safer.

• Improve services for our customers.

• Make road transport greener and healthier.

• Harness the potential of technology and data.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.