Legacy & SaaS Software Engineer (£37,733)
Would you like the opportunity to contribute to the development and support of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) IT services (ITS)?
If so, our exciting Legacy & SaaS Software Engineer role will provide the challenge you are looking for.
We are looking for a software engineer to help maintain and support a number of important legacy applications including our on-premise services and our driver's mainframe system.
These are important long-standing applications with key integrations to many other DVLA systems and external stakeholders that require software engineers with specialised technical skills and domain knowledge.
To help provide on-going engineering capability within this area we have a Legacy & SaaS Software Engineer position. The role holder will work directly with the existing legacy engineering teams playing a critical role in maintenance and support activities for on-premise and mainframe applications and systems.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Demonstrating knowledge of on-premise and legacy application design, architecture and integration patterns.
- Undertaking root cause analysis into transaction and application failures.
- Working with enterprise technology and monitoring tools to ensure applications are maintained and operate effectively.
- Working on your own initiative.
- Following and/or contributing to the development of documented processes.
- Monitoring technology performance and identifying opportunities to improve it – continual improvement ethos.
- Facilitating small and large changes – working alongside DVLA’s Software Engineering community.
- Developing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders across the business.
- Developing own skills and actively coaching and developing others.
- Working collaboratively within a team structure supporting and learning from other team members.
- Supporting the standardisation of documentation.
For further responsibilities please review the attached Role Profile.
Additional Information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role.To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
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