Senior Legacy & SaaS Software Engineer 11 views

We are looking for a senior software engineer to help maintain and support a number of important legacy applications including our on-premise driving licence services and our drivers 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 SEO 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

Responsibility include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of on-premise and mainframe application design, architecture and integration patterns.
• Demonstrate understanding of distributed systems and enterprise application and network security.
• Undertake root cause analysis into transaction and application failures.
• Help in data identification and provisioning for testing.
• Work on your own initiative.
• Follow and/or contribute to the development of documented processes.
• Monitor technology performance and identify opportunities to improve it – continual improvement ethos.
• Facilitate small and large changes – working alongside DVLA’s Software Engineering community.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Develop own skills and actively coach and develop 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’.

You will be a self-starter who looks to add real value to ITS, someone who can gain rapport quickly with others as you look to build effective working relationships. You will have strong communication skills both verbally and in writing with the ability to adapt your delivery to suit a wide variety of audiences.

You’ll have a passion for delivering change initiatives that support the needs of DVLA, with the ability to, influence those around you and driving your team towards a shared goal. You will have good organisational skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple (and often conflicting) workloads on time and to a high standard.