Do you have strong experience of Java Web and Angular development?   Would you like to play a key role in serving your community through the development of exciting new technology that will support our police officers and staff to deliver an outstanding policing service?    

If so, Northumbria Police is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Developer to guide and support a small team of fellow Java Developers in the delivery of an exciting new programme of technical change. 

In this role, you would have the opportunity to provide guidance and advice to your fellow team members with regard to their development approach, design and planning.   You will also be able to demonstrate your excellent problem solving skills whilst still contributing to the development of innovative and dynamic solutions using an agile delivery methodology. 

• A degree, HND or equivalent qualification, and/or have significant relevant experience

• Strong experience in RESTful Web Services, MVC frameworks, Apache Tomcat, Javascript, HTML and CSS for user interface development, XML and JSON for data exchange and Oracle Databases;

•  Solid technical skills and experience in the full Software Development Lifecycle

• Extensive commercial experience in Java development language

• Demonstrable experience of using Java Spring Framework and Angular 2 and above to deliver enterprise level system functionality

• Commercial experience of Hibernate/JPA for database access and the JQuery Javascript library for user interface development would be beneficial

• Experience as a senior developer with capability to offer consultancy and advice in development approaches and strategies

• Strong estimating and planning capabilities

• Experience in Agile delivery methodology

• Excellent communication and team working skills

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Responsible for the management of time critical device deliveries, from early design concept, capturing of bespoke requirements, to delivery and major long-term developments.
• Be the primary point of contact with the customer, continually reviewing the milestone plans, ensuring sign-off and key milestones are met, and on-going development is executed to create project longevity.
• Establish strong customer relationships through regular close contact, which will include video calls, email communications and face-to-face meetings, when possible.
• Scope projects effectively and gather detailed requirements.
• Drive development of the hardware and software schedule and to take control of the requirements to delivery of the signed off requirements, internally and with the customer.
• Fully understand, adhere to regulatory requirements, and deliver product certification for multiple countries.
• Support user acceptance testing and act as the main interface between the customer(s) technical teams, Santok technical teams, both UK & China and key internal stakeholders as directed.
• Determine and mitigate risks involved in the project(s), whist clearly communicating to the internal business and customer any impacts, delays, and solutions.
• Working closely with our China based operations team and the manufacturer.
• To provide training and technical support to the testing team for execution of protocols and bug reports to the terminal manufacturer.
• Tracking and escalation of bugs to the manufacturing partners.
• Drive timely technical acceptance of terminals with the customer.
• Improve system and documentation for future product developments.
• Ensuring that the highest quality standards are met, and project is executed.

SKILLS

Highly desirable:

• Android Enterprise Expert Certified.
• Android and Android Enterprise Recommended bespoke software delivery management proficient.
• Experience and examples of delivering bespoke global or multi regional device roll out projects with large multi-national corporate clients.
• Experience and examples of managing global or multi regional country specific certification to import, distribute and sell product in-country.
• Understanding and experience with MDM software key principles and integration into Android and Android Enterprise.
• Deep understanding of Android and Android Enterprise mobile software creation, implementation, and development.
• Experience and examples of customer management skills.
• Ability to travel nationally or to different countries, when required.
• UK or similar driving license and access to a vehicle.

Essential skills:

• 3 years+ mobile technology project management experience.
• Has experience being part of a multi-cultural, entrepreneurial business.
• Technically strong in mobile telecoms software development and testing processes.
• Competent in managing the key aspects of a project, from capturing requirements to delivery and continuing development.
• Depth of knowledge and awareness of project management principles.
• Ability to quickly gain the technical, behavioural, and contextual elements of a project.
• Ability to research and quickly gain new skills or understanding around the customer requirements.
• Willingness to take on project ownership and accountability.
• Experience of working within a targeted, fast-paced environment.
• Strong team working skills, across multiple functions and cultures of the business.
• Excellent communication and written skills.  
• Strong work ethic, can-do attitude, drive and resilience.
• Good facilitation and analytical skills.
• Well organised and has a high logical attention to detail.
• Competent in all regular Microsoft PC office applications and can quickly adapt to new technologies.

•  Writing mechanical and electrical integration procedures and functional verification procedures; 

• Mechanical integration of thermal equipment; 

• Electrical integration of equipment, verification and connection of harnesses; 

• Functional verification, using a test bench; 

• Monitoring compliance with installation rules and document monitoring.

• System Engineering, ideally within Space or Aerospace industry; 

• Installation & Integration Processes, Performance Tests, Verification/Validation 

• Experience with requirement management tools (e.g. DOORS) 

• Matlab / Simulink

The role 

As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll design, run and improve software that meets citizens needs. You’ll be responsible for writing clean, secure code,  following a test-driven approach (TDD) to create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. You’ll plan and lead development on sets of related stories and work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built. We use Python Django and NodeJS with React. We code in open. Check out our GitHub repos at http://github.com/uktrade 

You’ll: 

• Work in a cross-disciplinary agile team. 
• Develop new features and improving existing digital services. 
• Understand the whole service throughout the stack, work in the DevOps culture. 
• Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability. 
• Design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact and complexity. 
• Select appropriate design standards, methods and tools and ensuring they are applied effectively. 
• Review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and integration of multiple systems and technology. 
• Coordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities. 
• Identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions 
• Be an active member of the cross departmental developers' community helping with hiring, and mentoring of other developers

 You’ll have demonstrable experience of: 

• Designing systems using the right standards and tools  
• Programming, build and review of agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium to high complexity 
• Full stack web application development using a variety of technologies, including Python, and JavaScript, CSS, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Docker & Bash. 
• Using modern standards approach to write clean, secure and well-tested code - TDD and BDD environments and the implementation of toolkits/APIs for continuous integration, deployment, performance optimisation, security and scalability 
• Systems integration to include coordinating build and integration testing activities 
• Development process optimisation and contributing to delivering solutions 
• Ability to define metrics and translate complex data to make informed decisions and help your team write tests to gather and validate hypothesis 
• Collaborating with user researchers, prioritising and defining approaches focused on user needs 
• Coaching, mentoring and managing less experienced developers 
• Building a diverse, inclusive culture across the development community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance 

 Desirable 

• InfoSec - Designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats 
• Prototyping - Used a variety of methods of prototyping, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others, establishes design patterns and iterate them  
• Availability and capacity management - You can manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets. 

For your application, we would like to see your cv and a letter or personal statement outlining your experience and skills and fit for the role.
During the CV review and interview stages we use Success Profiles, a flexible framework, to assess applicants against a range of elements giving you the opportunity to demonstrate these elements required to be successful in the role.  

At the interview for this role we assess your technical/specialist experience, outlined in the above role description, testing your ability through relevant assessments and ask you questions around behaviours. 

For this role, the essential behaviours required are: 

• Leadership 
• Developing self and others 
• Changing and improving 
• Managing a quality service 
• Making effective decisions  
• Delivering at pace 

• Manage and maintain the WAN/LAN infrastructure
• Provide support in the deployment and configuration of comprehensive routing and switching network designs
• Monitor the network issues and outages in accordance to directives and guidelines escalating them based on severity levels
• Troubleshoot, implement, and provide configuration of network hardware and software
• Monitor and maintain network devices and troubleshoot and identify source of problems
• Analyze functional problems and determine techniques/requirements feasible for expedited solutions
• Apply best practices in compliance with DISA guidelines
• Utilize network management tools (Solarwinds) to monitor, evaluate, and report health statistics of WAN/LAN
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and restore technical service and end-user software and hardware, problems, including repairing user desktops, laptops, printers, multi-function devices (“All-in- one”), desk phones, and wireless devices (Blackberry, cell phones, and mobile Wi-Fi devices, etc.); issues related to network access, network storage, email, and test and image desktops and laptops
• Diagnose and troubleshoot Wi-Fi network and devices connected to Wi-Fi network
• Provide Windows systems administration support, including support for multiple Windows OS variants, virtualization technologies, troubleshooting, and resolving issues
• Diagnosis, operation, administration, configuration and maintenance of the Remedy Trouble- Ticket system
• Updating, maintaining, and validating known error database
• Accountability for administration of Remedy Action Request System solutions
• Development, publishing and maintenance of statistical, management and custom reports.
• Support information assurance by updating and maintaining content, classification, and protection of organization Web sites as well as Access management

• 6 years of operational experience
• Proficient in IP communications and packet analysis
• Knowledge of Central Authentication, Authorization and Accounting via Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS+)
• Knowledge of layer 3 technologies, such as HSRP, EIGRP, and BGP
• Detailed knowledge of layer 2 technologies, such as Rapid Spanning-Tree
• Detailed knowledge of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) and multicast design and implementation
• Detailed knowledge of Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), Internet Protocol Security (IPSEC), and Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network (DMVPN) deployments and configurations
• Detailed knowledge of access control lists and security practices
• Knowledge and familiarity with Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS)-based routers within the ASR 1000, 3900, 3800, and 2800 families; Cisco IOS based switches within the 6500, 4500, and 3750 families
• Network troubleshooting skills and knowledge of networks
• Technical documentation skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills       
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a comprehensive background check
• US Secret Clearance
• Security + and Network+  certification
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certification     

Company Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cell Phone Allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement (after one year)