Principal Software Engineer
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Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Curam Social Program Management (SPM) Specialist to join our Digital and Technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the design development and ongoing support of our Curam platform which underpins critical services for clients.
As a subject matter expert in Curam SPM you will bring deep technical knowledge of the platforms architecture configuration and lifecycle management. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure our Curam solutions are robust scalable and aligned with user needs.
In addition to your technical responsibilities you will play a vital role in building internal capability by designing and delivering structured Curam training programmes. Your contribution will help develop our in-house expertise and support the long-term sustainability of our digital services.
The role works in directly to the Chief Architect and is a cross-cutting role between the Architecture and Engineering branches. The role requires working between Architectural standards and reviews while also working with Engineering staff to help train and support their coding development. As part of the role you will also assist with ongoing priority incidents providing guidance to assist resolution.
Social Security Scotland an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government is undertaking the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over 300m Social Security Scotland is delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come.
We aim to develop within Social Security Scotland a positive and inclusive culture which supports our people to flourish by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity and respect and recognise each others contributions.
A principal developer leads and plans development across large or multiple teams.
At this role level you will:
- be an expert in many technical areas or a specialist with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area.
- use this knowledge and work with related disciplines to keep multiple teams working effectively.
- develop capability by facilitating internal mobility shaping career paths and recruiting talent ensuring they collaborate.
- identify test and champion the adoption of emerging technologies.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- You share best practice and coach others.
- You maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project.
- You provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the team-based standards for programming tools and techniques.
- You use a variety of prototyping methods.
- You manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.
- You identify and implement opportunities to optimise processes.
- You lead and develop a team of experts to deliver service improvements.
- You help to evaluate and establish requirements for the implementation of changes by setting policy and standards.
- You lead the information security process in teams.
- You design quality review and quality assure solutions and services with security controls embedded specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature.
- You apply the most appropriate SPM standards and practices and coach and guide others in these standards.
- You advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance.
- You look at strategic service design end to end.
- You identify locate and fix faults.
- You design systems characterised by high levels of risk impact and business or technical complexity.
- You control system design practice within an enterprise or industry architecture.
- You influence industry-based models for the development of new technology applications.
- You develop effective implementation and procurement strategies consistent with business needs.
- You ensure adherence to relevant technical strategies policies standards and practices.
- You define the integration build.
- You co-ordinate build activities across systems.
- You understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities.
- You collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally.
- You champion user research to focus on all users.
- You prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story guiding others in doing so.
- You offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.
- You will have proven experience at designing developing and delivering SPM courses in areas such as Curam Express Rules Workflow Intelligent Evidence Gathering and Batch.
- You will help to identify test and champion the adoption of emerging technologies to help drive supportable and sustainable services
Qualifications
Success Profiles
We use an assessment framework called Success Profiles which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements
Essential Experience
1. Your experience writing high complexity programs using Java Curam/Social Program Management (SPM) allows you to provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the standards used across teams for programming tools and techniques.
2. Your experience implementing improving and fixing issues in SPM allows you to lead the design reviews of systems of high technical complexity ensuring adherence to relevant technical strategies policies standards and practices.
3. Your extensive experience delivering features using Curam Express Rules Workflows Batch etc. enables you to work with product design and security leadership to define technical and product roadmaps across multiple teams.
Behaviours
Leadership (Level 4)
Developing self and others (Level 4)
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours ()
Technical / Professional Skills:
This role is aligned to Principal developer - Non Management within the Digital Data and Technology Profession.
These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will be not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Software developer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework
How to apply
Apply online you must provide a CV and Supporting Statement of no more than 750 words. Your CV and Supporting Statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the Experience and Behavioursrequired for the role as outlined in the Success Profile above. Be sure to provide specific examples of work that youve done that showcase your relevant experience.
In the event that we receive a high volume of applications we may conduct an initial sift using the CV and Supporting Statement based on the first Experience criteria. Candidates who successfully pass this initial sift will have their applications fully assessed.
Candidates who are successful at sift stage will be invited to attend an Interview and Technical Assessment. The interview will further assess the Experience and Behaviours listed in the job advert and the technical assessment will evaluate the technical skills relevant to the role.
Candidates who pass the sift and are invited to the Interview and Technical Assessment stage will receive a Technical Assessment Candidate Pack which will outline the skills to be assessed and the assessment methods to be used.
Following the application sift there may be a telephone interview as part of the assessment process before the main interview.
Expected Timeline(subject to change)
Sift w/c 11th August
Interview w/c 25th August
Location - In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow
Reserve List
In the event that there are more successful candidates than posts available a reserve list will be kept for up to 12 months.
About us
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. Find more about us here.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.
As part of the UK Civil Service we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a 5000 annual DDAT pay supplement applicable after a 3 months competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.
Working pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location which will be either Glasgow or you have specific questions about the role you are applying for please contact us.
Equality Statement
Social Security Scotland are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process please contact us at
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
Further information
Find out more about our organisation what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.
Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.
The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.
Social Security Scotlands recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission ()
If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles you can make a complaint by contacting Social Security Scotland at in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
