Platforms Chief Development Officer – Systems Engineering

• Advertising Start Date:17 Feb 2022
• Vacancy:1491
• Salary Details: Band 8D – £93,830 – £108,464 (inclusive of 20% Recruitment & Retention Premium)
• Location: Leeds
• Vacancy Type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week:37.5
• Working Pattern: Full-time, flexible working options considered
• Closing Date:06 Mar 2022

About the role

NHS Digital is the national information and technology provider for the health and care system. Our growing team of 2,700+ information analysis, technology, and project management experts create, deliver, and manage the crucial digital systems, services, products, and standards upon which health and care professionals depend, working in partnership with national and local organizations. Chief Development officer-System Engineering will work collaboratively with both federal & local organizations

Our Consultant System Engineers:

Will be responsible for the technical leadership and delivery of national, highly available distributed systems being built and run within NHS Digital.

Chief Development officer-System Engineering is a fantastic opportunity to work across the Platforms team.

You will be responsible for establishing a set of consistent technologies and practices across the directorate. Firstly, you will also require work with the Service Now implementation to ensure that deployments can be friction-free and deployable safely within business hours. In addition, there needs to be standard metrics captured such as code coverage, past success-failure Platforms, team health, etc. (similar to or expanding on the Engineering Dashboards) to give a consistent ‘head up display’ of the health across all Platform services.

About you

Evidence of specialist knowledge in Agile and DevOps.
Experience of technical leadership across large IT transformation projects
Demonstrable in-depth knowledge of specific technical specialisms, provision of detailed advice regarding their application and execution of specialized tasks.

What’s in it for you

• a role as part of a dynamic team using data and digital technology to transform health and care
• a range of opportunities to build your experience in an environment where your work has a direct and positive impact
• a real commitment to your personal and professional development with access to a broad range of learning opportunities.

About us

NHS Digital is a great place to work. Our outstanding teams are passionate about technology and public service, using everyone’s skills to improve people’s lives. We are committed to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion; our people are at the heart of what we do. Please find out about the fantastic work we do by visiting our website: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital Find further information on the current work we are undertaking meeting the challenges of the pandemic here: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus

Why you should apply

NHS Digital is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality of opportunity in all aspects of external and internal work. We strive to be an inclusive employer, and as a result, we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents, people who are firstly LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian, and secondly Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Looking forward to you joining us as Chief Development officer-System Engineering

About us

NHS Digital is a great place to work. What we do matter.

Our outstanding teams are passionate about technology and public service, making use of everyone’s skills to improve people’s lives.

We collaborate to deliver world class tech and intelligence, come and join us.

We are committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion; our people are at the heart of what we do. Find out about the amazing work we do by visiting our website: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/our-work

Moreover, information on the current work we are undertaking meeting the challenges of the pandemic is here: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus

What we offer you:

• We’re moving to a hybrid approach that offers you an informal, flexible way of blending home and office work.
• Flexible working opportunities – we value and respect the diversity of our employees, and applications from prospective candidates who require flexible working arrangements should apply; these include part-time hours, job sharing, flexible hours and part-remote set ups
• 27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days with service
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave  
• A generous pension (with our contribution equal to 20.6% of your earnings)
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gym, mobile phones, and insurance
• Employee benefit schemes including our Season Ticket Loan, Car Lease, and Bike to Work schemes
  

Next steps

Remote interviews for Chief Development officer-System Engineering will take place March 2022. Applicants who fulfill the criteria for interview are to be inform by email.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. We only ask applicants to disclose convictions that are not yet spend / unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As a result of an offer of employment, we will carry out a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the pre-employment check process.