Senior Full Stack Developer

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer (Inside IR35) for a 3 Month Contract (with possible extension) based Hybrid in London or any MoJ office nationally.

This role supports the Create and Vary Licence Product (CVL), part of the DPS (Digital Prison Services) strategy. The CVL aims to improve efficiency in the prison system by integrating Home Detention Curfew (HDC) licences and facilitating a more streamlined, error-free process. Currently, the system requires users to revert to NOMIS (National Offender Management Information System) for certain processes, which is inefficient. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of a solution that simplifies this, supporting the prison capacity response and the delivery of new licence types.

Role Purpose

The Senior Full Stack Developer will work within a collaborative, cross-functional team to develop, enhance, and maintain the CVL system. This involves Back End development using Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot, as well as Front End contributions using TypeScript. The role requires an ability to support live services post-launch and work closely with non-technical team members to ensure user-centric solutions that align with the DPS strategy.

As a Senior Full Stack Developer your main responsibilities will be:
. Backend Development, Develop and maintain Back End systems using Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot and Node.js.
. Develop and manage APIs, ensuring seamless communication between systems.
. Frontend Development, Implement Front End functionalities using TypeScript.
. Frontend Development: Build and enhance user interfaces using TypeScript, ensuring adherence to the GOV.UK Design System and accessibility criteria.
. Integrate Home Detention Curfew (HDC) licences into the CVL system.
. Collaborate in an agile environment with both technical and non-technical team members to deliver high-quality, efficient, and scalable solutions.
. Support integration with AWS infrastructure, leveraging tools like Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation

Essential:
. Strong Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot and Node.js for Back End development.
. Experience with JPA (Java Persistence API) and Spring Boot for building Back End systems or similar ORM tools.
. Frontend Development, Experience with TypeScript and JavaScript with a willingness to contribute to building and enhancing user interfaces.
. Familiarity with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
. Cloud & Infrastructure, Familiarity with AWS for infrastructure management and deployment tasks.
. Collaboration & Teamwork - Proven experience working in an agile, collaborative team environment.
. Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with other developers, stakeholders, and non-technical users.
. Knowledge of Terraform or similar tools for infrastructure as code (IaC) is a plus.
. Experience in building solutions that improve system efficiency, with a focus on user-centric design and integration.

Desirable:
. Familiarity with Circle CI or GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.
. Experience with Azure Application Insights for application monitoring.
. Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation and orchestration.
. GOV.UK Design System experience.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different"