Principal Engineer

Salary: £76,879

Skills allowance of up to £18,721 (pending assessment)

Location: Salford | Sheffield - hybrid with 60% office attendance

Close Date: 11:55pm Monday 9th November

Job summary

The Home Office Automation and Innovation portfolio delivers the government's commitment to "set the standard for excellence in the AI age" - harnessing cutting-edge technology to revolutionise public service delivery. As outlined in the Government's Generative AI Framework, we're in "a period of rapid and exciting technological changes, which offers huge potential", and we're turning that potential into reality.

Our work spans Home Office mission-critical operations, such as transforming Border Security and immigration processes, to revolutionising asylum case management and enhancing Counter-Terrorism capabilities. Imagine developing technology that helps reunite families, creates safer communities, protects vulnerable people, and ensures smoother journeys for the millions travelling to and from the UK.

Each area presents unique challenges where AI and automation can deliver substantial efficiency savings and improve outcomes for the public and colleagues.

Tools and Technologies we use:

We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including:

• Backend: C#, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, Scala, Power Platform.
• Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular.
• Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongodb, Apache Cassandra.
• DevOps/Platforms: Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform.
• AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI.

Essential skills

As a Principal Engineer you will have a demonstrable passion for building and managing teams of engineers and experience of:

• Ensuring projects adhere to agreed standards, methods, architecture and tools, with a focus on security and privacy. (DLMG) (Lead essential criteria)
• Producing complex technical designs in collaboration with architects, whilst ensuring that these are scalable, secure and fit for purpose, and reviewing others’ designs. (SWDN)
• Using appropriate tooling and a modern programming language (such as Python, C# or JavaScript) to code, test and document complex programs/scripts. (PROG)
• Monitoring team performance. Coaching colleagues and teams to develop skills and capabilities in line with their goals. (PEMT)
• Formally defining the need for and/or implementing training plans for engineers to meet the strategic goals of the organisation. (PDSV)
• Controlling, updating and distributing organisational standards including national and international, such as GDPR or OWASP. (QUMG)

Why work for us...

Find out more information at: Benefits - Home Office Careers, but some of the primary ones are:

• A Civil Service Pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.
• 8 days of public holidays, plus 1 additional privilege day.
• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.

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