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G4 Senior Software Engineer

Digital, Data & Technology

£35,846 per annum*

*Plus £3,339 London weighting

About the role

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Software Engineer in our London, Warrington or Leicester sites.

The Targeted Intercept Engineering team sit within Service Strategy & Development in Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT).

Service Strategy & Development’s manages the:

Overall coordination of the agency’s investment strategy and roadmap for capability development and skills growth.
Deployment of hi-end capabilities in support of live operations, providing NCA with capabilities for 21st century law enforcement.

Service Strategy & Development leads on specifying, designing, developing, delivering and supporting new technical capabilities (operational, business, back office and corporate) across the agency.

Key Responsibilities

In a team of IT professionals, the Senior Software Engineer will:

Be responsible for scoping, design, implementation and maintenance of technical Intelligence applications.
Manage software solutions to enable staff to gather and analyse complex, sensitive data.
Interact daily with the engineering service support, development and infrastructure teams.
Conduct remote site surveys, Health and Safety Management, including Risk Assessment.
Provide Business Continuity Management assistance with regard to 1st line technical support.
Assist in the training of systems throughout the UK and overseas as and when required.

Person Specification

You will need to demonstrate the below behaviours (assessed at interview only):

Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service

You will also need to demonstrate the below technical criteria:

Strong Object Oriented programming experience. C#, Python or Java
Understanding of the full software lifecycle and IP protocols
Excellent problem solving skills
A good working understanding of network principles

You will also have the below qualifications or experience:

Essential:

Relevant degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics or equivalent relevant experience.

Desirable:

PRINCE2 Foundation
ITIL version 3 Foundation
CPIA/RIPA trained

Please note

The NCA is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. You may be required to respond at short notice or outside of core hours.
Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.
To be considered, you will need to successfully complete a SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role with the ability to obtain a DV clearance within the first 12 months in post.
On occasions officers may be required to travel throughout the UK and overseas.