Job Specifications
23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham,
2 Rivergate, Bristol,
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester or
Loxley House, Nottingham
Job Summary
We are looking for two .NET Developers to join our Digital Change team, where you’ll play a key role in delivering high‑quality, user‑centred digital services.
Working collaboratively in agile, multidisciplinary teams, you’ll develop and maintain solutions using .NET, JavaScript and modern web technologies, applying Government Digital Service (GDS) Standards to ensure accessibility, usability and security. You will bring strong hands‑on technical expertise, a flexible and proactive approach, and a willingness to share knowledge while adapting to evolving business needs—all while keeping user needs at the heart of what you build. This is a great opportunity for experienced technical developers who want to help shape engineering culture and deliver impactful digital solutions.
The post holders will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.
Job Description
Please refer to the job specification for further information.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
Certification or training in any of the following:
.Net core web development (desirable)
Javascript and other web technologies (desirable)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Delivering at Pace
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Experience of working in a multi-disciplined team, in a pressured environment, delivering high quality products and services.
Experience of working within an agile environment.
Good hands-on experience of developing in the following technologies: .Net core web development Javascript and other web technologies
Alongside your salary of £46,954, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £13,602 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.
Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversity and inclusion. Within our Ofsted Strategy 2023-2027 we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident – Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Application and shortlisting
The selection panel will assess your application based on your evidence you have provided against the essential criteria as set out in the person specification.
You will also be asked to provide information within the “Employer/Activity History” section of the application form. This information is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV setting out your career history (this may be used in the sifting process).
Assessment and interview
Candidates who pass the benchmark at the shortlisting stage will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed against a combination of the the Civil Service behaviours and the technical/experience skills set out in section 3 of the job specification.
We may incorporate an assessment as part of the selection process. If you are shortlisted, this will be confirmed at the
About the Company
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