Her Majesty’s Passport Office
Her Majesty's Passport Office - API Technical Lead
14 Incomplete applications
12 SME, 2 large
4 Completed applications
3 SME, 1 large
Important dates
- Published
- Thursday 5 July 2018
- Deadline for asking questions
- Monday 9 July 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
- Closing date for applications
- Thursday 12 July 2018 at 11:59pm GMT
Overview
- Specialist role
- Developer
- Summary of the work
- Specialist required to work in a Public/Private API, Web Interface development team to identify needs, assess security requirements, design and develop the required components, document the low level design, provide in-depth technology input to other technology stakeholders, and conduct a code review periodically.
- Latest start date
- Monday 30 July 2018
- Expected contract length
- 24Months total-Initial 12months-further period up to 12months depending on business need&performance
- Location
- London
- Organisation the work is for
- Her Majesty’s Passport Office
- Maximum day rate
About the work
- Early market engagement
- Who the specialist will work with
- Specialist will be part of development team working closely with the Lead Architect. Specialist will be required to work with multiple development teams and existing vendor to understand legacy API/web application, and design, develop and document the target technology components in AWS cloud.
- What the specialist will work on
- Specialist required to work in a public/private API, Web Interface development team to identify needs, assess security requirements, design/develop and document the required components, provide in-depth technology input to other technology stakeholders, and conduct a code review periodically, and be responsible for low level design.
Work setup
- Address where the work will take place
- London, Westminster
- Working arrangements
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We expect the specialist to work collaboratively with Lead Architect and in-house development teams that are transforming the HMPO business processes/applications.
Work is based in London and will involve the supplier being on site 5 days per week to work collaboratively with HMPO teams; travel and expenses remains the responsibility of the supplier.
Service design and development must align with the HM Passport Office strategic technical architecture and technologies. - Security clearance
- SC Clearance is required. HM Passport Office will support the clearance process.
Additional information
- Additional terms and conditions
- Breakpoints to assess progress and quality will be set by mutual agreement.
Skills and experience
Buyers will use the essential and nice-to-have skills and experience to help them evaluate suppliers’ technical competence.
- Essential skills and experience
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- Have demonstrable experience of successfully designing and implementing Public and Private API frameworks in cloud.
- Have demonstrable experience of design and implementation of API policy management frameworks and API Gateways (APIGee, CA, AWS API Gateway etc.).
- Have demonstrable experience in API security (SOAP/REST) and industry standard best practices to secure a public/private API hosted in cloud.
- Have demonstrable experience of successfully delivering digital solutions that collect and manage personal and/or sensitive information with appropriate controls and protection.
- Have demonstrable experience of implementing API in AWS cloud utilising AWS products and services.
- Have demonstrable hands-on experience of Java, API Gateways, SOAP & Resful APIs, JWT, JWS/JWE, JOSE.
- Have demonstrable experience of documenting low level design and ability to work in a established design and governance process.
- Nice-to-have skills and experience
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- Have demonstrable experience of successfully and collaboratively working, coaching and sharing knowledge with Public Sector client teams, particularly those with limited agile development experience
- Have demonstrable experience of successfully design, implementation and migration of SOAP based API services from legacy technologies utilising Amazon AWS.
- Have demonstrable experience of migrating applications and services from traditional data centre and infrastructure, network, to AWS cloud.
- Have demonstrable experience of migrating services off PSN to public cloud infrastructure.
- Have existing, valid SC Clearance
How suppliers will be evaluated
- How many specialists to evaluate
- 3
- Cultural fit criteria
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- Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions.
- Can work with clients with low technical expertise. Able to work within HMPO design, delivery and governance framework.
- Take responsibility for their work.
- Able to work within HMPO design, delivery and governance framework.
- Assessment methods
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- Work history
- Interview
- Evaluation weighting
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Technical competence
60%Cultural fit
15%Price
25%
Questions asked by suppliers
- 1. Can the authority please confirm the IR35 status of this role
- We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis.
- 2. Does the authority have a day rate or budget in mind for this requirement
- The maximum day rate has been left blank intentionally, we will assess the day rate for suppliers using the evaluation weighting we have disclosed on the requirements.
- 3. Can the authority confirm if there is a current incumbent to this role.
- There is no incumbent, this is a new role.
- 4. Please can you confirm whether or not this position will be inside IR35? Also if there is currently an incumbent in the role?
- There is no incumbent, this is a new role. We expect this engagement to be outside IR35, however status is assessed on a case-by-case basis.