{"id":3893280,"url":"https://alion.io/job/scottish-government-lead-software-developer-spm","title":"Lead Software Developer (SPM)","company":{"id":2109038,"name":"Scottish Government","domain":"remotesensingdata.gov.scot","url":"https://alion.io/company/remotesensingdata","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Dundee, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T13:28:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T19:04:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"The role sits within the Digital, Delivery & Change (DD&C) Engineering team, which builds and maintains technical services for Social Security Scotland. This includes an enterprise case management system and a range of supporting technical services, used by Clients to submit benefit applications and our internal teams to manage benefit payments.\nOur technical staff are largely deployed in Agile teams focusing on new benefits development, live service support and continuous improvement. We believe in supporting our team members' growth and development through their work - the successful candidate will have access to formal training courses and team learning projects to enhance their technical and non-technical skills.\nWe also aim to develop a positive and inclusive culture within Social Security Scotland by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity, fairness and respect, and recognise each other’s contributions.\nA lead software developer (SPM) leads development on one or a small number of related project teams.\nAt this role level, you will:\nguide the ways in which the team works\nbe involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written\ncontribute to the developer community\nprovide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team\npromote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice\nResponsibilities\nYou manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.\nYou identify process optimisation opportunities with guidance and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.\nYou participate in the information security process.\nYou design and implement embedded security controls in solutions and services.\nYou apply the most appropriate modern standards and practices, and coach and guide others in these standards.\nYou advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance.\nYou maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project.\nYou provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the team-based standards for programming tools and techniques.\nYou participate in team prototyping.\nYou advocate for the use of prototypes and testing with others.\nYou use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate.\nYou provide technical direction to others to identify, locate and fix faults.\nYou select appropriate methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively.\nYou review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.\nYou co-ordinate build activities across systems.\nYou prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so.\nYou offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.\n Success Profiles\nWe use an assessment framework called ‘Success Profiles’ which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about the framework here.\nFor this post, the following Success Profile elements will be assessed:\nExperience:\nYour experience writing high complexity programs using Curam Social Program Management (SPM) allows you to provide technical advice to stakeholders and set the team-based standards for programming tools and techniques.\nYour extensive software engineering experience means that the team around you becomes measurably better through your leadership, with them relying on you as a go-to person.\nBehaviours:\nSeeing the Big Picture - Level 4 \nLeadership - Level 4\nYou can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here.\nTechnical skills:\nThis role is aligned to Lead Developer within the Government Digital and Data Profession.\nThese skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Software developer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework\nHow to Apply\nApply online, you must provide a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 750 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the Experience and Behaviours outlined in the Success Profiles above.\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples 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, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.\nPlease see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.\nShould a large number of appplications be received, an initial sift may be completed using the CV and Supporting Statement against the first Experience criteria. Candidates who pass the initial sift will have their applications fully assessed.\nCandidiates who are successful at sift will be invited to an interview which will assess the Experience and Behaviours, and a Technical Assessment comprising a 10 minute presentation which will assess the Technical Skills.\nThere may be a telephone interview prior to the final interview stage.\nFull details of the interview and assessment process will be shared with shortlisted candidates once the sift has been completed.\nWe aim to provide feedback on request. However, where a large number of applications are received, it may not be possible to give feedback to candidates who are not invited to interview or assessment. Feedback will be available on request to all candidates who attend an interview or assessment.\nExpected Timeline (subject to change)\nSift - week commencing 23rd November 2026\nInterview - week commencing 7th December 2026\nLocation - In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow\nReserve List\nIn the event that there are more successful candidates than posts available, a reserve list will be kept for up to 12 months.\nAbout Us\nSocial Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. Find more about us here.\nWe offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.\nAs part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.\nGDD Pay Supplement\nThis post is part of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) profession and currently attracts a £6000 annual GDD pay supplement, which is paid monthly - pay supplements are reviewed regularly.\nWorking Pattern\nOur standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options, depending on the needs of the role. We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location, which will be either Glasgow or Dundee. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.\nSecurity Checks\nSuccessful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks - Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).\nYou can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.\nEquality Statement\nSocial Security Scotland are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.\nSocial Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. 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You can find further advice on Gov.UK - Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK\nFurther Information\nSocial Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission\nIf you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at  in the first instance. 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