About this role
Developer - Proof of Concept Expertise Contract | Outside IR35 | 12 weeks | Hybrid, London
We’re building a small multidisciplinary team for an Alpha project with a central government department, and we need a developer who has prior experience working on Alpha / Discovery Projects and enjoys building things quickly to test an idea.
The department runs three knowledge platforms, each with its own technology, access model and technical debt. The purpose of this project will decide whether to bring them together, connect them more closely, or leave them as they are.
You’ll work with a Technical Architect, researcher and designer to turn the options into prototypes that real users can test. That could mean single sign-on across systems, joined-up search, or AI-assisted search.
What we’re looking for
Development experience on government Alpha or Discovery projects, working to the GDS Service StandardA track record of rapid prototyping or proof of concept workExperience with APIs and integrating systems that weren’t designed to talk to each otherComfortable in an agile environment It would be great if you also had
Microsoft 365, SharePoint or Azure experienceExposure to enterprise search, identity or single sign-onSome hands-on experience with AI or LLM toolingExperience with CMS platforms