As a woman working in digital technology and a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender* (LGBT*) community, I’m a minority within a minority.
Microservices architectures are transforming the way we build our software applications in DWP. It’s something we’ve been successfully using on Universal Credit, which I’m proud to say is one of the largest users of microservices in Europe. The concept – …
In DWP we’re passionate about building capability for our people and giving them the right skills to do the job. One of the ways we do this is by offering the opportunity to ‘go back to school’. In the same …
The TechLab team has a mantra - ‘seeing is believing’ - one we put to the test every day by researching, testing, proving and understanding new technologies, to find solutions to real problems at DWP.
As a Technology Architect in DWP, it is impossible to write about a typical day as every day is different. I’m a Principal Solution Architect and it’s my job to take requirements from the business and design a system that meets …
We had a fantastic day at the #nextsprint. 500 thought leaders, innovators, partners and prospective colleagues competed for 250 places to attend. We started and ended with a standing audience as the next generation of digital technologists explored service design, …
How many people paid into a work pension so long ago they can’t remember anything about it? Finding a lost pension is a difficult and time-consuming task, one that’s been a big problem for the Pensions Service. In DWP Technology, …
We know our future is in the hands of our young people, so here in DWP Technology we understand how important it is to educate children, and teach them about IT. DWP is part of the Tech Partnership, a network …
How many people can say they truly love their job? As Head of Technology for Fraud, Error and Debt at DWP, I count myself among those lucky few. That might sound surprising – on the surface, working in technology as …
We are really changing the way we work in government IT, moving from outsourced to insourced and jumping generations of technology so we are at the leading-edge of the industry. It’s an exciting and dynamic way of working and we’ve …
