The best move I ever made: my career change to infrastructure services
David I joined Infrastructure Services last November to work in the Digital Network Services team. Changing career Having spent almost my whole DWP career in front line operations I wanted a new...
View ArticleInside the mind of a security architect
Sam Hehir I’ve worked in security for around 12 years, having started my career as a Java programmer working on integrations for service orientated architectures. It seems funny to me now, but a lot of...
View ArticleWe’ve been voted Best Public Sector Employer of women
The Women in Tech Employer Awards has recognised our work to close the gender gap and promote gender diversity. The judges said: “For an organisation as complex as they are, they’re going above and...
View ArticleWhat Digital With Purpose means for DWP’s customers
Helen Roberts speaking at a DWP Digital conference Our Digital With Purpose agenda is all about using our digital and technical expertise to help give a better experience to the people who use our...
View ArticleRecognising a year of Digital with Purpose
Head of Integration Jacqui Leggetter At the start of this year nobody could have predicted how our digital priorities would shift when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit in March. As a result, our...
View ArticleBack to the books: my experience of a DWP Digital Apprenticeship
Jodie is working on her apprenticeship from home When I started my role at DWP Digital a year ago, I thought my academic learning days were over. I’d completed my degree and advanced diploma (many...
View ArticleOur apprenticeship journey
Emily It’s National Apprenticeship Week so we asked our Cyber Security apprentices to take us through their experience of working at DWP Digital. Rick Wade: "I joined the Digital Security team in DWP...
View ArticleDelivering and accelerating in a pandemic
Kenny We‘ve all been personally and professionally impacted by the coronavirus pandemic that’s swept the world. At DWP we provide a frontline service for the most vulnerable UK citizens. The need to...
View ArticleReflecting on my own history for LGBT+ History Month
Andy I’m a service manager in User Support Services, part of Technology Services in DWP Digital. I’m also a gay man, and as it’s LGBT+ History Month I wanted to share my experiences. I started working...
View ArticleDouble celebrations after winning 2 Civil Service Awards
Civil Service Awards There was double cause for celebration last night after DWP Digital scooped two prestigious Civil Service Awards. This is the 16th year of the awards, which celebrate innovative...
View ArticleHack2Work: Help DWP customers return to employment following the pandemic
Amy Pond, speaking at the last DWP Digital hackathon Return of the hack Our next DWP Digital hack, Hack2Work, will take place from Tuesday 6 July over 3 days. This is our 5th digital hack, but in line...
View ArticleMoving forward as one: creating a unified digital function
DWP Digital and BPDTS come together as one function from today Back in September, I wrote about how our digital services provider BPDTS would join with DWP Digital to create a single, unified digital...
View ArticleInnovation from discovery to alpha: 6 tips for negotiating that grey area
Design cards image As a UX and UI designer, I’ve often found that there’s a strange grey area between the discovery and alpha phases of a project, where you can find yourself unsure of your next steps....
View ArticleOur pledge to redress the gender balance
Rowena As Gender Lead for DWP, and particularly because my role is aligned in DWP Digital, I’m delighted that we’ve signed up to the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) for the third year running. The goal of...
View ArticleHow we’re improving payment account validation
Angela (3rd person, 2nd row down) and her team on an MSTeams meeting As a department we make over 636 million payments every year (yes, that is right) and we set up over 120k debt repayments. With...
View ArticlePodcast: Deploying and using ephemeral environments
Podcast episode 10 image In the latest episode of the DWP Digital podcast, hear all about how we’re using ephemeral environments to help our teams develop and test updates, products and applications in...
View ArticleAdopting a positive mindset in challenging times
Emma I’m Emma Murray and I’m a product manager within DWP Digital. I’ve just celebrated 29 years in DWP, which was very strange since I am still working mainly in my spare bedroom/office by myself...
View ArticleHow I’ve been supported in my trans journey
Leo Find out what it means to be trans for Leo in our video What it means to be trans. I’ve worked as a data statistician at DWP Digital for the last two years and earlier this year I took on a...
View ArticleBritish, Muslim and proud!
November is Islamophobia Awareness Month. Its purpose is to highlight the threat of Islamophobic hate crimes and showcases the positive contributions of British Muslims to society. As I reflect...
View ArticleWhy I joined DWP’s Blind and Visually Impaired Network
Andrew I want to share my story, because when I have the odd down day there is nothing that motivates me more, than reading and hearing about the success of others in a similar position to me. About...
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