12153 - Junior Software Developer - Cross Cutting

HM Courts and Tribunals Service; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Junior Software Developer to innovate and transform public services. The role involves working in a collaborative environment with a diverse team, focusing on backend and frontend development using technologies such as Java and Node.js. Strong potential for career development with supportive training and an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Flexible working

Excellent training opportunities

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Some experience in a modern object-oriented programming language.
• Willingness to learn our tech stack (Java and JavaScript).
• Working knowledge of HTTP and HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Experience in working with structured data such as XML and JSON.
• Understanding of common security issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy high-quality code.
• Support and maintain software, including in the live environment.
• Contribute to planning by estimating your own effort.
• Translate user stories into designs and develop software.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

HTTP and HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Structured data (XML, JSON)

Relational database (PostgreSQL)

Security awareness (OWASP top 10)

Tools

Git

Java

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Government Digital and Data (GDD) Profession Capability Framework and Success Profiles Frameworks. Using GDD we will then determine if you will be paid an additional allowance, on top of your basic salary.

This role is aligned to the Technical Job Family, Software Developer at Junior Developer level, but carries the title Junior Software Developer within DTS. As a Junior Software Developer at HMCTS you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and digital architects, all of whom share a vision for making better government through smarter use of technology. You will innovate to radically transform public services for the better.

The development squad you are placed on will be agreed closer to your start date, but examples of products can be found in our GitHub repository: https://github.com/hmcts

You can find more information about our ways of working in the HMCTS Way: https://hmcts.github.io

Technologies we rely heavily on:

• Java to write our backend services
• Node.js to write our frontend services
• Power Platform for low-code development
• Jenkins for CI/CD
• Dynatrace for application monitoring
• Kubernetes and Docker to run our services
• Azure for most of our infrastructure
• Terraform for infrastructure as code
• Postgres and Redis as our databases
• GOV.UK Design System for our web interfaces
• Macs to do all the above

In addition, we use a range of other technologies and continue to evolve by employing new technologies that help us deliver better services to our users, design, code, test, correct and document simple programs or scripts under the direction of others.

• Constantly seek to learn and further develop your skills as required for your role.
• Adhere to industry best practices, produce well-engineered modern products.
• Use security controls to build secure products and engineer to mitigate security threats. Handle information with confidentiality and integrity, work with others to ensure compliance and information assurance, contribute to identifying risks and threats.
• Support and maintain software as required, including in the live environment.
• Use modern tools to effectively package and deploy software and thoroughly identify and troubleshoot faults. Some activities may be outside the core office hours (in line with the organisation’s policies).
• Contribute to planning by estimating your own effort. Practice the agreed methodology and apply it to your work, identifying obvious deficiencies and supporting activities to improve the development process.
• Translate logical designs into physical designs, produce simple designs that include well understood technology and appropriate patterns. Develop software to meet approved architectural artefacts. Identify, record and elevate tech debt and low-level risks.
• Build and test simple interfaces between systems, or work on more complex integration as part of a wider team.
• Share knowledge with developers and other coders (devOps, automation testers, etc.).
• Translate user stories to a proposed design and develop software to meet user needs.

We're seeking a junior developer with the ability to develop and deploy high-quality code. The ideal candidate will have:

• Some experience in a modern object-oriented programming language and a willingness to learn our tech stack (Java and JavaScript).
• Working knowledge of HTTP and HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Experience in working with structured data such as XML and JSON.
• Working knowledge of at least one type of relational database, e.g. PostgreSQL.
• Working knowledge of some of the technologies and libraries used in an enterprise environment, such as logging and monitoring, cloud hosting, source control (Git) etc.
• An understanding of common security issues and how to mitigate them (OWASP top 10).

These are exciting times at HM Court and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). As an agency of the MoJ, we support the judiciary across England and Wales to deliver justice by running courts and tribunals and processing outcomes, and we are looking for talented people to help us achieve our ambitions. It will be challenging, important and rewarding.

HMCTS Digital and Technology Services (DTS) is a specialist technology directorate which provides support to HMCTS in the use of IT and Digital.

DTS is committed to being a great place to work and part of our offer is brilliant training opportunities and support from expert colleagues. As well as that you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture and a place where your opinion is valued.