Software Developer (Low Code) - HMRC - HEO

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency is looking for a Developer to join their team in Manchester. In this role, you'll be responsible for building reliable digital services using low-code platforms like PowerPlatform. You will collaborate with senior developers, follow Agile methodologies, and engage in continuous learning within a supportive environment. The ideal candidate should have experience in software development, specifically with C#, and a commitment to best practices in coding and development processes.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Inclusive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering maintainable digital services on tax platforms.
• Ability to write clean, secure code following best practices.
• Good understanding of agile software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions using low-code platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to derive requirement specifications.
• Conduct tests of programs to ensure error-free delivery.
• Mentor junior developers and manage competing priorities.

Skills

Agile practices

DevOps knowledge

Low-code development

C# programming

Communication skills

Tools

PowerPlatform

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. The Borders and Trade Delivery Group are responsible for the end-to-end service management and development of over 140 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. This role is within the Development Guild in the Chief Data and Information Office (CDIO), working across projects supporting Borders and Trade (B&T). It is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver and inform technological change against a background of organisational transformation, working with the Head of Development in Digital Platforms. Do you want to make a difference? Come and join us.

As a Developer, you'll work within a delivery team to build reliable, maintainable digital services on HMRC's Multi-channel Digital Tax Platform. You'll follow Agile and DevOps practices, using test-driven development and collaborating closely with senior developers. You'll also contribute to the technical community by sharing best practices and participating in events and academy sessions. The role of a low-code Developer in CDIO Borders & Trade Engineering, helps to develop and support new Borders applications (e.g., VIES and TIGS/TS93) using technologies like PowerPlatform. Using your knowledge of source code control and CI/CD tools (e.g. Git, Jenkins etc) you'll work with stakeholders across the IT lifecycle to ensure solutions meet user needs.

Responsibilities

• Combining UI driven logic with scripts and code to solve complex problems.
• Proposing, designing, and building complex program solutions from supplied requirement specifications.
• Understanding and utilising the services available within relevant low-code platforms.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders in reviewing supplied requirement specifications.
• Managing competing priorities and documenting deliverables in accordance with agreed standards.
• Designing, implementing, and operating controls and management strategies to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of information systems.
• Reporting task outcomes to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Support and maintenance of live services developed on legacy and/or modern technologies.
• Planning, designing, and conducting tests of programs to deliver error-free systems.
• Coaching, mentoring and line management of junior colleagues.
• Candidates will either have SC level security clearance or be willing to undertake such.

Qualifications

You must be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of:

• Able to produce detailed designs: analyse and decompose a programming problem, choosing appropriate techniques to solve each part.
• Ability to write clean, re-useable, secure code following best practice, standard and principles - utilising Source Code Control and CI/CD tools (e.g. Git, Jenkins etc)
• Good understanding of software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall etc).
• Ability to resolve software problems and incidents following playbooks and agreed maintenance procedures.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Ability and willingness to learn and embrace emerging IT technologies and techniques.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of supporting and maintaining software in a live environment.
• Knowledge of the C# programming language at practitioner level.