Software Engineer Integration Platform

Scottish Government; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector agency in Scotland is seeking a Software Developer to join their Chief Digital Office. The role involves developing software components for the Boomi Integration Platform and participating in Agile teams. Candidates should have experience in Boomi integrations and be prepared to support a collaborative and agile work environment. This full-time position offers opportunities for growth and formal training.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Access to training courses

Diverse working environment

Qualifications

• Experience creating and maintaining Boomi integrations.
• Ability to develop and deploy Boomi integrations independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to meet user needs.
• Support and improve development processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

APIs

Python

Java

REST

SOAP

Jenkins

Scripting

XML

JSON

SFTP

Job description

Description

Join Social Security Scotland’s Chief Digital Office as a Software Developer in the Boomi Integration Platform team. You will collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to deliver software components that support our vital social security systems.

Our software engineers are deployed in Agile teams focusing on product development live service and continuous improvement. We believe in supporting our team members growth and development and you will have access to formal training courses and team learning projects. This ensures that you can continuously learn and enhance your skills.

The Software Engineer post will sit within Social Security Scotland’s Chief Digital Office (CDO) which has a remit to provide infrastructure and systems to support both the wider social security programme and Social Security Scotland.

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government that is undertaking the largest and most complex IT and digital change programme since devolution. With a lifetime budget of over £300m, Social Security Scotland is delivering a social security system that will support the people of Scotland for decades to come.

We aim to develop within Social Security Scotland a positive and inclusive culture that supports our people to flourish by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity and respect and recognise each other’s contributions.

Role Overview

A developer delivers software components that form part of a product. At this level you will:

• Develop software to meet user needs.
• Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.
• Write clean, secure and well‑tested code.
• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.
• Operate the services you build and identify issues in production.

Responsibilities

• Manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.
• Support specific activities to improve development processes.
• Identify obvious deficiencies in development processes.
• Participate in the information security process.
• Design and implement embedded security controls in solutions and services.
• Competently apply a modern standards approach and guide others to do so.
• Collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications.
• Use the agreed specifications to design, test and document programs or scripts of medium‑to‑high complexity using the right standards and tools.
• Establish design patterns and iterate them.
• Help fix faults following agreed procedures.
• Carry out agreed maintenance tasks on infrastructure.
• Translate logical designs into physical designs.
• Produce detailed designs.
• Effectively document all work using required standards, methods and tools including prototyping tools where appropriate.
• Design systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity and meaningful impact.
• Work with well‑understood technology and identify appropriate patterns.
• Build and test simple interfaces between systems.
• Work on more complex integration as part of a wider team.
• Collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally.
• Champion user research to focus on all users.
• Prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story guiding others in doing so.
• Offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use.

Qualifications

Success Profiles

We use an assessment framework called Success Profiles which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements.

Essential Experience

1. Your experience creating and maintaining Boomi integrations allows you to use agreed specifications to independently design, test and document programs or scripts of medium‑to‑high complexity using the right standards and tools.
2. Your experience developing and deploying Boomi integrations allows you to help identify and fix faults following agreed procedures and carry out agreed maintenance tasks.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing (Level 3)
• Developing Self and Others (Level 3)

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here.

Technical / Professional Skills

This role is aligned to General Developer within the Digital Data and Technology Profession. These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at the sift stage.

They will not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Software developer – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

How to Apply

Apply online. You must provide a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 750 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profiles above. Be sure to provide specific examples of work that you’ve done that showcase your relevant experience.

Should a large number of applications be received an initial sift may be conducted using the CV and Supporting Statement on the first experience criteria. Candidates who pass the initial sift will have their applications fully assessed.

Candidates who are successful at the sift stage will be invited to attend an Interview and Technical Assessment. The interview will further assess the experience and behaviours listed in the job advert and the Technical Assessment will evaluate the technical skills relevant to the role.

Candidates who pass the sift and are invited to the Interview and Technical Assessment stage will receive a Technical Assessment Candidate Pack which will outline the skills to be assessed and the assessment methods to be used.

We aim to provide feedback on request. However if we receive a large number of applications it may not be possible for us to provide specific feedback on your application. We will provide feedback on request to candidates who attend an interview or assessment.

Following the application sift there may be a telephone interview as part of the assessment process before the main interview.

Expected Timeline (subject to change)

• Sift from 18th September 2025
• Interview w/ c 6th October 2025
• Location: In Person in either Dundee or Glasgow

Reserve List

In the event that there are more successful candidates than posts available a reserve list will be kept for up to 12 months.

About Us

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve. Find more about us here.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and, as a member of the profession, you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a £5,000 annual DDAT pay supplement applicable after a 3‑month competency qualifying period. The payment will be back‑dated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.

Working Pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum 2 days per week in your assigned location which will be either Glasgow or Dundee. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for please contact us.

Equality Statement

Social Security Scotland are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Social Security Scotland is a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process please contact us.

Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further Information

Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher band or grade.

Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and / or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s recruitment principles you can make a complaint by contacting Social Security Scotland at the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.

If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form please contact the Resourcing Team via email.

Key Skills

• APIs, Jenkins, REST, Python, SOAP, Systems Engineering, Service‑Oriented Architecture, Java, XML, JSON, Scripting, SFTP

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Experience

Years: N/A

Vacancy

1