Job Vacancy Software Developer (Low Code) - HMRC - HEO

Role responsibilities can include any or all the following disciplines across the full range of duties:

• 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.

Essential Criteria:

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:

It is desirable for you to demonstrate experience of:

• Experience of supporting and maintaining software in a live environment.

• Knowledge of the C# programming language at practitioner level.

Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Telford, Worthing

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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.

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