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Job Vacancy Developer (Appian) - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - SEO

England

Government Digital & Data

Job position

Permanent
As soon as possible
£46k-47k
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Published on 11/03/2026

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Developer (Appian) to join our Digital Change team.  

In this role, you’ll work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment across multiple projects, helping to turn ideas into high quality digital services. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the solutions we build are robust, scalable, and centred around user needs.

What you’ll do
•    Develop and enhance digital services using the Appian Cloud platform.
•    Work closely with product managers, designers, developers, and stakeholders in an agile environment.
•    Apply Government Digital Standards to deliver accessible, secure, and user friendly services.
•    Share your knowledge and mentor colleagues, promoting best practice across the team.
•    Respond flexibly to changing priorities while keeping user needs and service quality at the heart of your work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Candidate profile

Qualifications

Be a current / valid holder of at least one of the following certifications:
• Appian Certified Senior Developer or
• Appian Certified Lead Developer

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Delivering at Pace

  • Communicating and Influencing

  • Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Experience of the successful design, development and deployment of at least one Appian Cloud based project in a large, complex, high-profile organisation.

  • Practical, hands-on experience of using Appian Cloud for one or more real business services.

  • Experience of working with the Scrum methodology, with a strong understanding of Agile principles.

  • Experience of sharing knowledge with and mentoring other team members.

  • A practical working knowledge of a range of Microsoft Azure services. (Desirable)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

  • Experience of the successful design, development and deployment of at least one Appian Cloud based project in a large, complex, high-profile organisation.

  • Practical, hands-on experience of using Appian Cloud for one or more real business services.

  • Experience of working with the Scrum methodology, with a strong understanding of Agile principles.

  • Experience of sharing knowledge with and mentoring other team members.

Working environment

Location

23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham
2 Rivergate, Bristol
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester
Loxley House, Nottingham

London, England, United Kingdom
> 1000 employees
Corporate / Direct Employer
Government Digital and Data is a community of experts leading digital transformation in government, creating more efficient services that have a meaningful impact on people’s lives. Government Digital and Data professionals benefit from cross-government events and learning. From webinars from the world’s leading innovators to digital upskilling sessions.They enhance our professionals’ skills and capabilities, which ultimately enables them to be a part of the world-leading advancements in digital transformation and government innovation.

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