Job Specifications
East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber
Job Summary
This position is based nationally.
Job Description
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Directorate: Digital Technology Services (DTS)
Pay Band: SEO
Job Title: Software Developer – Low Code
Location: London / National Successful applicants will be expected to be office based 3 days per week in any HMCTS Office (subject to business availability).
Term: Permanent
Interview: Video conference via Teams
Important Salary Details:
New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.
Existing Civil Servants applying on promotion, will usually be appointed on the salary minimum of the new pay band, or receive an increase of 10 percent on the current base salary, whichever is higher (This is restricted to the pay maximum of the new band).
GDD:
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 within the Technical Job Family, is a Software Developer role at Developer level, but carries the title Software Developer within DTS.
Reserve List:
HMCTS run a Reserve List, where candidates who are unsuccessful at interview by only a few points, can be offered other roles, at the same band, for up to 12 months. You will be able to view your status via the application screen. If you have been added to the Reserve List, your status will show either Merit or Reserve list.
Introduction:
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 creating a place in which it is great to do 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. Please follow this link for further information about HMCTS: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service
Job Description:
We’re seeking a Low Code Software Developer with the ability to develop and deploy high-quality enterprise-grade low code solutions. As a 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.
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
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 and continue our Learning and Development.
The Technologies we are also rely on are (not role specific):
Java to write our backend services
Node.js to write our frontend services
Power Platform for low-code development
UiPath for Robotic Process Automation
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
Key Responsibilities:
Build, maintain and document low code solutions, following best practices and internal standards.
Conduct internal testing, quality assurance, and participate in code reviews.
Continuously learn and stay up to date with relevant technologies, identifying potential issues.
Ensure product security, data confidentiality, and integrity, raising risks as needed.
Support and maintain software, including limited out-of-hours work when required.
Plan development, coordinate integration, and contribute to process improvement.
Manage service availability effectively and cost-efficiently.
Build and test system interfaces.
Mentor junior colleagues and share technical expertise.
Design and develop software based on user stories.
Participate in recruitment and procurement.
Skills & Experience:
Sound knowledge in a wide range of technologies used in an enterprise, such as logging and monitoring, authentication/authorisation, cloud hosting environments, systems integration, source control, pa