Junior Software Developer - Cross Cutting - ( Ref : 91769 )
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
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HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Directorate: Digital Technology Services (DTS)
Pay Band: HEO
Job Title: Junior Software Developer – Cross Cutting
Location: London / National
Successful applicants will be expected to be office based 2 days per week in any HMCTS Office (subject to business availability). The frequency may increase in the future
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:
Roles will be recruited using a combination of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) and Success Profile 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 Junior Developer level, but carries the title Junior Software Developer – Cross C Squad D 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 the link below for further information about HMCTS. www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service
Job Description:
The Low-Code team at HMCTS builds innovative applications that make a real difference. Using tools like Power Platform and UiPath, we're transforming the way we deliver public services, and are looking for a junior developer to take on these challenges. You will have the opportunity to:
- Collaborate with a diverse team of experts, including product managers, designers, and business analysts.
- Quickly turn business ideas into working applications using our low-code tools.
- Innovate and find new ways to improve public services for citizens.
If you're passionate about technology and making a positive impact, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write, amend, refactor and document applications using the Microsoft Power Platform and UiPath RPA Platforms.
- Adhere to internal process, procedures and development standards.
- Constantly seek to learn and further develop your skills as required for your role.
- Monitor changes in the technology on which we rely and alert on any issues or trends affecting our software.
- Adhere to industry's best practices, produce well-engineered modern products.
- Use security controls to build secure products and engineer to mitigate security threats.
- Handle information with confidentiality and integrity.
- Support and maintain software as required, including in the live environment. Some activities may be outside the core office hours (in-line with the organisation's policy for OOH working).
- Contribute to planning by estimating your own effort.
- Translate logical designs into physical designs, produce designs that include well understood technology and appropriate patterns. Develop software to meet approved architectural artefacts.
- Build and test simple interfaces between systems, or work on more complex integration as part of a wider team.
- Take a test-driven approach to software development, write automation test scripts of low to medium complexity and participate in testing. Collaborate in code reviews with others as appropriate.
- Translate user stories to a proposed design and develop software to meet user needs.
- The post holder may be expected to travel between sites, for meetings, events etc as and when required.
Skills & Experience:
- Experience in one or more programming languages used in enterprise software development
- Experience using low-code tools such as UiPath or Microsoft Power Platform
- Working knowledge of HTTP and HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Experience in working with structured data such as XML and JSON
- Working knowledge of at least one RDBMS (for example PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Microsoft Dataverse)
- Working knowledge in a range of technologies and libraries used in an enterprise, such as logging and monitoring, authentication/authorisation, cloud hosting environments, systems integration, source control, package management etc.
- An understanding of common security issues and how to mitigate them
- You hold yourself and others to a high standard
- You care about making usable experiences, with a good understanding of front-end development concerns
- You thrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software development
- You solve problems in a systematic way
- You enjoy learning and helping others
Application process:
The following areas of Success Profile Framework will be used to assess and score your application during the sift, and interview.
Experience – As demonstrated in your application form.
Technical – As demonstrated in your application form and interview. Successful sift candidates will be invited to a pre-interview technical on-line test. If successful, you will move on to the interview stage, which will also include a coding challenge that you will have time to prepare for.
GDD Assessment – During the interview, you will be assessed against the GDD framework.
Behaviours – You will be required to provide evidence of the following key behaviours at Level 3:
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Elements of the GDD framework will also be assessed through the Behaviour questions.
Level of Clearance - To apply for this role, you will be required to successfully complete Security Clearance (SC) level as a condition of appointment.
Allowance Details Roles will be recruited using a combination of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) Profession Capability Framework and Success Profile Frameworks. Using GDD we will then determine if you will be paid an additional allowance on top of your basic salary.
Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Successful sift candidates will be invited to a pre-interview technical online test. If successful, you will move on to the interview stage, which will also include a coding challenge that you will have time to prepare for.
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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