Senior Software Developer
Welsh Revenue Authority
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Job summary
We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.
Join a place with purpose
You’ll join a team of 80+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind.
By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales.
You’ll be working with…
Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance – there’s a place for you in our friendly team.
You’ll be our greatest asset
When you join us, you’ll be part of a fair and inclusive team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.
We’ve consistently featured in the top 3 for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are our most strongest scoring areas – see our latest People Survey results.
And we’re recognised for our innovation as a digital ‘cloud-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working that enables a great work-life balance. More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2022 - 2025 .
Job description
The Senior Software Developer will sit within the WRA’s Digital & Technology function, working as part of an Agile developer team. The Digital & Technology team are responsible for the delivery of all IT-related services within the WRA by providing infrastructure, applications and services. You will be responsible for building and supporting software to meet the needs of both internal and external users. This includes front end applications and back end .NET API services. You will design, code and correct programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools. You will be able to apply modern standards and guide others to do so. You will design solutions with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature. You will collaborate with our user researchers and can represent users internally, championing user research to focus on all users. “We are one of the first fully cloud based organisations and this is an exciting time for us as we have the opportunity to design and develop services for devolved taxes.” Alun Lee Digital Lead |
Person specification
- Solve business problems and design Understand the business problem which needs to be solved, and engaging with others across the organisation to design and implement an appropriate solution
- Provide mentorship to our apprentice and junior developers
- Develop software to meet user needs, this may include designing a new system or iterating existing services
- Follow best-practice guidelines, and write clean code
- Build secure applications that are subject to regular IT security health checks, making improvements on recommendations and tracking changes
- Identify issues in production and resolve them
- Control releases using CI/CD tools and provide post-live support
- Provide ongoing support for the applications and services you build
- Escalate problems and issues as they arise to the Lead Developer
Languages
Welsh language skills Welsh skills are desirable
Reading 0 = No skills
Spoken 0 = No skills
Understanding 0 = No skills
Written 0 = No skills
Welsh desirable means that having Welsh language skills would be useful in this role, but it is not an assessment criteria so it won’t put you at any disadvantage during recruitment if you aren’t a Welsh speaker. We support all staff to learn or improve their Welsh language skills once they join us.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits when you join the WRA, such as:
- 31 days annual leave + 2 privilege days
- flexible working
- a generous employer contribution Civil Service pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loans
- learning opportunities including funded Welsh language courses
- dedicated wellbeing time offered weekly
- a highly engaged and collaborative culture – see our People Survey results
Find out more about the benefits of working for us.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
We recruit using success profiles. Our success profiles guidance will help you in completing your application.
In brief, this approach means:
- we look for evidence of what you have done and what you can do. This means we look for the behaviours, strengths and ability needed to do the job
- where necessary or relevant, we also consider experience and technical knowledge
- this approach starts at application stage and continues throughout the
recruitment process
- we may only look for some things at certain stages. We’ll always be clear what we’re looking for and when
You should highlight evidence from the table below during the recruitment process. You may also wish to refer to the main tasks mentioned above.
Behaviours | ||
| Assessed in personal statement and CV | Assessed during interview or assessment |
Changing and Improving Encourage ideas for change from a wide range of sources. Clearly explain the reasons for change to colleagues and how to implement them | Yes | Yes |
Managing a Quality Service Develop, implement, maintain and review systems and services to ensure delivery of professional excellence. | Yes | Yes |
Developing Self and Others Identify gaps in own and team’s skills and knowledge, and seek learning opportunities. | No | Yes |
Strengths | ||
| Assessed in personal statement and CV | Assessed during interview or assessment |
Improver You look for better ways of doing things and enjoy coming up with new and original ideas. | No | Yes |
Service Focussed You look for ways to serve customers, putting their needs at the heart of everything you do. | No |
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Responsible You take ownership for your decisions and hold yourself accountable for what you have promised to deliver. |
No
| Yes |
Experience and technical knowledge | ||
| Assessed in personal statement and CV | Assessed during interview or assessment |
Experience with Microsoft Azure or similar cloud platforms (such as AWS or Google Cloud) | Yes |
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Working knowledge of the .NET platform | Yes | Yes |
Experience working with a front end JavaScript framework such as Vue, React or Angular etc. | Yes | No |
Qualifications | ||
An honours degree in a subject related to computer science, information technology / systems or information / cyber security OR No degree but able to demonstrate experience in a role involving application development | Yes | No |
Candidate information session
We will be holding a virtual information session for candidates on 18 September 2024 at 12.00-12.30pm on Microsoft Teams. This will be an opportunity for you to find out more about the role. If you would like to attend, register for the information session please email recruitment@wra.gov.wales.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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 : Luke Cox, Yolk recruitment
- Email : luke.cox@yolkrecruitment.com
- Telephone : 07458 160 673
Recruitment team
- Email : luke.cox@yolkrecruitment.com
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in line with the recruitment principles, and you wish to complain, you should contact the Head of HR.
Email: hr@wra.gov.wales
If you’re not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
