Junior Software Developer

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
The national salary range is £34,140 - £37,105, London salary range is £38,661 - £42,019 . Your salary will be dependent on your base location
Number of jobs available
1
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
National
City/Town
National
Building/Site

HEO

Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time, Flexible Working
Role Type
Digital, Information Technology
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
No
Job description

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.

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

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.