JOB SUMMARY

At the forefront of protecting energy consumers, Ofgem is building smarter, greener technology to power a low-carbon future. We’re looking for a Junior Software Developer to join us and help combat the challenges of legacy tech and drive the evolution of our cloud-based digital services.
Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.
We’re offering a permanent opportunity that’s ideal for someone looking to kick-start or reshape their career in software development. This role offers experience across a wide range of technologies and applications, from working with legacy systems to contributing to modern cloud-based platforms. From day one, you’ll join a collaborative digital team, gaining exposure to real-world projects.
You’ll have the chance to work alongside experienced developers, learning best practices in web development, security, and fault diagnosis. With opportunities to contribute to everything from debugging User issues, to supporting with development of new features, to fixing security issues, this is a role where you’ll make a meaningful impact and gain valuable technical skills along the way.
We’re looking for someone who’s naturally curious and keen to learn. You might be a graduate, a career changer, or someone returning to tech, but what matters is your enthusiasm, your willingness to solve problems, and your ability to work well in a team. If you have a basic understanding of C#.NET, SQL, or debugging tools, we’d love to hear from you.
You’ll be part of a relaxed, welcoming team made up of people from varied backgrounds with different working styles - authenticity and collaboration are at the heart of how we work. Based in Glasgow, London or Cardiff, we offer hybrid working, a supportive environment and opportunities to grow your skills in a way that suits your ambitions.
Our Digital Delivery Team have a critical purpose to build and maintain digital solutions that help us on our vital mission to protect consumers and accelerate Net Zero. In this role, you’ll be part of that mission, contributing to systems that support environmental programmes and energy reform across the UK.
Read on and find out more.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor site uptime and site reliability and take necessary action.
• Stewardship and ownership of work items.
• Work from support tickets to diagnosis of fault and then action or refer to appropriate 3rd line teams.
• Write code according to standards, and security review tools.
• Meet individual and contribute to the Applications Teams SLAs.
• Onboard and mentor new colleagues to the team.
• Working with project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to develop, maintain, and support, key Ofgem scheme applications.
• Complete personal training as per learning objectives relating to technical skills with the objective of becoming a full stack developer and undertake greenfield development of Ofgem schemes.