Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development and delivery of BDApp products in line with the blueprint set by the Technical Architect and Lead Developer.
• Deliver hands on development and ensure solutions meet security, accessibility and coding standards.
• Support day to day technical delivery within the team and demonstrate effective leadership behaviours through example.
• Work with the Lead Developer to clarify scope, highlight risks and maintain a sustainable delivery pace.
• Support and mentor developers to build capability and confidence in line with Developing Self and Others.
• Identify technical risks or deviations from design principles and raise them early.
• Produce clear technical documentation and support teams to resolve complex issues.

Illustrative Technical Skills

• Strong experience of delivering software across the full software development lifecycle.
• Proficient in C# or another high level programming language.
• Experience of web, API, microservice or cloud based development.
• Understanding of Business Developed Applications and how they fit within HMRC's technology stack.
• Ability to design, maintain and execute test scripts and support technical and user acceptance testing.
• Experience of modern development tooling including automation, robotics or low or no code where appropriate.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and support the transition of products into live operations.

Essential Criteria

• Strong experience in C# and.NET development, including WPF, HTML, CSS. Experience with low-code solutions is beneficial.
• Strong understanding of SOLID principles, test-driven development and design patterns such as MVVM and MVC.
• Experience with Entity Framework or other ORM tools, SQL or NoSQL databases, and relational database architecture including integrity constraints.
• Good knowledge of web technologies and protocols, including microservice architecture, APIs and containerised solutions.
• Awareness of software accessibility challenges and how to address them.
• Ability to communicate system changes, issues and risks effectively to project leads and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of sharing knowledge and best practice and critically evaluating own and others' work to successfully implement software development best practices.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of mentoring and technically leading a team in an Agile environment.
• In-depth knowledge of exploiting an AWS platform.

Additional Security Information

This role requires the successful candidates to hold or be willing to hold Security check (SC) clearance.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a 'Further Location Preferences (optional)' field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Transitional Sites

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Trinity Bridge House, Manchester - moving to an alternative office in Manchester/ Salford

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage

Leeds Locations

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC's Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How To Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. Your job history should be limited to no more than 200 words per role.
• A 750-word personal statement. Your personal statement should show how you meet the Essential Criteria.

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Sift

In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on the Personal Statement.

At full sift your CV and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

During the panel interview, you will be assessed on Experience. Candidates will be asked to deliver a presentation of no more than 10 minutes to showcase their exploits and technical knowledge. Candidates will