Developer - HMRC - HEO

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At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. 

As a Developer, you will work within the Chief Engineering and Platform Office Platform Application Team, building high-quality, reliable, and maintainable digital services. Working as a Software Developer will give you the opportunity to further the capability of our technical community by demonstrating standard processes and sharing knowledge through community events and academy sessions.

Job description

As a member of the Software Developer community, you will be working as part of a DevOps team using Agile standard methodologies.

You will work alongside other Developers producing test driven code and advising on software engineering standard methodologies.

Collaborating across disciplines within your team, you will help ensure the applications being delivered help our stakeholders achieve their aims, meet HMRC standards and enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives whilst also meeting accessibility standards.

Person specification

The roles and responsibilities include, but are not restricted to:

Developing software to meet user needs.
Working with your team to provide estimates on user stories/task/requirements.
Following standard methodology guidelines and helping to improve those guidelines.
Writing clean, secure, and well-tested code.
Coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues.
Operating the services, you build and identify issues in production.

Essential Criteria:

It is essential for you to demonstrate experience of: 

• Confident and comfortable in your experience of developing in C#, the .Net Framework, MVC for web applications including HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap
• Knowledge of SOLID Principles, MySQL/MSSQL relational databases, database architecture, and integrity constraints & Microsoft Office Products
• Hands on experience in the lifecycle development process, delivering products within specific timescales and engaging with key stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with a range of team members to record system requirements and other appropriate project documentation and turning these into technical solutions.

Desirable Criteria: 

It is desirable for you to demonstrate experience of:

• Experience of IT development using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• A knowledge of version control systems such as GIT.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Changing and Improving
Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Development Process Optimisation
Programming and Build (Software Engineering)
Prototyping