23037 - Senior Software Developer - Common Platform Data Engineering
About The Position
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply. As a Senior Software Developer at HMCTS you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and digital architects, all of whom share a vision for making better government through smarter use of technology. You will innovate to radically transform public services for the better. The development squad you are placed on will be agreed closer to your start date, but examples of products can be found in our GitHub repository: https://github.com/hmcts You can find more information about our ways of working in the HMCTS Way: https://hmcts.github.io
Requirements
- Experience in building scalable enterprise applications using Java.
- Strong frontend proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, React, or Vue).
- A solid grasp of RESTful API design and relational database architecture (e.g., PostgreSQL).
- Proficiency in cloud-native architecture including infrastructure as code (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Terraform).
- Knowledge of the full development lifecycle, including CI/CD, authentication (OAuth2/OIDC), and system monitoring.
- Leadership capabilities, with a proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and driving technical standards.
- Experience utilising DevOps practices and containerisation tools (Docker/Kubernetes).
- A security-first mindset, with the ability to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities (OWASP top 10) during the design phase.
Responsibilities
- Develop, improve and document code, following best practices and internal standards.
- Continuously learn and stay up to date with relevant technologies, identifying potential issues.
- Ensure product security, data confidentiality, and integrity, raising risks as needed.
- Support and maintain software, including limited out-of-hours work when required.
- Plan development, coordinate integration, and contribute to process improvement.
- Manage service availability effectively and cost-efficiently.
- Build and test system interfaces.
- Use test-driven development, write automation scripts, and participate in code reviews.
- Mentor junior colleagues and share technical expertise.
- Take ownership of the technical roadmap and promote best practice across the development lifecycle.
- Influence product strategy by providing technical insight to stakeholders.
- Design and develop software based on user stories.
- Participate in recruitment and procurement.
Benefits
- Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.
- A scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.
- Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day.
- Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
- The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
- The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management.
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
