Senior Software Developer -Welsh Revenue Authority
Government Digital & Data -
Senior Software Developer
Welsh Revenue Authority
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 10th June 2024
Details
Reference number
355340
Salary
£43,785 - £51,839
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
WRA - Strategy
Type of role
Digital
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
Number of jobs available
1
Location
We encourage flexible and hybrid working but although this role can be based anywhere, some office attendance is required depending on business need. This role is based in our Cardiff office.
About the job
Job summary
We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales. Join a place with purpose By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales. You’ll be working with… You’ll be our greatest asset When you join us, you’ll be part of a fair and inclusive team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard. We’ve consistently featured in the top 3 for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are our most strongest scoring areas – see our latest People Survey results. And we’re recognised for our innovation as a digital ‘cloud-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working that enables a great work-life balance. More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2022 - 2025 . |
Job description
The Senior Software Developer will sit within the WRA’s Digital & Technology function, working as part of an Agile developer team. The Digital & Technology team are responsible for the delivery of all IT-related services within the WRA by providing infrastructure, applications and services.
You will be responsible for building and supporting software to meet the needs of both internal and external users. This includes front end applications and back end .NET API services.
You will design, code and correct programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools.
You will be able to apply modern standards and guide others to do so.
You will design solutions with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature.
You will collaborate with our user researcher and can represent users internally, championing user research to focus on all users.
“We are one of the first fully cloud based organisations and this is an exciting time for us as we have the opportunity to design and develop services for devolved taxes.”
Alun Lee
Digital Lead
Person specification
- Solve business problems and design Understand the business problem which needs to be solved, and engaging with others across the organisation to design and implement an appropriate solution.
- Manage a small team of junior developers.
- Develop software to meet user needs, this may include designing a new system or iterating existing services.
- Follow best-practice guidelines, and write clean code
- Build secure applications that are subject to regular IT security health checks, making improvements on recommendations and tracking changes
- Identify issues in production and resolve them
- Control releases using CI/CD tools and provide post-live support
- Provide ongoing support for the applications and services you build
- Escalate problems and issues as they arise to the Lead Developer
Languages
The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this post:
Welsh language skills Welsh skills are desirable
Reading 0 = No skills
Spoken 0 = No skills
Understanding 0 = No skills
Written 0 = No skills
Welsh desirable means that having Welsh language skills would be useful in this role, but it is not an assessment criteria so it won’t put you at any disadvantage during recruitment if you aren’t a Welsh speaker. We support all staff to learn or improve their Welsh language skills once they join us.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £43,785, Welsh Revenue Authority contributes £11,821 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We offer a wide range of benefits when you join the WRA, such as:
- 31 days annual leave + 2 privilege days
- flexible working
- a generous employer contribution Civil Service pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loans
- learning opportunities including funded Welsh language courses
- dedicated wellbeing time offered weekly
- a highly engaged and collaborative culture – see our People Survey results
Find out more about the benefits of working for us.
