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Developer (Appian) - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - SEO

Government Digital & Data -

Full-time (Permanent)
£46,490 per annum. Rising to £46,954 per annum on successful completion of probation.
Published on
11 March 2026
Deadline
23 March 2026

Location

23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham
2 Rivergate, Bristol
Piccadilly Gate, Manchester
Loxley House, Nottingham

About the job

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Developer (Appian) to join our Digital Change team.  

In this role, you’ll work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment across multiple projects, helping to turn ideas into high quality digital services. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the solutions we build are robust, scalable, and centred around user needs.

What you’ll do
• Develop and enhance digital services using the Appian Cloud platform.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, developers, and stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Apply Government Digital Standards to deliver accessible, secure, and user friendly services.
• Share your knowledge and mentor colleagues, promoting best practice across the team.
•    Respond flexibly to changing priorities while keeping user needs and service quality at the heart of your work.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted’s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.

Job description

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Person specification

Please refer to the job specification for further information.

Qualifications

Be a current / valid holder of at least one of the following certifications:
• Appian Certified Senior Developer or
• Appian Certified Lead Developer

Behaviours

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

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Changing and Improving

Technical skills

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

  • Experience of the successful design, development and deployment of at least one Appian Cloud based project in a large, complex, high-profile organisation.
  • Practical, hands-on experience of using Appian Cloud for one or more real business services.
  • Experience of working with the Scrum methodology, with a strong understanding of Agile principles.
  • Experience of sharing knowledge with and mentoring other team members.
  • A practical working knowledge of a range of Microsoft Azure services. (Desirable)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

  • Experience of the successful design, development and deployment of at least one Appian Cloud based project in a large, complex, high-profile organisation.
  • Practical, hands-on experience of using Appian Cloud for one or more real business services.
  • Experience of working with the Scrum methodology, with a strong understanding of Agile principles.
  • Experience of sharing knowledge with and mentoring other team members.

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