Developer (Java) - HMRC - HEO

Location

Bristol Regional Centre - 3 Glass Wharf
Edinburgh Regional Centre - Queen Elizabeth House
Manchester Regional Centre - Three New Bailey
Worthing - Teville Gate House
Stratford Regional Centre - Westfield Avenue
Leeds Regional Centre - Wellington Place
Liverpool Regional Centre - Water Street
Telford - Plaza 1 and 2
Newcastle Upon Tyne - Benton Park View
Cardiff Regional Centre - Ty William Morgan

Please note that due to workforce controls, Stratford, Newcastle, and Liverpool are only available to existing HMRC staff in these locations. HMRC staff based in Reading can also apply to move to Croydon or Stratford in line with Migration path. HMRC staff based in 100PS can also apply to move to Croydon or Stratford.

About the job

Job summary

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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.

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The Role will provide great opportunities for an experienced software developer to work in the Engineering team within CDIO Border & Trade Delivery Group with also the opportunity to grow their career by receiving comprehensive professional training in relevant and/or emerging technologies.

About CDIO, Borders & Trade (CDIO B&T) Delivery Group

CDIO Borders and Trade supports the HMRC Borders and Trade group delivering IT projects that enable HMRC’s wider customs strategy and policies. We design, manage and maintain the IT services that support customs and international trade activities.

Our team is made up of specialists in delivery, business analysis, engineering, and live service support. We work closely with stakeholders across HMRC to ensure our IT systems meet their needs.

Job description

As a Java Developer you will be a key member of Development Guild within CDIO B&T Engineering team where part of your main task will be developing, designing and providing maintenance support of software products that meet our clients need by closely working in collaboration with other delivery groups and stakeholders throughout IT service development and delivery life cycles.

Person specification

Your responsibilities will include:

• Proposing, designing and building complex program solutions from supplied requirement specifications.
• Defining the software modules that comprise an integration build.
• Producing a build definition for generation of the software.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders in reviewing supplied requirement specifications.
• Managing competing priorities and documenting deliverables in accordance with agreed standards.
• Designing, implementing and operating controls and management strategies to maintain the security, confidentiality and integrity of information systems.
• Reporting task outcomes to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Support and maintenance of live services developed on legacy and/or modern technologies.
• Planning, designing and conducting tests of programs to deliver error-free systems.
• Coaching, mentoring and/or line management of junior colleagues.

The post holder will work normal office hours and during the first three months they might be required to occasionally attend the office outside of normal working hours (e.g. to support software releases) and/or shadow a colleague already providing on-call support on an ad-hoc basis. On completion of 3 months in post, the post holder might then be required to provide part of a 24/7 on-call Rota.

Essential Criteria

• Proficiency in the Java programming language with proven development experience utilizing Java development Frameworks (e.g. Spring).
• Experience in Software design and build to specification of complex programs within a technical project team.
• Proficiency in relational and/or non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), and Java Persistence API (e.g. Hibernate, EclipseLink).
• Ability to write clean, re-useable, secure code following best practice, standard and principles.
• Experience in using TDD and/or BDD frameworks to develop and validate solutions (e.g. JUnit, Cucumber, Mockito, REST Assured).
• Working knowledge of delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile), version control (e.g. Git), and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins).
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex software problems and incidents.
• Effective communication skills and a proactive approach to learning, mentoring and adopting emerging technologies.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of supporting and maintaining software in a live production environment.
• Good understanding of developing scalable applications (e.g. microservices) in cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure).

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 Information

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.

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window)

These sites are:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford 

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.