Development Engineer
Location: National*
Closing Date: 6th July
Interviews: w/c 20th July
Grade: SEO
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary**: London: £49,325 - £56,050 which may include an allowance of up to £6,725; National: £42,914 - £51,675 which may include an allowance of up to £8,761
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Job share
Contract Type: 1 Year Fixed Term appointment** (with the potential for the roles to become permanent - subject to review).
Number of vacancies: 3
Vacancy number: 19152
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
Please note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU. We are no longer recruiting to 102 Petty France, SW1H 9AJ.
**This role is offered as a detached duty/loan subject to approval from your home department. Successful applicants who do not have agreement from their home department to return at the conclusion of this role may be subject to MoJ's redeployment and redundancy procedures.
Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. Please click on the link for details.
We’re recruiting for 3 Development Engineers as part of our Application Platforms team here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative End User Compute Services (EUCS) team.
This role aligns against Software Developer from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
These are exciting times at Justice Digital, Data and Science. We have a clear vision - to develop a digitally enabled justice system that works simply for its users - and we’re looking for enthusiastic, talented people to help us achieve it.
We’re making things better by building and enabling adaptable, effective services and making systems that are simple to use for staff and citizens. It can be challenging but it’s also important and rewarding.
As well as doing interesting work, we’re creating an environment that’s great to work in. We provide the opportunity to work with the latest technologies and offer brilliant training opportunities alongside support from expert colleagues. On top of that, you’ll find flexible working, an inclusive culture, and a place where your opinion is valued.
You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:
A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work-life balance.
Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.
A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.
Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!
You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.
Design, build and implement MS Power Platform environments and solutions to enable and run user-centric, data driven applications across the Ministry of Justice.
Act as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing platform guidance, timely updates, and expert support to MoJ business areas and end users across the digital estate.
Using tools to automate current manual processes minimising human effort.
Develop and support initiatives (including working with other developers and third parties) that deliver workable end-to-end solutions in Power Platform.
Communicate with end users to provide timely and accurate information and status updates.
Demonstrate and apply a good understanding of the latest standards and practices relevant to the role.
Write and maintain documentation of High-Level and Low-Level Designs along with other governance processes.
Provide informed recommendations for resolving Power Platform support tickets, using SME expertise and sound judgment while building knowledge of processes, policies and risk controls.
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to optimise performance, reliability, and security.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Delivery Managers and Technical Architects to set product direction.
Operating in a fast-paced and Agile working environment.
Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team, supporting and continuously improving solutions of significant scale and complexity.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Essential
Experience working within Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
Experience in implementing and managing Power Platforms components and solutions through Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
Proficiency in automation and developing solutions, using Power Platform components, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot Studio.
Excellent communication skills for collaborating with stakeholders.
Capable of working independently in fast-paced environments.
Have a systematic approach to problem solving.
Ability to analyse complex requirements and design scalable, efficient solutions.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
Base salary for this role is from
£49,325 - £53,081 (London); £42,914 - £46,182 (National)
New entrants to the Civil Service joining the MoJ are expected to start at the minimum of the pay band.
Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher.
Existing Civil Servants who are promoted will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.
Candidates may also be eligible for a non‑pensionable Government Digital & Data Allowance of up to £6,725 per year (London) or £8,761 (National). This is a temporary allowance, reviewed annually and may be retained, amended, or withdrawn.
The final offer will reflect the skills and experience you demonstrate during the assessment process.
In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We shall assess a combination of your Experience, Technical skills and Behaviours during the assessment process.
Stage 1 - Application and sift:
To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application:
A CV detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert.
A Personal Statement (no more than 750 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the following 3 criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each.
Proficiency in automation and developing solutions, using Power Platform components, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot Studio.
Capable of working independently in fast-paced environments.
Ability to analyse complex requirements and design scalable, efficient solutions.
A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance
Stage 2 - Interviews:
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements - Experience, Technical and the following Behaviours:
Working Together
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, the following essential criteria will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order:
Experience in implementing and managing Power Platforms components and solutions through Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Please review our Terms and Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact digitalanddatarecruitment@justice.gov.uk