Senior Java Software Developer (Ref: 92148)

Senior Java Software DeveloperLocation: National*Closing Date: 22nd NovemberInterviews: (subject to change to an earlier date): w/c 9th DecemberGrade: G7(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)Salary (for more information, please refer to the T&Cs on the bottom): London: 61,201 - 73,875 (which may include an allowance of up to 12,685)National: 56,532 - 69,150 (which may include an allowance of up to 12,618)Working pattern: Full time, Part time, Flexible workingContract Type: PermVacancy number: 92148*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 MAPThe RoleWere recruiting for Senior Software Java Developers here at Justice Digital, to join one of our dynamic and collaborative teams.This role aligns against Senior Software Developer from the Government Digital and Data Framework. About Us: At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for offenders through innovative digital solutions. Responsibilities: Youll collaborate closely with fellow developers on our diverse tech stack and embrace opportunities to learn new technologies and systems. We tailor team assignments to align with your skills, interests, and career aspirations. For instance: Reducing reoffending rates by improving the scheduling of prison visits in our Prisons team Enhancing access to justice by developing a service to apply for legal aid in the Legal Aid Agency Building a no-code platform for publishing government forms and services to the internet in the MoJ Forms team Improving outcomes for offenders by building tools to manage rehabilitation services in our Probation team Maintaining transparency of government by managing freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions in our Central team Collaboration: Youll collaborate closely with user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects, and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services. Discover More: To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025Our Tech Stack Technologies: We use a diverse range of technologies, and were seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes: Application Code: Ruby, Java, Python CI/CD: Circle CI, GitHub Actions Monitoring: Sentry Containerization: Kubernetes, Docker Cloud Infrastructure: AWS Web Interfaces: GOV.UK and MoJ Design Systems Front-End Development: We value a deep understanding of web technologies, emphasising semantic HTML, performant CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript. Accessibility is a core consideration across all our services. Learning and Support: Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain. Our Community: Join over 150 experienced developers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. Youll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community. Career Development: We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and were committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals. Explore Further: Dive deeper into our work and culture by visiting our Developer Blog and Justice Digital Blog.Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Software Developer, you will:Technical Securely design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems. Contribute to and enhance existing codebases. Improve the resilience and stability of software through best practices. Apply methodologies to facilitate continuous delivery.People Develop and mentor team members through line management responsibilities, both formally and informally. Support lead developers in cultivating high-performing teams. Foster a diverse, inclusive culture within the development community, promoting awareness, inclusivity, and equilibrium.If this feels like an exciting opportunity, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!Benefits 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours. 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. Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow. Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 (Contribution Rates) 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service. 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! Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app. Bike loans up to 2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location) Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers. 5 days volunteering paid leave. Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym.Person SpecificationEssential: Demonstrate proven experience of delivering large and complex software solutions Demonstrate proven experience working Java and be confident learning new languages Apply modern development and deployment techniques to your work, including continuous integration and continuous delivery Support a culture of software maintenance, clean code, coding standards and practices that make change and consistency easier Write automated tests to continuously validate your work Thrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software development Enjoy sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team Hold yourself and others to a high standard Solve problems in a systematic and innovative wayWillingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance.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.