Senior Developer (Power Platform)

To enable digital transformation at scale across Home Office, we must empower our staff outside of DDaT to create appropriate solutions. With its focus on low-code development, the democratisation of Microsoft Power Platform will enable large numbers of 'Business Makers' to truly evolve the way we work and make best use of automation and AI to increase efficiency. To support those Business Makers on their digital journey, we need to grow the central Power Platform Team in CTO's Automation Centre., The Senior Power Platform Developer is key for our enablement programme. You will be expected to mentor and lead other engineers in technical tasks, ensuring that engineering work is done effectively.

You and your team will develop core components both for our team and the wider Power Platform community across Home Office, selecting appropriate technologies. Your subject matter expertise will enable you to operate with greater levels of autonomy and decision making.

You will work to our technical standards writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach, ensuring the code is open as far as possible and can be re-used.

You will also deputise for the G7 Power Platform Technical Lead when required, as well as support recruitment and assessment activities.

Tools and Technologies we use:

We make maximum use of low-code technology in this team but use code where necessary to build robust, efficient, and secure solutions:

• Low-code: Power platform (including Power BI) and Dynamics
• Code: C#, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell
• Data: Dataverse, SQL Server, Mongodb, Cosmos DB
• DevOps: Azure DevOps, Terraform

What you will do

Supporting the G6 Head of Power Platform and G7 Power Platform Technical Lead, your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Coaching/mentoring more junior engineers and leading technical tasks across your team to balance new and live services.
• Undertaking a breadth of development tasks to deliver secure, reliable and scalable software components in your team.
• Designing new software components using appropriate tools (low-code and code) and in line with standards, proving designs through prototyping.
• Keeping up to speed with the technology landscape working with other engineers to develop new approaches, maintaining a focus on automated development and deployment.
• Defining and documenting test cases for new software components.
• Supporting services you have delivered through regular maintenance activities, balancing your work with your leadership

Like many organisations we need to maintain our services 24/7, therefore, on occasions there may be a requirement to work out of hours, for which you will be paid an additional allowance.

Due to business requirements of this post, this role is not available for Part time. working., Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism, copying, and generating of examples/ answers from internet sources including Artificial Intelligence. If detected, the application may be withdrawn from the process.

Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving civil servants. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all civil servants.

Sift Stage

The sift will be held on the CV and Personal Statement. Please read the Essential skills for this position carefully. We will only consider those who meet the listed requirements.

Experience designing components for cloud platforms (such as Power Platform, Azure, or AWS), working with other professions such as architects, and explaining concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

In the event of a high number of applications received, an initial sift may be held on lead essential criteria - "Experience designing components for cloud platforms (such as Power Platform, Azure, or AWS), working with other professions such as architects, and explaining concepts to non-technical stakeholders". Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift.

Interview Stage

Candidates reaching the required standard will then be invited to attend a final interview. The interview will assess your Technical Skills (SFIA Framework) and experience using technical and experience-based questions.

At the beginning of the interview, you will conduct a 20-minute presentation (including time for questions and answers). The presentation topic will be provided closer to your interview date, and we will request that it is sent ahead of this date.

Sift and interview dates

Sift will be conducted week commencing 10th November 2025.

Interviews will be held week commencing 24th November 2025. (Subject to the Panel's operational requirements/priorities)

Interviews will be conducted remotely via MS Teams.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Further Information

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.

If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from the widest diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly encourage applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.

Please read the Essential skills for this position carefully. We will only consider those who meet the listed requirement., The allowance values are set by the Home Office, subject to remaining in a qualifying role, and are non-pensionable. This allowance is non-contractual, subject to an annual review and could be withdrawn at any time.

For both new entrants and existing civil servants, the total compensation offer is a combination of base salary and, if applicable, a capability-based allowance. New entrants to the Civil Service will start on the pay range minimum. For existing civil servants, our policies on level transfer and promotion will apply. The pay range for this role is National: £60,300 - 66,330. London: £64,300 - £70,730.

Job offers to this post are made on the basis of merit. We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need to go through a further selection process providing the role has the same competencies and essential skills.

Working at the Home Office

Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.

We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.

Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.

Transfer Terms: Voluntary.

If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.

Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.

Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.

If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the "Assistance Required" section in the "Additional Requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you are deaf, a language service professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks., * UK nationals

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Do you have experience in Test cases?, As a Senior Developer you will have experience of:

• Experience designing components for cloud platforms (such as Power Platform, Azure, or AWS), working with other professions such as architects, and explaining concepts to non-technical stakeholders (Software Design - SWDN).
• Experience of software development in at least one of C# / Python / JavaScript, experience developing with Power Platform, and experience of leading reviews of colleagues' work (Programming/Software Development - PROG).
• Expertise in designing secure modern database systems (using at least one of Dataverse, MySQL, NoSQL, or PostgreSQL), including transformation of data (Data Management - DATM).
• Experience of defining test cases and working with test professionals (Quality Assurance Testers) to enable comprehensive test coverage and reporting (Testing - TEST).
• Producing high quality documentation, resolving issues and incidents in live services, and devising ways to improve reliability and performance (Application Support - ASUP).
• Expertise in using Git and developing processes and procedures for a secure CI/CD capability, as well as Agile ways of working (Systems Integration and Build - SINT).

SFIA capability framework

Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) is the technical framework that sets the standard capability and development of all engineering levels in the Home Office. This is a link to the capability framework: All skills A-Z - English (sfia-online.org)

We use SFIA technical skills to form our interview questions and we will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process.

SFIA levels of responsibility - Use the SFIA Levels of responsibility to understand what would be expected for each Technical Skill listed below.

SFIA Technical Skills

The essential technical skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework. Please see below for the relevant skills required for your role., * Software design (SWDN) - Level 4

• Programming/software development (PROG) - Level 3
• Testing (TEST) - Level 3
• Systems integration and build (SINT) - Level 4
• Data management (DATM) - Level 4
• Application support (ASUP) - Level 4, This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and up to 1000 word personal statement.

Both the CV and personal statement will be marked and should include all relevant experience that relates to the essential criteria listed in the advert and role description. Use STAR format in your examples and consider tips on how to write your personal statement., Please note that this role requires Security Check (SC) clearance, which would normally need 5 years' UK residency in the past 5 years.

However, in exceptional circumstances security clearance applications for candidates who have been present in the UK for at least 3 of last 5 years may be considered. Failure to meet this residency requirement will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

Visa Sponsorship

We are unable to sponsor any individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas as we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License.

£60,300 - £70,730 National: £60,300 - £66,330 London: £64,300 - £70,730 You may be eligible for an additional non-pensionable allowance, pending a Capability and Skills Assessment, with a value of up to £20,100. New entrants to the Civil Service will start their role on the pay range minimum. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP, Alongside your salary of £60,300, Home Office contributes £17,468 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Why work for us...

• A highly competitive pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• 25 days annual leave on appointment rising 1 day per year up to 30 days, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King's Birthday.
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that is right for you including; Full time, part-time, flexi time, compressed hours and job sharing.
• A hybrid working model of a minimum 60% of your contracted hours in the workplace and 40% remote.
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role, including access to technical and professional accreditations.
• Access to funded qualifications (subject to approval)
• A capability allowance reviewed annually.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• Enhanced parental leave schemes.
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards.

This link is to a short guide to employee benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers

To find out more about the work we do, take a look at our DDaT video., If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, then contact the Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.