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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Owner - **Company:** HM Revenue & Customs - **Location:** Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £58,541.0 - £64,624.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Software Bug Management, Databases, Digital Data, Online Service Provider, Cloud Platform System, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Servicenow - **Published:** August 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6aedbcb20be60f1a ## About the Role The successful candidate must be able to clearly demonstrate evidence of the following essential criteria: * Experience setting and delivering platform strategy within a large and complex organisation. * Experience leading technical or digital transformation and organisational change. * Experience managing and influencing senior stakeholders, suppliers and partners without direct authority. * Experience leading and developing teams through periods of change. * Knowledge of platform operations, service management and continuous improvement principles, including ITIL4 environments. Desirable Criteria * Experience working with ServiceNow (IT Service Management) is desirable., Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process., Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. ## Description Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it’s really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC Chief Digital Information Office (CDIO) has moved to a products and platforms model. This will be reflected in our ways of working and our roles. The emphasis of this role is to include platform technology-specific ownership and responsibility. We innovate, design, build and deliver enterprise world class Workplace services that meet and exceed the expectations of our customers. We work closely with other Platform Groups and Customer Groups and their partners, acting as a trusted advisor. We lead the way on delivery excellence to bring those IT systems & services together for a seamless and transparent digital experience, where the customers feel empowered by their IT., The Platform Owner is responsible for leading the operational management of multiple platforms within a platform service. This role drives operational efficiencies across platforms, optimises infrastructure, and implements best practices for maintenance and risk management. The Platform Owners are proactive leaders in improving platform performance and guiding the integration of new technologies and processes to support the future growth and digital transformation. The Platform Owner identifies opportunities for optimisation and supports their prioritisation in the backlogs and roadmaps to ensure scalability and resiliency of the service. The Platform Owner will be accountable for setting the vision and strategy for the Intelligent Workspace Platforms across the HMRC estate. The successful candidate will provide strategic ownership for Intelligent Workplace Platforms within Modern Workplace Platforms supporting approximately 85k users across HMRC, these include Estate Systems, Meeting Rooms across the HMRC locations, Audio Visual Equipment, IT Connect Bars and the Consumables Service. Person specification Strategic Oversight of Platform Operations: * Lead the operational management of platforms across a platform service. Develop and implement strategies for optimisation. Cross Functional Alignment: * Collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders across product, engineering and architecture for alignment of platform initiatives with the broader organisational goals. * Oversee platform development is fully integrated with enterprise-wide systems to foster alignment between services. They balance feature development with operational health, including addressing risks and technical debt. Platform Performance & Innovation: * Drive efforts to optimise platform performance, using data-driven insights to improve efficiency, scalability and user experience. * Champion adoption of new technologies and innovative practices that enhance platform capabilities. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives and adopt new technologies to enhance the services. Operational Integrity, modernisation & Issue Resolution: * Oversee the resolution of platform-related issues with minimal disruption to services and identifying root causes. * Maintain operational integrity with a platform capable of scaling with service growth. Risk & Security Management: * Oversee the platform security and ensure compliance with regulatory standards for both internal and external platforms. * Proactively management risks associated with operations, including vendor dependencies. * Oversee risk management across operations. Lead incident response efforts and implement preventative measures. Technical Debt & Defect Management: * Prioritise resolving technical debt and critical defects to support platform maintainability, security and scalability. * Manage Supplier relationships and third parties to deliver the maintenance and operational needs of the platform service. * Support contract management, service-level agreements and vendor performance reviews. * Provide active career development, and strong performance management of all staff in line with business needs., Exceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly., If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID. You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition. You can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services. Reserve List A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account. Merit List After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location. Criminal Record Check Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy. Hybrid working at HMRC HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time). Reasonable Adjustments We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate., HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process. Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert. 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. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band. Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract. If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. For more Information for people applying for, or thinking of applying for, roles at HM Revenue and Customs, please see link: Working for HMRC: information for applicants - GOV.UK. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment., * 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, Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. Please note that we do not accept complaints or appeals regarding scoring of outcomes of campaigns, unless candidates can provide clear evidence that the campaign did not follow the Recruitment Principles. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. 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