At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build robotic automation solutions in a dynamic Agile team.
- Company: Join HMRC, a leader in digital innovation transforming the UK's tax system.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous leave, flexible working, and a strong pension scheme.
- Other info: Great career growth opportunities in a supportive and collaborative environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact with cutting-edge technology while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in software development and automation tools like NICE is essential.
The predicted salary is between 37682 - 37682 £ per year.
About the job
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. HMRC is transforming the UK's tax system through cutting-edge digital innovation and the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) Group is at the heart of that mission. We are building high-quality digital services that will enhance the customer experience, enable real-time interactions, and make tax simpler and more intuitive for everyone.
About the role
As a Robotics Developer, you will design, build and support robotic automation solutions using NICE Real Time Designer within an Agile DevOps team. Our robotics team delivers automation that extends the capability of existing systems, enabling new functionality while driving measurable cost savings. This is a hands-on development role focused on delivering high quality, testable automation solutions and maintaining live services.
What you'll do
- Design and build high-quality robotic automation solutions to meet business needs
- Work within an Agile team to estimate, plan and deliver user stories and technical tasks
- Write clean, secure and well-tested code in line with modern development principles
- Follow and contribute to engineering standards, improving ways of working where possible
- Support live services, proactively monitoring and resolving issues in production
- Support and mentor junior colleagues, helping to build capability across the team
This role may include line management responsibilities, supporting and developing junior developers and apprentices.
Essential criteria
You must be able to demonstrate:
- Practical experience building automation solutions using NICE or a similar RPA tool
- Experience working in a software development environment using Agile practices
- Experience applying continuous integration practices, including unit testing, test-driven development and version control using tools such as Git
- Experience of testing approaches, such as performance, accessibility and security
- Experience supporting or maintaining live services, using monitoring or observability tools to identify and resolve issues
- Ability to solve technical problems and improve processes
Desirable Criteria
It is desirable for you to demonstrate experience of:
- Experience of NICE Robotics Process Automation
- Experience of working with SQL databases
- Experience of API integration into robotic services
- Experience with principles of continuous delivery
- Experience with HTML, JavaScript, SQL and C# or similar languages
Benefits
Alongside your salary of 37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes 10,916 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRC, hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
Software Developer (Robotics) - Birmingham Regional Centre - Arena Central employer: HMRC
At HMRC, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Birmingham's Arena Central that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our flexible working policies, generous leave allowances, and comprehensive support for personal development, ensuring that every team member can thrive while contributing to the transformation of the UK's tax system through cutting-edge digital solutions.
