Senior UiPath Software Developer (Ref: 23483)

Job summary

This position is based nationally.

Job description

Job Title: Senior UiPath Software Developer

Grade: G7

Directorate: Digital Technology Services (DTS)

Location: London / National

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time/ Flexible Working

This is a full-time position only due to the nature of the role.

Successful applicants will be expected to be office based 3 days per week in any HMCTS Office (subject to business availability).

Level of Clearance: To apply for this role, you will be required to successfully complete Security Clearance (SC) level as a condition of appointment. For further guidance click here

Introduction

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

Job Description

As a Senior Software Developer at HMCTS you will work with a wide range of stakeholders such as user researchers, product managers, designers, business analysts, delivery managers and digital architects, all of whom share a vision for making better government through smarter use of technology. You will innovate to radically transform public services for the better.

Technologies we rely heavily on:

• UiPath Studio and UiPath Orchestrator for robotic process automation
• Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse, for low-code application and workflow development
• Power Platform solutions, environment configuration and application lifecycle management for controlled delivery
• Azure for integrations, supporting platform services and infrastructure
• REST APIs, custom connectors and integration patterns to connect HMCTS services and external systems
• UK Design System for our web interfaces
• Macs to do all the above
• In addition, we use a range of other technologies and continue to evolve by employing new technologies that help us deliver better services to our users

Your role as Senior UiPath Software Developer will encompass several key responsibilities listed below (but not limited to):

• Design, build, test, deploy and document low-code applications and automations using UiPath and Microsoft Power Platform, following best practice and internal standards.
• Continuously learn and stay up to date with UiPath, Power Platform and related technologies, identifying opportunities, constraints and technical risks.
• Ensure product security, data confidentiality, and integrity, raising risks as needed.
• Support and maintain software, including limited out-of-hours work when required.
• Plan development, coordinate integration, and contribute to process improvement.
• Manage service availability effectively and cost-efficiently.
• Apply appropriate automated testing, peer review, source control and CI/CD practices to low-code and robotic process automation solutions.
• Mentor junior colleagues and share technical expertise.
• Take ownership of the technical roadmap and promote best practice across the development lifecycle.
• Influence product strategy by providing technical insight to stakeholders
• Design and develop software based on user stories.
• Participate in recruitment and procurement.

Person Specification:

We’re seeking a low-code developer with the ability to develop and deploy high-quality code. The ideal candidate will have either:

• Strong hands-on experience with UiPath Studio and UiPath Orchestrator, including the design of automations and reusable workflows.
• Strong systems integration skills, including REST APIs, JSON, data sources and integration with Azure services.
• Experience of application lifecycle management and DevOps practices for Power Platform or UiPath, including environments, solutions, source control and CI/CD.
• A strong understanding of security and governance, data loss prevention policies, Microsoft Entra ID, secrets and credential management, and data protection.
• Leadership capability, with a proven track record of mentoring developers, setting technical standards and improving engineering practice.
• Strong testing and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to use scripting or custom code such as JavaScript, TypeScript or C# when low-code alone is not the right solution.

Essential skills

• Proven experience designing, building and supporting enterprise automations in UiPath Studio and Orchestrator.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting and fixing failing processes. Building resilience against changes in target applications. Managing robot and licence capacity cost-effectively.
• Using VB.NET (Invoke Code, custom activities) to extend solutions.
• Mentoring developers, setting coding standards and review practice, owning a technical roadmap, and explaining technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Managing credentials and secrets through Orchestrator credential stores or Key Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, least-privilege robot accounts, and data protection (UK GDPR). Spotting and raising security risks.
• Strong systems integration skills, including consuming REST APIs over HTTP (methods, headers, authentication such as OAuth 2.0 and bearer tokens, status codes and error handling), working with JSON, and integrating automations with Azure services and other data sources.

Application process:

This role will be recruited using a combination of Government Digital and Data (GDD) Profession Capability Framework and Success Profiles Frameworks during the sift and interview process. Using GDD we will then determine if you will be paid an additional allowance, on top of your basic salary. This role is aligned to the Technical Job Family, is a Software Developer role at Senior Developer level, but carries the title Senior UiPath Software Developer within DTS.

Stage 1 - Sift:

To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application:

• An anonymisedCV, setting out your career history, key responsibilities and achievements. Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Essential Skills section of this advert.
• A Statement of Suitability which should give us real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role. We recommend following the STAR

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance

Stage 2 - Interviews:

Successful candidates who passed the sift will be invited to interview via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following - Experience, Technical, and Behaviours. Details can be found under the interview stage assessment section on the advert

• Behaviour examples illustrating the Civil Service Behaviours listed under the Application form stage assessments section.
  • Leadership
  • Delivering at Pace

• Technical: As part of the assessment process, you will be asked to complete a brief technical task via pair programming designed to demonstrate your practical skills.
• For further guidance on the interview process please click here

Important information

Level of Clearance

To apply for this role, you will be required to successfully complete Security Clearance (SC) level as a condition of appointment. To meet these requirements, you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years.

For further information please click here

Salary details

New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.

Existing Civil Servants applying on promotion, will usually be appointed on the salary minimum of the new pay band, or receive an increase of 10 percent on the current base salary, whichever is higher (This is restricted to the pay maximum of the new band).

Travel requirements

There will be a requirement to travel occasionally to any HMCTS site in line with business needs.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship in accordance with the current immigration rules if you are looking to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the first time.

The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.

If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship (or the transitional provisions), you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.

The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Capability Skill 1 - Programming and Build
• Capability Skill 2 - Systems integration
• Capability Skill 3 - Service support
• Capability Skill 4 - Information security
• Capability Skill 5 - Systems design

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,511, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £16,950 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• 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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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