Senior Web Developer

Leeds Job Summary We are currently looking for a Senior Developer (SQ Web) to join our Technology and Service Operations Function within the Digital and Technology Group. This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 7/8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP. Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Remote working is potentially available for some specific roles. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment. Job Description Who are we? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The MHRA Digital and Technology Group (DTG) exists to help protect and improve public health by enabling the Agency to become a modern, intelligence-led regulator. We bring together digital, data, technology, cyber security and artificial intelligence expertise to deliver services, platforms and insights that support the regulation of medicines, medical devices and healthcare technologies across the UK. Our work goes beyond traditional IT. We design and deliver user-centred services, harness trusted data, apply advanced analytics and responsible AI, and build secure, resilient digital foundations that help the MHRA make better decisions, work more effectively and respond to a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. By joining DTG, you'll help shape the future of regulation while delivering technology that makes a real difference to public health. The Technology & Service Operations (TSO) function is responsible for managing the existing IT infrastructure including both software and hardware, databases, and other technology platforms; leading the support and maintenance of applications; development and testing of new applications and platforms; and cyber and information security for the Agency. The Engineering team, made up of software developers, DevOps engineers, Quality Assurance testers, and data professionals (including engineers, scientists, and visualization experts), is tasked with the creation of applications and services, ensuring quality for both new and existing agency offerings, and developing data visualizations through their expertise in data engineering and science. Who are we? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The MHRA Digital and Technology Group (DTG) exists to help protect and improve public health by enabling the Agency to become a modern, intelligence-led regulator. We bring together digital, data, technology, cyber security and artificial intelligence expertise to deliver services, platforms and insights that support the regulation of medicines, medical devices and healthcare technologies across the UK. Our work goes beyond traditional IT. We design and deliver user-centred services, harness trusted data, apply advanced analytics and responsible AI, and build secure, resilient digital foundations that help the MHRA make better decisions, work more effectively and respond to a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. By joining DTG, you'll help shape the future of regulation while delivering technology that makes a real difference to public health. The Technology & Service Operations (TSO) function is responsible for managing the existing IT infrastructure including both software and hardware, databases, and other technology platforms; leading the support and maintenance of applications; development and testing of new applications and platforms; and cyber and information security for the Agency. The Engineering team, made up of software developers, DevOps engineers, Quality Assurance testers, and data professionals (including engineers, scientists, and visualization experts), is tasked with the creation of applications and services, ensuring quality for both new and existing agency offerings, and developing data visualizations through their expertise in data engineering and science. Person specification Role Purpose This Senior Developer role implements web applications and guides the ways in which the team works and provide technical leadership, to deliver cloud native web-based solutions to our end users. The post holder will be proficient in a wide range of technical systems and be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written and will contribute to the developer community and promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice. The post holder will work in cross-functional product squads on the design and development of creating cloud native (Azure), JavaScript based microservices (node.js) and front end (react) utilising agile (SAFe), paired programming, TDD and DevOps. Key Responsibilities And Results Areas As an experienced voice in the technical team, you will steer implementation and code design decisions for contingent labour and service providers Mentoring more junior members of your team to develop and maintain high-performance, scalable solutions Assist in leading the design and development of site/software projects following best practices, as well as regular status reporting Assist in leading in optimising, debugging, and enhancing existing software whilst preventing regression in live systems You must have solid JavaScript coding skills, experience of TDD/BDD (jest, enzyme, cucumber, gherkin), be collaborative (Jira, Confluence, GitHub) You will establish good engineering practices and have strong ability with Open Source, Cloud First, Microservices and DevOps principles and its associated technology like React, Next.js, Node.js, Rust, Azure services (AKS, CosmosDB, Blob Storage, Functions), Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker and CI/CD pipelines. Contribute to a collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team ensuring the smooth and successful development of sites/software. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Developing Self and OthersMaking Effective DecisionsSeeing the Big PictureCommunicating and Influencing We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Making Effective DecisionsSeeing the Big Picture Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: You will hold a Computer Science or similar engineering degree, ideally hold a post-graduate qualification, or equivalent industry experience.You will ideally hold certifications with a major cloud provider (preferably in Azure) and as a microservice based full stack JavaScript developer.You will have previous experience as a developer working in a DDaT environment working on workstreams specific to the regulation of medicines/devices data and its subsequent caseworking.Substantial experience with certain tools and associated engineering processes. Alongside your salary of £42,410, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £12,286 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). Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays  Privilege Leave: 1 day   Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff  Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of six months full pay and six months half pay after five years’ service.  Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service Civil Service Pension Scheme.  Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666  Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance  Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan  Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund  Eligibility to join Motoring , Boundless by CSMA Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs  On-going learning and development  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, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change) Closing date – 11 October 2026 at 23:55Sifting – from 16 October 2026Main panel interviews – from 26 October 2026 Communications will be electronic via email therefore it is important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder. We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement. What will the process look like? Sift Stage The main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application. This may involve a large number of applications, please bear with us as this can take some time. Anonymised CV which sets out your career history, previous experience and skills, highlighting specific responsibilities that are relevant for this role.Personal statement: Write a 500 word personal statement where you demonstrate how you meet the technical skills required for this role, providing examples to evidence your level of skill. In your personal statement we are looking for evidence of how you meet the role criteria and person specification. Your personal statement should aim to make use of the full wordcount and show how you meet the above criteria. Please give clear and specific examples of what you have done personally and the impact it has had. Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. The panel will look at your application and are looking for evidence of the stated points. We may raise the benchmark score required if we receive a high number of applications. Main Panel Interview Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend an interview. We use a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will be assessing Behaviours and Experience. Your Interview Will Include Presentation, to be prepared as part of your interview, with further information being supplied when you reach this stage. At interview, we will be asking questions relating to the following: Behaviours, as listed in the person specificationExperience, as listed in the person specificationStrengths, as listed in the person specification Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview. If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible. Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Role Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include: Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogensMaintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settingsRoles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is requiredRoles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required. 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. Any move to the MHRA 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 here. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary and are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the financial implications of any potential move and the impact (if any) on their terms. If an individual is in any doubt, they should seek clarification before accepting a job offer. Staff joining on promotion will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary, or the pay band minimum, whichever is the greater. The individual will not retain any allowances paid by the former department/Agency, unless there are special circumstances, such as a reserved right to those allowances on transfer. Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Security Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. 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 nationalsnationals of the Republic of Irelandnationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKnationals 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 2020Turkish 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. 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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion 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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : The Resourcing TeamEmail : Careers@mhra.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : Careers@mhra.gov.uk Further information In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the Resourcing team at Careers@mhra.gov.uk, in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk - info@csc.gov.uk - Civil Service Commission Room G/8 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ