Power Platform Developer

Details
Reference number

436180

Salary

£37,682 - £46,077

National: £37,682 - £40,705

London: £42,631 - £46,077

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HMRC - CCG - Risk & Intelligence Services

Type of role

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Birmingham, Croydon, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford

About the job
Job summary

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 operates one of the UK's largest and most advanced IT estates, supporting digital services for 45 million individuals and 5 million businesses. Within HMRC, RIS Analysis uses data, intelligence, and insight to shape compliance and support strategic goals.

This Power Platform Developer role sits within the Capability, Resource and Finance Team (CRAFT), which enables and supports other business areas. It's ideal for someone who thrives in a digital environment, enjoys creatively solving problems, and is confident engaging with senior leaders to improve processes using modern IT tools.

Job description

As a Power Platform Developer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering digital tools that support HMRC's Risk & Intelligence Service (RIS) and wider stakeholders across the organisation. You'll build solutions that improve how teams work, solve real-time problems, and help shape HMRC's digital future.

This is a great opportunity for creative, analytical thinkers who enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You'll be encouraged to explore new technologies, share ideas, and continuously develop your skills.

Key Responsibilities

You will be joining our team of around 4 colleagues, key responsibilities will include:

• Design and build Power Platform solutions that meet user and business needs.

• Write clean, secure, and well-tested code using Power Query, DAX, and Power FX.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine and iterate digital products.

• Provide first-line support and troubleshoot issues post-deployment.

• Present and promote solutions to users and stakeholders.

• Create user documentation and gather feedback for continuous improvement.

• Identify opportunities to apply technology to business challenges.

• Support colleagues in using Microsoft 365 tools and share best practices.

• Contribute to development standards and help improve team processes.

Person specification

We're looking for someone with hands-on experience in Microsoft's Power Platform - including Power BI, Power Automate and Power Apps. You'll be a quick learner with a logical and creative approach to problem-solving, comfortable working independently and as part of a small, agile team.

Essential Criteria:

To be considered for this role, your application must demonstrate all the following:

• Proven, practical experience in working directly with Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Strong skills in data modelling and report design.
• Experience working with stakeholders to gather requirements or refine solutions.
• Ability to design user-centred solutions that meet business needs through effective collaboration and communication.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with Hub Slides in a Power BI format.
• Understanding of data visualisation principles and accessibility standards.
• Familiarity with testing procedures (e.g. unit testing, UAT).

Additional Location information - Transitional sites:

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not a long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

This site is:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle.

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Leeds Location:

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC's Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Technical skills

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

• Ability to demonstrate your Microsoft Power Platform skill set.
• Ability to demonstrate your Data modelling skill set.

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. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

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.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRChear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.

Things you need to know
Selection process details

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

How to Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name-blind CV, to include your job history in 300-words total. Please provide relevant details from your last 3 roles, plus any others you feel are relevant, and include a brief description of your responsibilities and achievements, aligned to the key responsibilities for this role. The job history section does not restrict wordcount - anything over the specified wordcount will not be reviewed, resulting in information you feel is relevant not being assessed.
• A 1000-word Personal Statement. Please provide evidence to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Criteria, and working examples and outcomes that demonstrate how your experience aligns with the requirements of the role, including the key responsibilities.

Please also provide a statement (max 250-words) for the Desirable Criteria, if applicable to you, on the application form. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at sift or interview.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Sift

In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on the Personal Statement.

At full sift your CV and Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

During the panel interview, you will be assessed on your Technical Skills and Experience.

You will be asked to prepare and deliver 2 separate Presentations of up to 15-minutes each: 1 on Power BI and 1 on Power Apps. You will be assessed on these presentations and asked follow-up questions. Full details will be provided to you in advance of interview.

You will also be asked Experience-based questions to assess your experience in a particular aspect of the role.

Interviews will take place via video link (Microsoft Teams).

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – 'Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]'

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

• Contact the UBS Recruitment Team via 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're deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers

This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the 'location preferences' section that you can travel to.

Terms and Conditions

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.

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.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a 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 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

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .

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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : RIS Recruitment Service - POD5 JW
• Email :

Recruitment team

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Further information

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 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. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.

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