Software Developer (Sponsorship Available) at Social Security Scotland

Job Summary

Social Security Scotland is looking for a Software Developer (Integration Platform) to join its Digital Delivery & Change division within the Boomi Integration Platform team.

You will collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to deliver software components that support vital social security systems.

Software Developers are deployed in Agile teams focusing on product development, live service, and continuous improvement.

Social Security Scotland supports team members’ growth and development through access to formal training courses and team learning projects, ensuring opportunities to continuously learn and enhance their skills.

The Software Developer (Integration Platform) post will sit within Social Security Scotland’s Digital Delivery & Change division, which has a remit to provide infrastructure and systems to support both the wider social security programme and Social Security Scotland.

Job Details

• Employer: Social Security Scotland

• Job Title: Software Developer

• Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Salary: £39,767 – £45,472 a year

• Job Type: Full-time

• Working Hours: 35 hours per week

• Working Pattern: Hybrid

• Application Deadline: 26 October 2026 at 23:55

About the Role

A Software Developer delivers software components that form part of a product.

At this role level, you will:

• Develop software to meet user needs.

• Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.

• Write clean, secure and well-tested code.

• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.

• Operate the services you build and identify issues in production.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Management of service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets.

• Support for specific activities to improve development processes.

• Identification of deficiencies in development processes and contribution to improvements where appropriate.

• Participation in information security activities and processes.

• Design and implementation of embedded security controls within solutions and services.

• Application of a modern standards approach and support for others in adopting it.

• Collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders to review specifications where necessary.

• Use of agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the appropriate standards and tools.

• Participation in team prototyping activities.

• Promotion of the use of prototypes and testing to support design and development.

• Establishment and iteration of design patterns.

• Use of a variety of prototyping methods, selecting the most appropriate approach for the task.

• Resolution of faults in line with agreed procedures.

• Delivery of agreed maintenance tasks on infrastructure.

• Translation of logical designs into physical designs.

• Production and maintenance of documentation in line with required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate.

• Design of systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity, and meaningful impact.

• Application of well-understood technologies and identification of appropriate patterns.

• Building and testing of simple interfaces between systems.

• Contribution to more complex integration solutions as part of a wider team.

• Provision of recommendations on the most appropriate tools, methods and approaches to support delivery.

Success Profiles

Social Security Scotland uses an assessment framework called Success Profiles, which lists the elements assessed and provides detailed descriptions of each.

For this post, the following Success Profile elements will be assessed.

Experience

• Experience creating and maintaining Boomi integrations allowing you to use agreed specifications to independently design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools.

• Experience developing and deploying Boomi integrations allowing you to help identify and fix faults following agreed procedures and carry out agreed maintenance tasks.

Behaviours

• Working Together (Level 3).

• Developing Self and Others (Level 3).

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours through the relevant guidance.

Technical and Professional Skills

This role is aligned to General Developer within the Government Digital and Data Profession.

Please review the following to understand the skill expectations:

Software Developer – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage.

They will not be assessed at application stage.

GDD Pay Supplement

This post is part of the Government Digital and Data (GDD) profession and currently attracts a £6,000 annual GDD pay supplement, which is paid monthly.

Pay supplements are reviewed regularly.

Working Pattern and Hybrid Arrangements

Social Security Scotland’s standard working hours are 35 hours per week, with a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role.

The organisation embraces a hybrid working style where all colleagues spend time in either its Glasgow or Dundee offices.

There is an expectation of a minimum of 2 days per week in your assigned location, which will be either Glasgow or Dundee.

If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact Social Security Scotland.

Application Requirements

Applications must be submitted online.

You must provide:

• CV

• Supporting Statement: No more than 750 words, providing evidence of how you meet the Experience and Behaviours listed in the Success Profiles.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples 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, and presented as your own), applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see Social Security Scotland’s candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

Selection and Interview Process

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the CV and Supporting Statement on the first Experience criterion.

Candidates who pass the initial sift will have their applications fully assessed.

Please note that there may be a telephone interview prior to the final interview stage.

Successful candidates will be invited to an interview which will assess the Experience and Behaviours, and a technical assessment comprising a 10-minute presentation which will assess the Technical Skills.

Social Security Scotland aims to provide feedback on request. However, if a large number of applications are received, it may not be possible to provide specific feedback on your application.

Feedback will be provided on request to candidates who attend an interview or assessment.

Expected Recruitment Timeline

Subject to change

• Sift: Week commencing 26 October 2026.

• Interview: Week commencing 9 November 2026.

• Interview Location: In person in either Dundee or Glasgow.

Reserve List

In the event that there are more successful candidates than posts available, a reserve list will be kept for up to 12 months.

About Social Security Scotland

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.

Its benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland.

The organisation offers rewarding careers and employs people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Social Security Scotland is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients it serves.

The organisation offers a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits.

As part of the UK Civil Service, Social Security Scotland upholds the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Security Checks

Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) before they can be appointed.

BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks:

• Identity.

• Right to work.

• Employment History.

• Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).

You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website or read about the different levels of security checks in the Candidate Guide.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Social Security Scotland is committed to equality and inclusion and aims to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of Scotland.

The organisation is a Disability Confident Employer.

Social Security Scotland will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post.

If you feel you may require assistance with any part of the recruitment process, please contact:

Email: Recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot

Further information about the organisation’s commitment to diversity and support for recruitment adjustments is available through its recruitment guidance.

Right to Work in the UK and Visa Sponsorship

Social Security Scotland is an approved sponsor under the UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route.

Please note that UK immigration guidance, including skill and salary thresholds and eligible occupations, is reviewed regularly and subject to change.

If you require visa sponsorship, you should check the latest criteria to confirm whether this role meets current requirements before applying.

You can find further advice at Skilled Worker visa: Overview – GOV.UK.

Further Recruitment Information

Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Further information is available through Recruitment – Civil Service Commission.

If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code, or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint by contacting Social Security Scotland in the first instance.

Email: recruitment@socialsecurity.gov.scot

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.

The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 3 years unless successful in gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade.

Find out more about the organisation, what it offers staff members and how to apply on the Social Security Scotland Careers Website.

Read the Candidate Guide for further information on recruitment and application processes.

How to Apply

Apply before 23:55 on Monday 26 October 2026.

If this opportunity interests you, head to the company’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.