Developer; MS; FTC

Directorate:
Strategy & Innovation
Contract Type: 18 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hours:

36
Salary: 56,376 - 61,653

Location:

Colindale
Closing Date:
Midnight March 9th 2026

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better.

As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values:
Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do.

This is an exciting time to join Barnet as we grow our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) capabilities and accelerate our digital transformation journey. We're investing in smarter services, better use of data, modern technology, and you'll play a key part in shaping this future.

We're looking for a talented Developer to help us build modern, user centred, scalable digital solutions across Barnet. Working within the Insight & Intelligence Hub, you'll design, develop and maintain custom applications, automations and integrations across the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team supporting services across the council. Building tools that improve productivity, enable smarter decision making and unlock new opportunities through automation, AI and advanced analytics.

This is a handson technical role with endtoend responsibility: from requirements gathering and solution design to development, testing, deployment and ongoing optimisation.

If you are passionate about Microsoft technologies, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to make a tangible difference through digital tools, this role offers variety, challenge and impact.

This is a hybrid role. You will be expected to attend monthly in-person team days in our Colindale office. We also come into the office to meet service stakeholders, work together on collaboration, discovery and user testing sessions and department days.

Please  to download the Job description for this role.

You're an experienced developer with strong technical knowledge across Microsoft 365, Power Platform and supporting technologies. You're comfortable working in a fastpaced, agile environment and enjoy collaborating with colleagues across different services to shape solutions that meet genuine business needs.

• Experience developing solutions using the full Microsoft 365 development toolset, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and SharePoint.
• Handson experience building automation, workflows, bots and integrated applications using the Power Platform.
• Strong understanding of SharePoint development, including structured libraries, metadata, permissions and integration with other data sources.
• Knowledge of core development languages such as Power Shell, JavaScript, C#, Python or similar.
• Experience working with data sources including MS SQL, Dataverse, APIs, REST services, JSON/XML and other integration methods.
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to identify creative solutions to longstanding challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
• A continuous learning mindset and an interest in emerging Microsoft technologies and AI capabilities.

You're someone who enjoys building solutions that are widely accessible, intuitive, and scalable, and you take pride in producing high quality, maintainable work.

• Design, develop and deliver high quality solutions across the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem.
• Create custom applications, automations and integrations that support council services and improve productivity.
• Build tools using lowcode and nocode approaches to ensure usability and accessibility for a wide range of staff.
• Implement strong data governance and management practices within SharePoint and connected systems.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation. Including diagrams, user guides and support materials.
• Engage in peer code reviews, knowledge sharing activities and capabilitybuilding across the team.
• Apply robust testing practices, including unit and integration testing, to ensure performance and reliability.
• Monitor solutions postdeployment and proactively resolve issues, performance problems or system changes.
• Integrate Microsoft solutions with legacy systems and external APIs to ensure a joinedup technology estate.
• Identify opportunities to use AI, machine learning and advanced analytics to support smarter service delivery.
• Work in an agile, multidisciplinary environment and help embed modern development practices across the council.
• Support version control, CI/CD and automated deployment approaches using tools such as Git Hub or Dev Ops.
• Ensure all…