Quadient Software Developer

Quadient Software Developer

Posted 1 week ago by HM Revenue & Customs

Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Quadient Software Developer role at HMRC involves enhancing IT for outbound customer communications by centralizing document composition. The position requires expertise in Quadient Inspire for creating and amending output for both print and digital transmission. The developer will collaborate with team members throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure high-quality personalized omni-channel products. This role is critical in delivering technological change that positively impacts tax collection and support services in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create and amend output using Quadient (GMC) Inspire for composition and orchestration activities for print and digital transmission.
  • Support the centralization of one-off mailings into a single in-house solution.
  • Develop a Proof of Concept for business users to change the content of customer communications.
  • Collaborate with team members throughout the full delivery lifecycle.
  • Work with data in flat, structured, and print-ready formats using Quadient Inspire.
  • Enhance print-ready data and utilize knowledge of print stream formats, including AFP, Adobe PDF, Postscript, and PCL.
  • Apply knowledge of testing procedures and configuration issues.

Key Skills:

  • Experienced direct mail and/or transactional document composition programmer with professional experience in Quadient Inspire.
  • Proficient in Inspire Interactive, Inspire Automation, and Inspire Designer.
  • Skilled in coding languages such as C++, C#, and Java.
  • Demonstrable understanding of developing electronic (HTML) communications.
  • Experience in leading investigative work into problems at a senior level.
  • Ability to work at pace to effectively resolve issues.
  • Certifications for Inspire Designer, Automation, and Interactive (desirable).
  • Understanding of Linux operating system (desirable).
  • Good knowledge of Unix commands to administer the live database (desirable).
  • Knowledge and understanding of SQL, server, and other database technologies (desirable).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Competitive Daily Rate - Inside IR35

Initial 3 month contract

All HMRC Locations

With 50 million customers to serve, over 60 thousand colleagues to support and £600 billion to collect to fund UK Services (such as our NHS, Education System, and much more), our IT operation is far-reaching and has a direct impact on the tax collection and supporting those in need.

Here at HMRC we’re looking to enhance our IT for outbound customer communications by centralising document composition and clearly delineate responsibilities between our communications and IT departments

The post has been created to support with Centralising one-off mailings into a single inhouse solution

Developing a Proof of Concept for business users to change the content of customer communications

As a Quadient Software Developer, you will:

  • Create and amend output, using Quadient (GMC) Inspire for composition and orchestration activities for both print and digital transmission
  • Deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation, as well as an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives by delivering great digital and paper product
  • You will be a key member of the team, collaborating with all members throughout the full delivery lifecycle to ensure delivery of highest-quality personalised omni-channel products
  • You will work with data in flat, structured and print ready data formats, using Quadient Inspire to enhance print-ready data and use this knowledge and that of print stream formats, including AFP, Adobe PDF, Postscript and PCL.
  • You will have a knowledge of testing procedures and a knowledge of configuration issues.

Essential Criteria

  • Experienced direct mail and/or transactional document composition programmer with professional experience of document composition in Quadient Inspire, v16
  • Proficient in Inspire Interactive, Inspire Automation, and Inspire Designer
  • Skilled experience of working with coding languages, such as C++, C#, Java
  • Demonstrable understanding of developing electronic (HTML) communications
  • Experience in leading investigative work into problems at a senior level, driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements
  • Ability to work at pace to effectively resolve issues.

Desirable criteria

  • Certifications for Inspire Designer, Automation and Interactive
  • Understanding of Linux operating system
  • Good knowledge of Unix commands to administer the live database
  • Knowledge and understanding of SQL, server and other database technologies