Graduate Database Developer
£29,047 - £30,944
Companies House
Cardiff
June 8, 2025
Company Description
About the job
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity within our Technology directorate for an enthusiastic person with a curiosity in technology to launch a new career.
Have you completed or are you in your final year of a Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent degree with a passion for data?
If so, there’s no better place to start than Companies House.
Come and do amazing work while developing not just your capabilities but also your confidence to thrive and grow in the workplace. Work alongside highly skilled engineers and technologists, shaping projects that are vital to the UK economy.
Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you’re equipped, encouraged and inspired to achieve your very best. We are a looking for database developer to grow within our team under a structure pathway.
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Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.
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Job description
As a Data Developer, you will help support and develop the existing and future data requirements of Companies House. You will grow your skill and experience in the tools and technologies currently used to deliver public and internal services at Companies House, which include Oracle, MongoDB and PL/SQL development.
You will also provide database administration and support for the databases that form part of the development, end to end and test services. You will have the opportunity to be involved in the migration of these databases to public Cloud and to help shape and deliver transformation of Companies House services.
If this sounds like something you can see yourself being involved with, we’d love to receive your application.
Responsibilities:
This is a graduate level position within the Data Engineering specialism that sits within our wider infrastructure team; the successful candidate will possess a grounding in the necessary PL/SQL, data development and database administration skills to support and deliver the data components required to support Companies House services.
The role includes:
- Working with analysts, customers, development and support teams, ensuring outcome and quality requirements are delivered.
- Working in an Agile environment on multiple projects, alongside other professions, to deliver our core business systems.
- Configure and install solutions to meet the business and user need, ensuring agreed standards and the Companies House Change Management process is adhered to.
- Respond to and resolve incidents to meet agreed targets.
- Provide root cause analysis to problems and propose/implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Take a proactive role in the project to migrate on-premises services to public cloud.
Person specification
You will be motivated and proactive with good organisational skills. You must be able to work on your own initiative and stay calm under pressure. You will be enthusiastic, flexible with a passion for self-development and someone who enjoys the opportunity to drive change in a fast paced and dynamic IT environment.
We are looking for people who have the following:
- An interest in cloud and a desire to learn new digital skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the competencies to rapidly acquire digital and technology skills.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Can work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively to Stakeholders at all levels of the business.
Qualifications:
- You will have completed or be in your final year of a Computer Science/Software Engineering degree or equivalent.
- Applications will be accepted from those currently working towards a degree, providing they meet the above requirements to start the Programme in September 2025. We will ask for evidence that you have met the qualification.
- Failure to evidence meeting the qualification requirements after receiving an offer will result in the offer being rescinded.
Experience and skills:
- Rational databases.
- Programming Experience (any language).
- Oracle
- PL/SQL.
- Linx.
- Mongo DB.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits – Working for us – Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity…
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you’d like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk.
Where will you be working?
You will be aligned to our Cardiff office, where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you, however you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs. Successful candidates will be required to spend at least 1 day in the Cardiff Office a week.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
For this role you there will be a numeracy test and you will need to submit a CV and a personal statement of up to 750 words:
For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:
- Explain your exposure to, and your current experience with data bases
- Experience of achieving goals and developing yourself
- Evidence of working with others and being part of a team
Within your CV, can you please also state the degree you have completed or currently studying.
You will need to have passed the numeracy test and submitted your full application before the closing date.
Selection Process details:
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours listed in the advert and Strengths.
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?
- There will be a Numeracy Test for the first part of the process, if you achieve a pass you will be able to continue with your application.
- We’ll carry out a sift of applications and we may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to the next stage if we receive a high number of applications.
- If you are successful at sift, you will be invited to a final interview with our Principal Engineers.
- At interview there will be time allocated at the start where you will be presented with an activity that involves a series of SQL problems to review and you will be asked to present your solutions at the start of the interview.
- After the activity, our interviews will be using Success Profiles behaviour questions that are listed in the advert and strength based questions.
Key Dates (These are subject to change)
- Advert Closes: 8th of June 2025.
- W/C 9th of June – Candidates that passed eligibility and CS online numeracy assessment to be sifted.
- W/C 30th of June – final candidates invited to final interview.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own. Your application may be rejected if evidence of plagiarism or reliance on AI is detected. Examples include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own. If you are invited to interview, please be aware the use of AI tools is prohibited (including recording or note taking) and any suspected use may result in the termination of your interview and subsequent withdrawal from the campaign.
More information on the ways you should and shouldn’t use AI can be found here.
Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed.
BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed.
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
Further information on National Security Vetting
Sponsorship
Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence, but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn.
Nationality statement
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you’re applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.
As part of our recruitment process, it is essential for all candidates to independently verify their eligibility to work in the UK before applying. This includes a thorough check of your right to work to ensure compliance with UK employment laws, being mindful of the recent changes to going rates detailed on GOV.UK. Please ensure you have the necessary documentation and permissions in place. Our team is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. However, it is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they meet the UK’s legal requirements to work.