Technical Analyst (software developers wanted)

This is a ideal opportunity for someone from a software engineering or technical consulting background who wants to step away from day-to-day delivery and apply their technical expertise in a more strategic, client-facing role.

You'll join a growing specialist team that works with a wide range of IT and software-led companies, helping them articulate genuine innovation, technical uncertainty and development activity in a way that stands up to scrutiny. Full training will be provided and what matters most is your ability to understand software development in the real world and communicate it clearly.

The Job

• Manage a portfolio of software and IT clients, owning engagements from initial scoping through to final submission
• Lead the end-to-end delivery of R&D tax relief claims, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance and high-quality reporting
• Conduct in-depth technical discussions with software engineers, CTOs and Heads of Product to understand innovation, challenges and uncertainty
• Translate complex engineering concepts into clear, structured written reports suitable for HMRC review
• Review and sign off R&D reports, ensuring consistency, quality and technical robustness
• Act as a key point of contact for HMRC queries and enquiries, working closely with senior colleagues
• Deliver client workshops and educational sessions to improve record-keeping and R&D understanding
• Support and mentor junior team members within the innovation tax team
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of the service line

• Background in software development, IT, systems engineering or technical consulting
• Hands-on experience in a software engineering role (typically 3+ years) - Dev, DevOps, SecOps or similar
• Strong communicator, comfortable engaging with senior technical stakeholders
• Able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
• Organised and able to manage multiple client engagements and deadlines
• Interested in moving into a consultative, advisory role within a professional services environment, software developer client facing software engineer technical consultant software engineer

• Bonus
• 23 days + 10 stats (can purchase 5 days extra)
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• Income Protection
• Medical (can opt in)
• Corporate Memberships
• Employee Assistance Programme

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Matthew Rainey at m.rain

Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles

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Muse Group

Muse Group empowers music makers. We create the world’s most popular content, apps and platforms for playing, recording and composing music.

Through our expansive music catalogs, educational expertise, innovative learning tools and free open-source software, we make it easier for millions — from beginners to experienced musicians — to be creative every day. 

The Muse community is now over 400 million strong. And we’re just getting started. 

Our future vision is of a world with over a billion music makers — and we have a drive to expand our influence into other creative spaces too.

What do we make?

We make essential resources for all kinds of creatives, from performers to podcasters. Learn more about the leading Muse Group products here.

Who are we?

Muse Group began life as Ultimate Guitar, the largest online global community of musicians. Eugeny Naidenov founded Ultimate Guitar in 1998, with a dream to make it easy for guitarists to play songs by Guns ‘N’ Roses and his other favorite rockers. From there, the site grew from a plucky, tab-sharing trailblazer into a global leader of online music publishing. 

In 2017, Ultimate Guitar acquired MuseScore, expanding its reach into sheet music. Muse Group has only continued to grow from there — and now includes Audacity, StaffPad and many more. 

In 2023, Muse Group acquired Hal Leonard, the legendary global sheet music publishers, adding an unparalleled music catalog and educational expertise to the team.

Today, we are an international, visionary team of creatives, music lovers and audio obsessives, developing products we could not live without.