Developer - Central Government

Spinwell Global; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 101.000 - 111.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spinwell Global is seeking a Developer for a 6-month contract with hybrid work options in London, Manchester or Bristol. The role focuses on building Ruby on Rails applications for public sector needs, within an agile multi-disciplinary team.

You will contribute to deployment, automation, and security across AWS environments. You’ll work on implementing robust software practices, participate in code reviews and continuous delivery, and help hand over services to Civil Servants, with

Formación

• Experience back-end development with Ruby on Rails.
• Understanding of cloud-based web apps (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 security risks and mitigations.

Responsabilidades

• Work in a multi-disciplinary agile team across the service lifecycle.
• Build robust Ruby on Rails applications for public sector needs.
• Develop tooling to support development, operation, reliability and security.
• Take services live and hand over to Civil Servants.
• Share learnings via blogs, talks, and conferences.

Conocimientos

Ruby on Rails

Agile Methodologies

REST APIs

Security Awareness

Team Collaboration

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Descripción del empleo

Role: Developer REF 730
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/London, Manchester or Bristol - Predominantly remote. No minimum expectation for onsite working per week, however they should have flexibility for team meetings in the London office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: 550 - 600 per day
Security Clearance: SC requested

About the Role

Spinwell is recruiting for a Developer an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team, getting involved with every part of the lifecycle of a service, from user research to continuously deploying code to production in our AWS environments
• Build robust, performant Ruby on Rails applications to serve a variety of public and government needs, taking responsibility for the quality of code you produce
• Implement tooling and automation to support development, operation, reliability, security and continuous improvement of the systems you work on
• Take the service live and hand over to Civil Servants
• Share your work and the things you've learned through blog posts and show and tells, with the option of presenting at conferences and meetups

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience in back-end development, with knowledge of Ruby on Rails programming language used for back-end web development
• An awareness of technologies used for cloud-based web applications, such as HTTP, databases, backups, CDNs, search, containers (e.g. docker or kubernetes) and cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Azure)
• Understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them
• Familiarity with modern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control
• Understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations
• Enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others
• Have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches
• A desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are used by millions of people

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