Ruby on Rails Backend Engineer — Remote (UK Govt)

Summer Browning; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SBA are supporting a Central Government project seeking a Ruby on Rails Developer for an initial contract ending March 2027. Location options include London, Bristol, or Manchester, with mainly remote work.

Key requirements include strong back-end Rails experience, cloud platform familiarity (AWS, GCP or Azure), and a solid grasp of modern software development practices. The role emphasises collaborative delivery, automated testing, and security awareness, with BPSS to start and SC clearance

Qualifications

• Back-end development with Ruby on Rails experience.
• Familiarity with cloud-based web app tech: HTTP, databases, backups, CDNs, search, containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Understanding of software design principles and modern development approaches.
• Experience with automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code review and version control.
• Awareness of OWASP Top 10 and mitigations.
• Desire to learn new tools and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Apply agile principles in development processes.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Back-end development

Cloud technologies

Testing & CI/CD

Web security (OWASP)

Agile methods

Collaboration

Research & learning

Tools

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

SBA are supporting a Central Government project seeking a Ruby on Rails Developer for an initial contract ending March 2027. Location options include London, Bristol, or Manchester, with mainly remote work.

Key requirements include strong back-end Rails experience, cloud platform familiarity (AWS, GCP or Azure), and a solid grasp of modern software development practices. The role emphasises collaborative delivery, automated testing, and security awareness, with BPSS to start and SC clearance