Ruby On Rails Developer

Allen Lane Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Lane Ltd. on behalf of a Central Government client is seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails Developer on an interim basis to support the build and delivery of tooling for a new archiving team within a major government publishing service.

The role is a 6-month contract, inside IR35, offering predominantly remote working with flexibility to attend the London office for occasional team meetings.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in back-end development using Ruby on Rails.
• Excellent understanding of software design principles, automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code review and GitHub.
• Experience with AWS and deploying code through automated pipelines; familiarity with HTTP, databases, CDNs, search and containers (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Ability to understand user needs and propose solutions within a multi-disciplinary agile team.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 and mitigations and ability to document changes for hand-over.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

TDD

CI/CD

GitHub

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

OWASP

Agile teamwork

Job description

Our client - Central Government - is seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails Developer on an interim basis to support the build and delivery of tooling for a new archiving team within a major government publishing service.

Key skills/experience:

• Strong commercial experience in Back End development using Ruby on Rails, building robust, performant applications and taking responsibility for code quality.
• Excellent understanding of software design principles, automated testing, TDD, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control, with GitHub experience.
• Experience working in AWS environments and deploying code regularly through automated pipelines, with awareness of cloud web technologies such as HTTP, databases, CDNs, search and containers (Docker or Kubernetes).
• Ability to understand user need, work through ideas on paper and propose solutions with a multi-disciplinary agile team, rather than waiting for a specification.
• Understanding of common web security risks (OWASP Top 10) and their mitigations, plus the ability to deliver well-documented changes for hand-over to a permanent team.

This is a 6-month contract, inside IR35, offering predominantly remote working with flexibility to attend the London office for occasional team meetings.