Senior Developer

A&O Shearman; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A&O Shearman is seeking an experienced .NET developer to design, build, and maintain integration solutions for its legal systems, with a focus on ingestion, time recording, and document storage for matters. The role entails working with fee earners and IT teams and contributing to QA and security reviews.

You will participate in agile ceremonies, refine acceptance criteria, and support CI/CD pipelines. Strong C# skills and cloud experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Direct or related experience in .NET development, preferably in professional services.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills using C# and .NET.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, patterns, testing, and debugging.
• Knowledge of scalable, cloud-based systems and operational management.
• Familiarity with Agile software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and operate integration platforms in alignment with firm standards.
• Develop microservices and web apps to connect systems using integration platforms.
• Write unit, integration, and acceptance tests.
• Improve and extend CI/CD pipelines and provide 3rd line support.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure security and performance.

Skills

NET development

C#

Cloud-based systems

Agile

Testing

CI/CD

Security

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Tools

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Job description

Reporting to the Lead Engineer (Integration), this role supports the design, development, and maintenance of custom integrations that connect A&O Shearman's key legal systems, and which support the ingestion, time recording, and document storage of legal Matters.

The role is accountable for the correct operation, availability, performance, and security of the integration platform.

Develop and operate integration platforms in alignment with the firm's strategy, standards, and policies.

Develop microservices and web apps to connect systems using integration platforms.

Develop customer relationships with fee earners and business teams to manage the delivery of software solutions and tooling.

Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos.

Work with IT stakeholders to refine acceptance criteria.

Write unit, integration, and acceptance tests.

Improve and extend CI/CD pipelines.

Provide 3rd line support for operational issues, working with Technology Services to resolve operational issues and plan and deploy software releases.

Investigate and support legal workflow issues.

Act as the focal point for matters related to integration engineering, providing guidance to other teams when required.

Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and tools.

Support the Enterprise Architecture & Technology Platforms leadership team to collectively define, implement and operate the firm's development of software solutions and tooling.

Work with stakeholders from Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance and Information Security to ensure solutions are performant, compliant and secure.

Support service provider reviews to assess performance against service targets, drive innovation, and ensure any remediation activities are being delivered.

Identify and pursue opportunities for continuous improvement in integration engineering. Including improving software solutions tooling.

• Working with system and solution architects, contribute to the integration engineering standards, API development standards, and more broadly, to the Engineering Centre of Excellence documentation.

What you will have

Experience

Direct or related experience in .NET development, preferably within the legal or professional services sector.

Demonstrable problem-solving skills using the latest versions of C#.

Strong understanding of software architecture, patterns, testing, and debugging.

Knowledge and understanding of scalable, cloud-based systems and operational management.

Knowledge of IT strategic planning, design, and operations processes.

Familiarity with Agile software development practices

Solid understanding of the testing pyramid and testing trade-offs,

Knowledge of current IT and data market trends and technology innovations.

Background in the IT industry, with experience managing and developing cloud-based systems.