Senior Software Engineer (eDV)

Frontier Resourcing; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology recruitment firm in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join agile delivery teams. The role involves implementing full-stack software solutions and requires understanding of software security, programming languages, and Agile methodologies. Candidates must have high level Security Clearance. Excellent salary and day rates are offered.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Excellent day rates

Qualifications

• Understanding of software security principles and potential vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience in supporting software design and development.

Responsibilities

• Implement full-stack software solutions including design, development, and testing.
• Work to Agile methodologies, supporting colleagues as needed.
• Deploy software systems to various cloud environments.

Skills

Understanding of software security principles

Experience working with Agile methodologies

Understanding of software design patterns

Appreciation of cloud technologies

Strong familiarity with various programming languages

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Azure

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Cheltenham

As a Senior Software Engineer you will join one of our fast-paced, agile delivery teams; using agile methodology and DevOps techniques to build backend systems, data processing pipelines, and progressive web apps for customers in the UK Government and Defence sector.

Our Senior Software Engineers work across the full project lifecycle including project concept formalisation; requirements analysis and specification; software architecture design; software implementation and delivery; software training and support and software lifecycle and maintenance.

Working with a broad range of technical tools, languages, and methodologies, you will be able to implement high quality software solutions for the project you are based on and be able to contribute to the overall design and architecture decisions made.

This role requires current high level Security Clearance (eDV)

What you will be doing:

• Implementing full-stack software solutions including design, development, and testing.
• Working to Agile methodologies including SCRUM & Kanban practices, supporting colleagues as required.
• Using a wide range of technologies, specialising in the use of open-source libraries and components.
• Using tools such as GitLab to build continuous integration pipelines, which help monitor and ensure software quality and security.
• Deploying software systems to a mixture of environments including public (AWS and Azure) and private cloud.
• Organising and maintaining documentation of application development and revisions.
• Engaging with our customers at scheduled checkpoints.
• Ensuring your knowledge and professional development keeps pace with an everchanging technology landscape.

We are looking for:

• Understanding of software security principles with the ability to identify potential security vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of software design patterns and architectures.
• Understanding of DevOps and the techniques which enable it - including virtualisation, containerisation, continuous integration, continuous deployment, and infrastructure as code.
• Appreciation of cloud technologies.
• Understanding of one or more programming languages and a strong familiarity with various others.
• Experience working to an Agile methodology such as Scrum & Kanban.
• Supporting the design and development of new software systems or upgraded features.
• Providing support / mentoring to employees at the early stages of their career.
• High level Security Clearance required

Market leading salary and package on offer – please get in contact for more information.

Excellent day rates on offer - please get in contact for a confidential discussion.