Senior Software Engineer (Java)

TN United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to impactful projects aimed at enhancing the safety of UK citizens. This role offers the chance to work within a supportive community, focusing on Java development and best practices in software engineering. You'll engage in diverse projects that challenge your skills while receiving tailored training and support for your career growth. With a hybrid working model, you’ll collaborate with a talented team, ensuring your contributions make a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Share Scheme

Training and Development

Diverse Community Initiatives

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of JAVA / JAVA EE and best practices.
• Experience in setting up Test Automation Frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Join a flagship UK Government programme to protect UK citizens.
• Add Java expertise at an important stage of the project cycle.

Skills

Java

Continuous Integration/Delivery

Test Automation Frameworks

DevOps Principles

Problem Solving

Tools

Jenkins

Selenium

Cucumber

SonarQube

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Senior Software Engineer (Java), Reading

Client: CGI

Location: Reading, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 5c626b322f9c

Job Views: 3

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

Position Description:

If your coding skills are backed up with a talent for solving problems, we will give you the opportunity to have real-world impact and purpose. Working in our Central Government business unit, our Software Engineers are trusted to work closely with a wide range of clients on exciting projects with real-world critical purpose and positive impact on UK Citizens' lives. These roles are to work on a flagship Programme with one of our key UK Government clients within the Law Enforcement sector helping to keep UK citizens safe.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. These roles are offered on a hybrid working basis – you will be required to work in Reading and/or London 2/3 days a month.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join a flagship UK Government programme working on a project that helps protect UK citizens’ lives. Working as part of a well-functioning team, you'll immediately add Java expertise at an important stage of the project cycle. You’ll also discover:

• A unique level of variety across different clients and industry sectors.
• Further interesting and challenging projects to stretch your skills.
• Training and support specifically tailored to give you the right skills for your career/role – including accreditation and certifications.
• Impactful work that makes a real difference in our communities.
• A supportive tech community across CGI, with regular meet-ups, discussions, and shared best practice.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Essential skills to be successful in this role:

• Broad knowledge of JAVA / JAVA EE - current and legacy versions, including best practices and patterns for code migrations.
• Knowledge of best practices regarding continuous Integration/Delivery Pipelines (Jenkins or similar).
• Experience in setting up Test Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, REST Assured).
• Configuration As Code (e.g., Jenkinsfile, Ansible or similar).
• Continuous Inspection Tooling (e.g., SonarQube).
• Sound understanding of DevOps principles, practices, and philosophy.
• Experience in Spring Boot.

You'll also need demonstrable experience and competency in the following:

• Java engineering and general software architecture.
• Software lifecycle automation and best practices.
• Problem solving complemented by good analytical and reasoning abilities.
• Awareness of security concerns and best practices.
• Deployment and management of large-scale systems.

Desirable skills include:

• Cloud Providers (Azure, AWS).
• Configuration Management Tooling (GitLab or similar).
• Project/Issue Management Tooling (JIRA or similar).
• Infrastructure As Code (ARM Templates, Terraform).
• Containerisation (Docker, Podman) and Container Orchestration Systems (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes).

All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) level.