Software Engineer

Harvey Nash Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Developer for an agile delivery team supporting a major government digital platform. The candidate will develop secure, performant features and have a strong background in .NET and cloud engineering, with opportunities to grow technical ownership in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C#, .NET, and MVC frameworks.
• Experience developing scalable web applications and APIs.
• Hands-on exposure to AWS required; Azure desirable.
• Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy robust software components.
• Contribute to platform's services and ensure performance.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and contribute to automation.

Skills

C#

.NET

MVC frameworks

AWS

Azure

Docker

MongoDB

CI/CD

GitHub

YAML configuration

Job description

Role: Developer

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Day Rate: Competitive (DOE)

Location: Remote with Ad Hoc UK Travel

Contract Length: 3 Months (highly likely to extend to 6 Months+)

Start Date: Immediate

Overview

We are seeking a Developer to join the agile delivery team supporting the development of a major government digital platform. You will be responsible for developing secure, performant, and maintainable features, working across both front-end and back-end elements of the system.

This role is suitable for developers with a strong foundation in .NET and cloud-native engineering, and offers scope to grow technical ownership within a supportive, delivery-focused team. You'll be working in an environment that values collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy robust software components using modern development tools and approaches.
• Contribute to the evolution of the platform's services and infrastructure, ensuring performance, resilience, and security.
• Support and extend CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the automation of deployment and testing processes.
• Participate in design discussions, stand-ups, retrospectives, and technical reviews.
• Deliver working, testable, and well-documented code aligned with project timelines and coding standards.
• Proactively identify and resolve bugs, performance bottlenecks, or technical debt.
• Collaborate closely with DevOps, QA, Architecture, and Product teams to align technical implementation with business requirements.
• Take ownership of development tasks from estimation through to deployment.

Required Technical Experience

• Proficiency in C#, .NET, and MVC frameworks.
• Experience developing scalable web applications and APIs.
• Hands-on exposure to AWS (required) and Azure (desirable) cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with Terraform, GitHub, and YAML configuration.
• Experience working with Docker containers and basic container orchestration (e.g. ECS).
• Exposure to MongoDB or other non-relational databases.
• Understanding of CI/CD tooling and workflow automation using GitHub Actions or similar.
• Sound knowledge of version control, branching strategies, and secure software development principles.

Ways of Working & Stakeholder Engagement

• Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary delivery team.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum-based environments, using tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Good communication skills with the ability to raise issues early and contribute ideas constructively.
• Comfortable working with loosely defined requirements and contributing to solution shaping.
• Enthusiasm for learning and a proactive attitude to problem solving.

This role is ideal for an experienced Developer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, thrives in delivery-led environments, and is motivated by the opportunity to work on high-profile government platforms.

Apply now to join a high-performing team and make a tangible impact on a critical national platform.