Software Engineer

Click Digital; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Defence organisation is seeking a Software Engineer for a contract role based in Guildford or Newcastle. The position involves working in an Agile Scrum team on innovative Geospatial software using cloud-based technologies. Key responsibilities include coding, quality assurance through testing, and participating in Agile ceremonies. Applicants should have experience in Java and cloud services development, as well as unit testing.

Qualifications

• Experience in Java and Cloud Services development.
• Strong background in unit testing.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality and maintained code in Java.
• Participate in Agile processes such as sprint planning and daily stand-ups.
• Contribute to quality assurance through testing and code reviews.

Skills

Java

Cloud Services development

Unit testing

Tools

DevSecOps tools (such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube)

Red Hat Openshift

Kubernetes

Quarkus Framework

Angular

Job description

We are recruiting for a Software Engineer on contract to work for a leading Defence organisation. The role can be based in their Guildford, Surrey or Newcastle offices 3 days per week and remote for 2.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The candidate will also need to be able to achieve or have SC clearance.

Role Overview

The Software Engineer will join our collaborative, forward-thinking Agile Scrum team, working on innovative Geospatial software, using the latest cloud-based technologies. The engineer will be involved in every stage of the software development life cycle, from initial design through development, testing, and deployment, delivering robust, scalable cloud-based services. The role is based at our Newcastle office. Flexible working arrangements are in place for the team. The successful candidate is expected to be in the office 3 days a week, with the opportunity to work 2 days from home.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, readable, scalable and easily maintained code, using Java and related technologies, meeting requirements and coding standards.
• Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will enhance team velocity.
• Contribute to quality assurance by writing unit and automated tests.
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines.
• Ensure code is sufficiently documented and share knowledge of solutions implemented.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups in a true Agile environment, contributing to agile based estimating.
• Work with the scrum team to meet the sprint commitments.

Skill Set

Essential

• Java
• Cloud Services development
• Unit testing

Desirable

• DevSecOps awareness using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube
• Red Hat Openshift container platform or Kubernetes
• Quarkus Framework
• Front End development using Angular

This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35