Back End Software Engineer - 6 months - Glasgow - Outside IR35
Day rate - Circa £480
Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Back-End Software Engineer to join their team based Glasgow/Remote for an initial 6-month period.
Main Duties:
- Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource
- Develop new features in a secure way in line with industry best-practices
- Provide production support and support on fixing application issues
- Identifying production and non-production application defects
- Train and knowledge share with colleagues
- Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction
- Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced
- Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks
Essential Skills:
- Technology knowledge - Demonstrable experience in the minimum of 4 Of the below:
- Particular working experience with Java 8+
- Experience in using Spring/Spring Boot frameworks
- Experience in designing and developing RESTful microservices
- Experience writing unit and integration tests
- Experience with CI/CD, including build tools (Jenkins, Groovy/Gradle, Maven, etc)
- Experience with AWS, Docker containers & associated tooling
- General knowledge - Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of three of the below practices and design patterns:
- Server-side and front-end coding
- Programming Best Practices (i.e. Clean Code, SOLID, etc.)
- Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles
- Experience of microservice design patterns
- Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of 3 of these bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical
- Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all
- Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders
- Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Proficiency in both Java (particular in Sprint Boot) and JS would be advantageous
- Knowledge of multiple JS frameworks and tools (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, NodeJS, Redux, Typescript, Webpack, Jest)
- Working experience with MySQL compatible DBs (MySQL, RDS, Aurora, MariaDB)
- Experience with Docker/Bash/Shell Scripting
This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.
