12 Month Contract - Software Engineer (Java) - Hybrid

Stealth It

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Job location

Tech stack

Java

API

Agile Methodologies

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Confluence

JIRA

Automation of Tests

Cloud Computing

Software Quality

Continuous Integration

Software Debugging

Amazon DynamoDB

Identity and Access Management

PostgreSQL

Microsoft SQL Server

MongoDB

MySQL

Node.js

NoSQL

Open Web Application Security

Scrum

Ansible

Prometheus

Swagger

Software Engineering

SQL Databases

TypeScript

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Openapi

Data Logging

Grafana

Spring-boot

GIT

Event Driven Architecture

Gitlab-ci

Kubernetes

Kafka

Functional Programming

Api Design

Interactive Whiteboards

Cloudwatch

Api Gateway

REST

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Terraform

Serverless Computing

Docker

Microservices

Job description

Hands-on Software Engineer to build and support cloud-native, microservice-based services for a Public Beta programme. You'll work in Scrum with Kanban practices, contribute to community engineering standards, and provide 3rd-line support (including occasional out-of-hours)., * Design, build, and maintain microservices and APIs (Java & Node.js) on AWS.

Collaborate with Front End developers, Product Owners, and Architects to deliver integrated solutions.
Ensure code quality, security, accessibility & performance with automated testing (incl. TDD).
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimise existing systems; identify & resolve infrastructure faults.
Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI) and IaC workflows (Terraform).
Contribute to and lead strategies for reusable libraries/services and engineering best practice.
Participate in Agile ceremonies (planning, reviews, demos); support a multidisciplinary team.
Provide 3rd-line support for owned products, including out-of-hours on a rota where required.
Set strategic direction for product lines and the wider Software Engineering Community; share knowledge and mentor.

Requirements

Architecture: Building services in a microservice and event-driven architecture (Kafka).
Cloud: AWS (compute, networking, storage, IAM; serverless/container hosting).
Containers: Docker (Kubernetes/ECS/EKS exposure beneficial).
IaC: Terraform (modules, state, workspaces; secure-by-default).
Data: MongoDB (NoSQL) and SQL databases (design, performance, migration).
CI/CD: GitLab CI pipelines (build/test/deploy, environment promotion, approvals).
Testing: TDD; unit/integration/contract testing; test automation in pipelines.
Ways of working: Agile/Scrum with Kanban principles; strong problem-solving & communication.
Standards: Knowledge of security, accessibility, and data protection (eg, OWASP, WCAG, UK GDPR).

Desirable

Kubernetes (EKS) or ECS; Helm; GitOps (Argo CD/Flux).
Observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus/Grafana, CloudWatch; tracing/metrics/logging.
API design standards (RESTful; OpenAPI/Swagger); messaging patterns with Kafka.
Experience in UK public sector and work aligned to GDS/Digital Scotland service standards.
Experience leading engineering communities/chapters; mentoring.

Tools & Stack (indicative)