NSL - Front End Developer
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Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as a Front-End Developer.
As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career.
We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight.
Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK.
Requirements
Do you have experience in TypeScript?, You will have experience in many of the following:
- In-depth knowledge of vanilla JavaScript, aware of latest ECMA specifications
- Experience using JavaScript frameworks, architecting and designing front end applications
- Good understanding of all of the complexities of the DOM and CSS, notably form validation and practical ARIA experience
- Experience with linting tools and use best practice principles in scripting
- Understanding and maintaining secure coding standards
- Well versed in Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Orientated Programming, design patterns and data structures
- Practical experience with JavaScript bundlers such as Webpack and Rollup, able to configure custom configurations and dealing with environment configuration setup
- Collaboratively working with UX designers to iteratively build front-ends, able to communicate with teams across the business including product teams and drive best practice
- Applied knowledge of Node API and node scripting
- Experience with JavaScript test frameworks, namely Jest and Jasmine, and have a "Shift to the Left" mindset when it comes to testing
- Knowledge and experience on Git, Git branching strategies and its application to continuous delivery
- Experience with agile delivery, with some experience of continuous delivery best practices
- Questioning the norm and guiding novel, creative and practical solutions
It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them:
- 3+ years of experience developing websites and applications
- Understanding of back end code, along with practical experience with backend API integration
- As a mid level front End Developer you will build and own the front end architecture, pushing the boundaries of modern front end engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
- Experience with mobile development, including responsive design
- Applied knowledge of typescript
- Experience with automation testing using tools such as Cypress, also possibly Selenium or Playwright., Our people are what differentiates us; they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting-edge, high-quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients.
Benefits & conditions
- Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
- As many of our customers work predominantly in the office, we expect all of our staff to work at least 3 days per week in the office
- You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
- Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
- You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
- You'll be part of our company bonus scheme
- You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing