Lead Software Engineer- Tax & Legal Technology

Launch your future in cloud engineering with an apprenticeship that gives you real experience, expert support, and a welcoming learning environment.

Working alongside our skilled Infrastructure Engineering team, youll help design, deliver and maintain our cloud platforms, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to automation that improves how we work. With a clear learning pathway and dedicated mentorship, youll build confidence and capability in a fast-moving digital profession.

Youllgainreal experienceacross several specialist areas:

• Database Operations understanding performance, backups, replication, and maintenance.
• DevOps / DevSecOps automation, secure pipelines, continuous delivery and operational excellence.
• FinOps cost optimisation, cloud spend awareness and responsible resource usage.
• Linux & Storage system administration, storage management and troubleshooting.
• Network Operations cloud networking, connectivity, monitoring and resilience.
• Platforms supporting and enhancing internal cloud platforms, tools and shared services

Youll be part of a supportive team working in a flexible hybrid way, splitting your time between home and our Cardiff office. Youll also spend one day each week with our apprenticeship provider, ALS Training, in central Cardiff giving you dedicated time to learn, grow and develop the skills you need to thrive.

As anApprentice Infrastructure Engineer,youll?join a?group?of new apprentices working towards a Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer qualification?(find out more here:?Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer - ALS Training).

Over 24 months,?youll?be supported every step of the way helping you achieve your?apprenticeship?while building highly sought-after?technical skills.

Alongside your formal learning,youllgain hands on experience with our talented Infrastructure teams and a range of specialist technical teams who delivercloud-basedsolutions across Companies House and support for the last remainingon-premiseinfrastructure. Through regular rotations,youllsee the full breadth of infrastructure engineering roles and work with a variety of technologies that shape how weoperate.

During your apprenticeship, youll grow your capabilities across key areas such as:

• Information security - understanding security principles and the controls used to protect systems and services.
• IT infrastructure - supporting a wide range of technologies including compute, storage, networking, physical and cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), COTS, and opensource solutions.
• Developing modern industry standards - learning why up-to-date development and technical standards matter and how to apply them.
• Ownership and initiative - learning how to investigate issues, document your findings and work with your team to resolve them.
• Problem management - exploring how to identify and assess problems across systems, processes and services at strategic, tactical or operational levels.
• Systems design - contributing to the design of components within larger digital systems.
• Systems integration - understanding how systems connect, the challenges involved, and how to build and test effective interfaces.
• Troubleshooting - developing your diagnostic skills and learning how to apply basic troubleshooting techniques across a range of technologies.

As you progress through the apprenticeship, youll gain hands-on experience in:

Core Cloud & Automation Skills

• Terraform building, managing, and automating infrastructure as code.
• AWS Cloud Infrastructure deploying, securing, scaling, and operating cloud platforms.
• Docker containerising applications and managing lightweight, portable environments.
• CI/CD Pipelines understanding automated build, test and deployment workflows using tools commonly used in Companies House.
• Version Control (Git) managing source code, collaborating through branches and pull requests.

Additional Technical Skills

You might also get the opportunity to learn more about:

• Programming Languages exposure to languages used at Companies House, such as Java, Node.js and Python, plus scripting basics.
• SQL & MongoDB querying, modelling, and working with relational and nonrelational databases.
• Unix/Linux essential command line usage, system administration and troubleshooting.
• Networking Fundamentals understanding VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls and connectivity in cloud environments.
• Storage Technologies object storage (e.g., S3), block storage, file systems, encryption and backup concepts.
• Monitoring & Observability logging, metrics, alerting, dashboards and incident response principles.
• Security Foundations (DevSecOps) identity & access management, secrets handling, vulnerability awareness and secure-by-design thinking.

Youllbenefit from additional core skills development, a supportive apprentice community, onsite parking, an onsite gym, and a variety of active social groups across Companies House.

Youre joining us at a time of exciting transformation,and youll play a real part in shaping how our systems evolve for the future. Person specification

This is a role thatprovidesthe opportunity toparticipatein the support and rollout of existing and emerging technologies and the chance to gain knowledge of Companies House hardware and software systems.

• The willingness to learn and adapt tonew technologies
• Strong communicationskills, both written and verbal
• Good organisational skills, able to manage tasks and time effectively
• A genuine interest in technology and digital services
• The ability to work collaboratively and support colleagues
• Strong problem-solving abilities and creativity in finding solutions, * Have achieved a GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language (or equivalent qualifications). Well ask for evidence of this before you can progress to interview.
• Live in Wales for at least three days a week at the start of the apprenticeship and throughout its duration.
• Not be in full-time education when you start the role.
• Hold a British Passport or indefinite leave to remain status in the UK.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Problem solving and creativity in finding solutions
• Understanding and Evaluating Technology, Tact

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