Senior Software Developer
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Job description
As Senior Software Engineer, you will be critical to the successful delivery of the programme, collaborating within matrix organisation across multi-disciplinary teams to develop and maintain cloud-hosted systems and services., * Build secure and performant backend services using languages like Node.js, Python, Java, or .NET Core/.NET 5+.
- Integrate APIs, databases, and third-party services, ensuring seamless data flow and system interoperability.
- Develop and maintain robust frontend interfaces using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
- Design, build, and maintain scalable software solutions with a cloud-first mindset, leveraging cloud-native services and infrastructure.
- Use Docker and Kubernetes to containerise applications for consistent development, testing, and deployment across environments including Red Hat OpenShift.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools
- Automate build, test, and deployment processes using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Tekton, or Azure DevOps.
- Establish and maintain automated test suites for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Requirements
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Senior Software Developer focused on hands-on full stack engineering, building scalable, secure, and cloud-native applications that support the programme's strategic goals., * Experience with full-stack development using modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and backend technologies (e.g. Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, .NET Core/.NET5+).
- Experience with containerisation using Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
- Cloud platform expertise, particularly with AWS, Azure or Oracle, including deploying and managing cloud-native applications.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Tekton or Azure DevOps.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience with static and dynamic code analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, OWASP ZAP).
- Experience of RESTful APIs for ingesting and exposing data.
Desirable Skills and Experience:
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools and frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or PyTest,
- Knowledge of data warehousing and Lakehouse technologies.
- Experience with secrets management and identity access controls (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM, Keycloak).
- Experience with monitoring and logging for security and performance (e.g., ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience with API management and gateway tools and services.
Benefits & conditions
- You will join at a unique time, where you can join in shaping this team and be rewarded with ongoing development opportunities, and clear pathways to progress within a trusted defence industry partner.
- 37hr working week with early finish Fridays - start your weekend early!
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days and up to 5 paid days volunteering
- 10.5% company pension contribution with 6% employee contribution
- Annual company bonus scheme (discretionary)
- 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work, amongst others
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
Raytheon UK
We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.