Job summary

A multinational defence company are looking for a Software Engineer to deliver software applications into the cloud environment.

Key skills required for this role

AWS, Python/Java/Go, IaC, DevOps

Important

AWS, Python/Java/Go, IaC, DevOps

Job description

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

The role would be to act as a senior software engineer for the delivery of software applications into the Cloud environment.

Role:
Specific delivery items would be:

• Advising and shaping technical cloud best practice for projects, working with the technical lead to shape and deliver future capability
• Working on leading work packages
• Creating and implementing designs that reflect the major benefits of cloud such as scalability, availability, redundancy, and security
• Working with other engineers to provide consistent and novel ways of working, design patterns, and cross-team working

Basic Qualifications and Experiences

• Experience in leading design and delivery work
• Technical degree (computer science, maths, engineering, or equivalent) and/or similar technical experience
• Minimum 2 years' experience working with AWS in a professional environment.
• A cloud related certification (we're after AWS Solutions Architect Associate or higher)
• Knowledge of multiple modern programming languages (Python, Java, Go, etc)
• Infrastructure as code experience, using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation

Desirable Qualifications and Experiences

• Experience with infrastructure DevOps processes and tooling (automated testing, CI/CD, pipelines etc)
• Use of Gitlab (or use of equivalent tools in the Atlassian Toolset)
• 1+ years of working with AWS in a professional environment
• More specialised AWS certifications
• Experience of containerisation and microservices
• Experience working in an Agile environment with the associated tooling
• Experience of software, systems or data design

Above all, a desire to learn new skills and motivation to be at the forefront of cloud related technology is paramount.