This organisation delivers digital solutions to the UK public sector and other government clients. They are seeking a Senior Software Developer with strong technical skills, a passion for improving user experience, and the ability to contribute innovative ideas within a multidisciplinary team.The culture is inclusive, collaborative, and forward-thinking, encouraging knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and professional growth.

Role Objectives

• Develop digital solutions delivered to high-quality standards (GDS recommended)
• Work effectively in Agile and product development environments informed by user research
• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary/DevOps teams including Product Owners, UX designers/researchers, developers, and platform engineers
• Operate within continuous improvement environments with frequent releases
• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior colleagues
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity and professionalism

Essential Skills & Experience

Coding & Testing

• Java 8 and Spring Boot
• Web front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Build tools: Maven, Gradle, Ant
• Source control: Git (branching, merging, etc.)
• Testing: TDD, unit testing, JUnit, Mockito, Cypress
• Relational databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL (data modelling, SQL scripts, stored procedures)
• Shift-left approach to functional test automation (API and UI testing e.g. Cucumber, Nightwatch)

Ways of Working

• Agile delivery experience
• Product development informed by observation, experimentation, and user research
• Experience in multi-disciplinary DevOps teams
• Experience with multiple weekly releases

Desirable Skills

• AWS
• Open Source BPMN workflow engines (Camunda, Activiti, Flowable)
• Front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
• RedHat OpenShift for container orchestration
• Knowledge of NCSC 14 cloud security principles

Security Clearance Requirement

• Due to the nature of government client work, candidates must:Be eligible for Security Clearance (SC)
• Have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the past 5+ years