Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Birmingham/Sheffield/Edinburgh (3 Days on site per week)
Salary/Rate: up to £560 per Day Inside IR35
Start Date: 01/09/2025
Job Type: Contract Until the end of the year

Company Introduction:

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a forward-thinking technology team, delivering secure and scalable cloud-native solutions.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Developing and maintaining secure Back End REST APIs and Front End applications using Golang, Python, Docker, and cloud-native tools.
• Implementing database schema changes with Liquibase, ensuring compliance with audit requirements.
• Building and supporting CI/CD pipelines with DevOps and Security teams.
• Managing GCP infrastructure for performance, resilience, and cost optimisation.
• Collaborating with architecture, infrastructure, and cyber security teams.
• Supporting live systems, performing root cause analysis, and resolving performance issues.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in software engineering with infrastructure knowledge.
• Strong development skills in Golang and Python.
• Hands-on GCP experience (networking, IAM, cloud-native services).
• Familiarity with Liquibase or similar tools.
• DevOps expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, and containerisation.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Essential Skills:

• Public cloud platforms (GCP or AWS desirable).
• Infrastructure build/configuration (compute, storage, networking).
• Linux, relational and NoSQL databases.
• RESTful APIs, microservices, containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless.
• Logging/monitoring frameworks (ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Automation and Scripting (Terraform, Ansible).
• Agile delivery and CI/CD pipelines.
• Cryptography (authentication, encryption).

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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