Senior Consultant Software Engineering

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">Due to the nature of this client engagement, you must be a sole British national and hold active Security Clearance.

Company Description

Our client is a technology consultancy established in 2012, renowned for driving significant organizational change with technology. Specializing in strategy, architecture, and design, they implement complex transformations across public and private sectors by integrating cloud, data, and cyber solutions. They help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers.

Their Software Engineering Team is made up of c50 people across software engineering, security engineering, quality engineering and DevOps engineering.

The team works across public and private sector clients, in particular central government and financial services, to deliver solutions to complex client requirements. You will be in the Software Engineering Team working as part of a cross-disciplined group working across the full software development lifecycle.

Job Description
Due to the nature of the client engagements, every employee needs to be able to achieve Security Clearance. This means that you need to have the right to take up employment within the UK, do not have or require any visa to work, and have been resident in the UK for at least 5 years without any gap(s) totalling more than 6 months.

As an employer they believe in facilitating a flexible work pattern whilst taking into consideration operational requirements, client and individual needs. They are proud of their hybrid work pattern that typically sees employees in the office for a minimum of 2 days per week.

You should be able to easily commute to their London or Manchester offices. For some roles/projects, travel to the clients offices will be required and the frequency is often determined by the client.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of the business They welcome applicants with different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds, and are proud to have an organisational culture where employees can bring their authentic selves to work.

Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:
Deliver high-quality implementation and documentation for critical functionality
Deliver code, unit tests, feature tests, stubs and integration tests
Operate in an agile environment as part of a scrum team and participate in sprint rituals
Work with members of multiple skills to understand designs, functional requirements and triage issues
Create and document low-level designs
Assist in the promotion and delivery of digital transformation engagements

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
Excellent hands-on experience with Java and associated technologies
Experience working with Spring Boot
Hands-on knowledge of open-source tools, libraries and standards
Some working knowledge of containers (Docker)
Strong experience of working in Test Driven Development, test coverage, unit tests, feature tests and test automation
Experience in DevOps tooling and Continuous Delivery
Good knowledge of non-functional drivers for design, including an ability to performance tune, profile, and debug applications
Knowledge of both traditional and agile delivery methods
Drive and desire to further your skill-set and lead in the application domain
Good knowledge of Open source and open standards
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Knowledge and demonstrable experience of both traditional and agile delivery methods
As a technology consultancy, they look for people who can deliver both exceptional technical solutions and work as true partners to the organisations they support. To do this you must be able to:
Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, demonstrated through: Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non-technical audience
Writing meaningfully to deliver clear information, and guidance
Giving impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points
Demonstrate critical thinking by:
Analysing and evaluating information
Using information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions
Displaying familiarity and comfort with a breadth of technologies (appropriate to the level of the role) and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied to solve customer problems
Work in partnership with others to:
Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy
Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively
Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.
During your career with us, they actively encourage and support employees to continually upskill and develop their skills and knowledge.

Benefits
From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, they have your best interests at heart.
They offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the utmost importance to them and they have many benefits supporting wellbeing such as an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a workplace nursery scheme, an electric car scheme and a cycle to work scheme with bike storage.