Data Engineer / Back End Developer - UKIC DV

Ref no. BHN584754

Location

Start date ASAP

Job type: Contract 12 months

Job status: Open

Job summary

UKIC DV Required for this role, 100% onsite.

Key skills required for this role Important

Our client, a prominent agency in the Defence and Security sector, is currently seeking a skilled Data Engineer / Back End Developer for a contract position. This role is ideal for someone who excels in both data engineering and IT backend development, particularly within the defence and security context.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing direction within the scrum team
• Liaising with the engineering lead
• Helping the scrum team decompose user requests and key results into epics and stories
• Writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach
• Creating code that is open by default and easily reusable
• Translating logical designs into physical designs and producing detailed designs
• Effectively documenting all work using required standards, methods, and tools
• Working with both well-established and emerging technologies to identify appropriate patterns
• Integrating API/UI components with existing data stores and APIs
• Maintaining and developing existing architectural components, including Data Ingest, Data Stores, and REST APIs
• Participating in sprint ceremonies with the agile team, attending daily stand-ups, epic decomposition, demos, and planning sessions
• Assisting the wider team to understand upcoming API features and their impact
• Collaborating with user researchers and representing users internally
• Explaining the difference between user needs and the desires of the user

Job Requirements:

• Experience in data engineering and backend development within the defence and security sector
• Technical proficiency in:
  • Spring Boot
  • Java Enterprise development
  • React / VueJS / AngularJS
  • Apache Nifi
  • Flink
• Desired technical skills (at least 3 of the following):
  • Ansible
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Grafana / Prometheus
  • Linux Sys Admin for deployed Clusters (10's of servers)
  • Gitlab Pipeline development
  • Integration / debugging
  • Understanding complex system architectures
  • Technologically curious / Willing / Able to tactically upskill new technologies
  • Network Analysis, or network domain knowledge

If you are a proficient Data Engineer / Back End Developer with a keen understanding of the defence and security sector, we would like to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dedicated team and contribute to critical projects.

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