Job Description
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:
o Spring Boot
o Java Enterprise development
o React / VueJS / AngularJS
o Apache Nifi
o Flink
* Desired technical skills (at least 3 of the following):
o Ansible
o Docker
o Kubernetes
o Grafana / Prometheus
o Linux Sys Admin for deployed Clusters (10's of servers)
o Gitlab Pipeline development
o Integration / debugging
o Understanding complex system architectures
o Technologically curious / Willing / Able to tactically upskill new technologies
o 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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