Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer - Permanent - Gloucestershire - Excellent Salary + Benefits!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop product functionality, user interfaces and performance improvements
• Act as lead engineer for large scale programme
• High competency in use of software patterns
• Demonstrable experience as a software architect
• Responsible for section/business area resource planning
• Key contributor & independent reviewer at gate & design reviews
• Lead scrum/team meetings
• Responsible for personal development of team members

Essential Skills:

• Java application development
• C/C++ based application development in a Linux environment
• Web application frameworks development in languages such as JavaScript, jQuery, node.js, angular.js, HTML5/CSS3
• Application development using Java orientated Middleware, for example, JEE, Spring, Hibernate, Apache Camel
• Software application development utilizing RDBMS (eg Oracle/MySQL) and/or unstructured persistence layers, (eg ElasticSearch, MongoDB )

Desirable Skills:

• Experience Working in an Agile/SCRUM/DevOps delivery model
• Experience of Scripting languages; Perl, Python, ruby
• Experience with high performance distributed systems
• Experience of Data Analytics and Visualization
• Experience of Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Spark)
• Experience in secure development techniques and tools that produce secure systems
• Understanding of virtualization (eg VMWare and Hyper-V)
• Experience of PKI and encryption techniques

Personal Attributes:

• Good interpersonal skills for customer liaison
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good time management, organization and prioritization skills
• An inquisitive mind and a desire to promote innovation
• A desire to learn and constantly expand your horizons
• Ability to work closely with others in a small team
• Ability to work under pressure
• High degree of initiative and flexibility
• Willingness to travel if required

Qualifications:

• Degree in Numerate Subject essential or evidence of ongoing professional development

You will be required to hold a minimum of SC security clearance. If you do not hold an active SC clearance please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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