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Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

QinetiQ Security & Defense ContractorsManchester, England, UK
22 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Naimuri - a QinetiQ company - can offer you the chance to help make the UK a safer place through innovation working in partnership with government and law enforcement organisations on some of the most challenging data and technology problems out there.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to building an inclusive safe and supportive environm ent that allows everyone to do their best work. We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements that you may need during the recruitment proce ss.

About us

Weve been around for about ten years and grown from being a little-known tech start-up to creating our own community at the heart of the thriving and diverse tech and digital ecosystem of Greater Manchester.

Our name Naimuri is Japanese and simply means

nai meaning not

muri meaning overburden

These principles apply to every aspect of an organisation from technology process and infrastructure through to people culture and leadership. This means that we empower our teams to do what they think is the right thing giving them the skills and confidence to explore new ways of working and to create a bias-free environment where all our people feel comfortable collaborating to deliver the finest ideas and solutions in an agile environment.

Our business is focused on 4 cornerstones which shape and underpin the way in which we go about work and treat each other. These are : Wellbeing Empowerment Perpetual Edge and Delivery.

People and culture are at the heart of Naimuri so that collectively we can realise our mission of making the UK a safer place to be.

About the role

As part of one of our software delivery teams you will be working on a variety of projects that range in length from a few weeks to 5 years. Our teams are small and are responsible for the following :

  • Designing implementing documenting and maintaining software solutions.
  • Full stack development using Front End technologies such as React integrating AWS services and open source tooling using a variety of different databases (e.g. MongoDb or ElasticSearch) and developing in Python.
  • Working with our DevOps specialists to help manage and maintain their own infrastructure (using Kubernetes).
  • Building and adding to automated testing and delivery pipelines (using GitLab).
  • Taking accountability for quality as a team including pair programming and participating in code reviews.

So youll develop new components youll fix bugs youll learn new ways of doing things and we will learn from you. Youll have the freedom and autonomy to do your best work with plenty of support along the way.

Here are some things weve worked on recently that might give you a better sense of what youll be doing day to day :

  • Improving systems integration performance using Apache Ni-Fi by balancing scaling and flow improvements through chunking
  • Implementing AWS Security Control Policies to manage global access privileges.
  • Validating and Converting data into a common data format using Avro Schemas and JOLT
  • Designing a proxy in-front of our Kubernetes cluster egress to whitelist traffic and mitigate any security risks
  • Implementing Access / Role Based Access Control in ElasticSearch
  • Writing a React UI using an ATDD approach with Cypress
  • Right now we are particularly looking for :

    Core Skills : React JavaScript TypeScript Kubernetes AWS familiarity Automated testing frameworks (Cypress Jest).

    Familiarity with : AWS Other automated testing frameworks (e.g. Playwright Cucumber).

    Specialised Skills : Material UI Elastic Stack (EKS / ELK) ExpressJS.

    Soft Skills : Engaging with technical and non-technical customers independent working Agile (Kanban) expertise.

    About you

    Were looking for someone with experience developing software solutions. You should have some opinions on :

  • What good code looks like (front end or back end)
  • How to operate systems on top of elastic infrastructure
  • How to spot smells in the code
  • Knowledge of developing on the cloud is preferred although not essential. Solid fundamentals with software development systems integration problem solving and teamwork pave the way.

    You might have a degree it might be in a related field. You might not and you can demonstrate how youve trodden the path for yourself.

    Pay and benefits

    Naimuri pays competitively within the industry based on your roles base location rates. The salary for this position is dependent upon your experience. We assess seniority relative to the team at Naimuri during the interviewing process.

    A full time working week is 37.5 hours and you have flexibility over when you give that time. We also offer part-time working which can be discussed during the recruitment process.

    Our core hours are 10 : 00am - 3 : 00pm and our office hours are between 7 : 30 and 18 : 00 Monday to Friday.

    Benefits include :

  • Flexible / Hybrid working options
  • A company performance related bonus
  • Pension matched 1.5x up to 10.5%
  • AXA group 1 medical cover
  • Personal training budget
  • Holiday buy-back scheme
  • A flexible benefits scheme
  • Recruitment Process

    We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and confident when interviewing with us. To help you prepare our recruitment team will discuss the process in more detail with you when you apply.

    We are happy to support any accessibility or neurodiversity requirements.

    Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

    UKSV National Security Vetting Solution : guidance for applicants - ()

    Required Experience :

    Senior IC

    Key Skills

    Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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