Lead Software Engineer

About the role

Aker Systems is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to develop backend platforms and services for national security and defence clients. You will work within an Agile team to solve real-world problems and support the UK's national security infrastructure. The role involves leveraging modern commercial and open-source technologies in both private and public cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance features to our platforms and services that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
• Actively participate in the team’s elaboration and estimation of user stories
• Build frequent, small releases to maintain the team’s momentum
• Collaborate closely with other engineers in our cross-functional feature teams
• Build, optimise and operate our Continuous Deployment pipelines
• Maintain operational responsibility for the services that your team owns

Required skills

• Java
• JVM languages
• Kafka
• Agile
• DevSecOps
• Zero Trust Architecture
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• S3
• Continuous delivery
• Clean code
• Automated testing
• Micro-service design
• Big Data

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company paid medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• Annual training allowance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Virtual GP
• Employee Assistance plan

About the Company

Aker Systems builds and operates ultra-secure, high-performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for enterprise and government clients. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on data modernisation and AI-driven transformation for highly regulated sectors.