Job Specifications
We are looking for an enthusiastic and inquisitive individual, who can think creatively to solve problems and meet user requirements. You must have a keen interest in software engineering and be ready to research and learn new techniques, languages and frameworks. Working with a DevSecOps mindset, you will be developing, delivering, and operating applications using a secure approach.
Responsibilities
Contributing to the development and refinement of user requirements.
Actively contribute to Scrum ceremonies such as Refinement, Sprint Planning and Retrospective.
Designing innovative solutions to solve problems and meet requirements.
Elaborate solutions at a high level and create low level designs that conforms to set standards.
Communicate effectively to a variety of audiences including both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Leading Demo Sessions as part of sprint reviews.
Implementing solutions using a variety of programming languages, frameworks, tools and techniques.
Encourage and practice TDD and other Delivery Best practices.
Producing applicable technical documentation.
Contribute to improvements of our technical excellence and ways of working within Squad, Chapter and Guild forums.
Actively Contribute to and progress the technical roadmap.
Mentoring Software Engineers, Graduate and Junior population
Address Technical Debt and consistently recommend Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Competent in DevOps approach and practices
Identification and ownership of NFRs.
Actively encourage and provide knowledge transfer during the delivery stride.
Experience Required
3+ years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining applications written in Java.
3+ years of Web services development experience using spring boot or similar.
2+ years of Web development experience using HTML, CSS and a JavaScript/TypeScript framework, preferably Angular 2+.
Experience with SQL and relational database technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL or MS SQL.
Experience with development tools such as Git, Maven, npm etc.
Experience with Cloud Technologies, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, or Terraform.
Exposure to Service Mesh Technologies preferably Istio or Anthos
Experience with BigQuery is an added advantage.
Interview Process
Online technical assessment followed by 2 stage interview.
Admiral: Where You Can
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It's a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people-first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can, Grow And Progress at a pace and direction that suits you, Make A Difference for our customers and each other, and Share in Our Future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service.
Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.
We’re proud of our people-first culture. In fact, we've been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to making sure your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.
Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work-life balance; You can view some of our other key benefits here.
Disability Confident Leader
As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long-term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process.
If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email us or contact us on 07386697107. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.
About the Company
We're Wales’ only FTSE 100 company with forward-thinking approaches and endless opportunities to test, learn and grow. There's a reason we've been named one of the best places to work in the UK: our progressive culture, core values, and commitment to diversity and inclusion has created a working environment where people share ideas, aren’t afraid to speak up and change things, and above all, are felt valued.
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