Job Ref: 215537707

Date: 2022-01-11 19:20:02

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Full Stack Developer / Engineer

Milton Keynes

Fixed Term Contract till Sept 2022

Day Rate £500-£600 DOE

Our esteemed client is now looking to recruit a Full Stack Engineer on a Day Rate for a FTC till end of Sept 2022.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer to help design, develop and deploy software for our Client and to be instrumental in migrating an existing legacy codebase into the cloud.

The successful candidate will be able to build high-quality, innovative and fully performant software in compliance with the best practise coding standards and technical design.

KEY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Strong software design. Encouraged to know a wide array of software design patterns in depth, display a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures, and able to show multiple real-life examples of applications of this knowledge

• Shows engagement when architecting and developing new software

• Takes leadership on cloud architecture issues: cloud setup and configuration, testing and deployment of code, monitoring, and support

• Ensures data and systems security, takes responsibility for proper control of authentication and privileges, and adherence to the security compliance standards i.e., ISO, GDPR, and the internal information security policy

• Sound knowledge of driving software configuration management, software testing discipline, and development governance, as well as technical systems administration

• Collaborates closely with the IT Infrastructure team to deliver solutions on well-architected and secure platforms and network configurations, acting as the infrastructure representative in the Informatics team

• Actively engages with the labs and core business units to make the product better, and to understand ambiguous requirements

• Publishes documents i.e., user manuals, maintenance procedures, RCAs and definitions for data dictionaries etc.

*** A full job spec can be provided***

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential Qualifications and Experience

ü  5+ years of demonstrated software development experience – including 3+ years on cloud-based backend solutions, preferably AWS/Kubernetes and 2+ years front-end development

ü  3+ years of data engineering experience – pipeline construction, data preparation and curation, data API design and implementation, deployment of analytical models and model execution

ü  2+ years of exposure to scientific environments including biological applications.

ü  Formal training and certification in data engineering and other technical subjects including software engineering Essential Technical Skills

ü  Strong Python skills (NumPy, Pandas, SQLAlchemy, PyQt, etc.) and using Python to manipulate flat files (JSON, XML, CSV) and interface with databases

ü  Knowledge of scripting and coding using Perl/ .net/ Java/ SQL • Strong skills in Data/RESTful API design

ü  Web application design and deployment – Flask, JavaScript, CSS/SASS, Node.js, React, HTML

ü  Familiarity with UI/UX design

ü  Experienced working within a cloud environment, and is comfortable provisioning IaaS and PaaS services within such an environment, ideally AWS (IAS, networking configuration, databases/RDS, S3, TerraForm, etc.)

ü  Strong understanding of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) – ideally AWS EKS and Fargate, HELM scripts

ü  Working skills in a GIT/ Agile/ JIRA environment

ü  Strong CI/CD experience to support a DevOps setup (CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.)

ü  Experience in TDD/BDD environments

ü  Strong understanding and experience implementing automated tools and frameworks

ü  Strong skills in algorithms and data structures

ü  Database design and management

ü  Linux proficiency

Desirable Experience

• Experience of the bioscience sector would be beneficial, particularly working with laboratory information management systems (LIMS) Behavioural traits

• Highly collaborative and non-judgmental about colleagues, with the ability to make use of their strengths well

• Self-motivated, organised and methodical in approach to data engineering while being able to respond to critical situations with speed

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including to exec management team level

• Take ownership and pride in work and achieving high standards for self and working with the Informatics team

• Ability to analyse complex data, technical and operational problems and propose solutions.

• Courageous with an attitude of doing the right thing

• Determined to see issues through to resolution

Insignia Recruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be

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