scrumconnect ltd
Taunton, Somerset
About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter. Role Purpose Join a blended agile delivery squad working on large-scale, secure digital services for a government client. As a Senior Developer, you will bring strong hands-on experience across both .NET and Python, contributing to cloud-native API development, Legacy modernisation, and DevSecOps practices - all within a Microsoft Azure environment and aligned to the highest engineering and security standards. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications and services using .NET Core and Python. Build and consume RESTful APIs following API-first and microservices design principles. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps - build, test, and deployment automation. Apply DevSecOps practices including SAST/DAST scanning, dependency management, and environment segregation. Participate in code reviews, uphold coding standards, and implement secure development practices. Support Legacy system modernisation - migrating from older Windows and .NET Framework environments. Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to architecture artefacts. Ensure all developed solutions meet WCAG AA accessibility standards. Work collaboratively with architects, lead developers, and delivery managers within an agile squad. Contribute to knowledge transfer and onboarding activities for client and team staff. Security Clearance - Mandatory SC (Security Check) clearance is mandatory for this role. Candidates must be eligible to obtain SC clearance. British nationality or a minimum of 5 years' UK residency is typically required. Clearance will be sponsored upon appointment. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong hands-on C# with solid grasp of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles. Experience building production-grade applications in both .NET Core and Framework environments. Core Languages - .NET Core 10.0 & .NET Framework 4.8 - Mandatory Python - Production-Grade Experience - Mandatory Proficiency with Astral UV, virtual environments, and Python dependency management. Ability to build, maintain, and deploy Python-based services and tooling. JavaScript/TypeScript Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure - Mandatory Microsoft Azure - Cloud-Native Development Experience Azure DevOps - CI/CD Pipeline Design and Management Infrastructure as Code - Terraform and/or Bicep Containerisation - Docker and/or Kubernetes Development Practices - Mandatory RESTful API design, development, and life cycle management Secure development - SAST/DAST tooling, code review, OWASP awareness Technical documentation to a high standard On-site in Taunton, Somerset - 2 days per week minimum Desirable Skills & Experience Legacy Windows technologies - Win32, WPF, MFC/ATL, COM, MSI packaging. Geospatial data formats - GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML. Familiarity with MOD Secure by Design and NCSC software security standards. Experience working in UK public sector or government digital services. Python geospatial tooling or data pipeline experience. Tech Stack: Backend: .NET Core 10.0, .NET Framework 4.8, C#, Python (Astral UV), REST APIs, Microservices Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, WCAG AA Cloud & DevOps: Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes Security: SAST/DAST, Secure by Design, SC Clearance (Mandatory) Geospatial: GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML (desirable) Tools: Git, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps Boards Diversity & Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.
About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter. Role Purpose Join a blended agile delivery squad working on large-scale, secure digital services for a government client. As a Senior Developer, you will bring strong hands-on experience across both .NET and Python, contributing to cloud-native API development, Legacy modernisation, and DevSecOps practices - all within a Microsoft Azure environment and aligned to the highest engineering and security standards. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications and services using .NET Core and Python. Build and consume RESTful APIs following API-first and microservices design principles. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps - build, test, and deployment automation. Apply DevSecOps practices including SAST/DAST scanning, dependency management, and environment segregation. Participate in code reviews, uphold coding standards, and implement secure development practices. Support Legacy system modernisation - migrating from older Windows and .NET Framework environments. Produce clear technical documentation and contribute to architecture artefacts. Ensure all developed solutions meet WCAG AA accessibility standards. Work collaboratively with architects, lead developers, and delivery managers within an agile squad. Contribute to knowledge transfer and onboarding activities for client and team staff. Security Clearance - Mandatory SC (Security Check) clearance is mandatory for this role. Candidates must be eligible to obtain SC clearance. British nationality or a minimum of 5 years' UK residency is typically required. Clearance will be sponsored upon appointment. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong hands-on C# with solid grasp of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles. Experience building production-grade applications in both .NET Core and Framework environments. Core Languages - .NET Core 10.0 & .NET Framework 4.8 - Mandatory Python - Production-Grade Experience - Mandatory Proficiency with Astral UV, virtual environments, and Python dependency management. Ability to build, maintain, and deploy Python-based services and tooling. JavaScript/TypeScript Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure - Mandatory Microsoft Azure - Cloud-Native Development Experience Azure DevOps - CI/CD Pipeline Design and Management Infrastructure as Code - Terraform and/or Bicep Containerisation - Docker and/or Kubernetes Development Practices - Mandatory RESTful API design, development, and life cycle management Secure development - SAST/DAST tooling, code review, OWASP awareness Technical documentation to a high standard On-site in Taunton, Somerset - 2 days per week minimum Desirable Skills & Experience Legacy Windows technologies - Win32, WPF, MFC/ATL, COM, MSI packaging. Geospatial data formats - GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML. Familiarity with MOD Secure by Design and NCSC software security standards. Experience working in UK public sector or government digital services. Python geospatial tooling or data pipeline experience. Tech Stack: Backend: .NET Core 10.0, .NET Framework 4.8, C#, Python (Astral UV), REST APIs, Microservices Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, WCAG AA Cloud & DevOps: Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform, Bicep, Docker, Kubernetes Security: SAST/DAST, Secure by Design, SC Clearance (Mandatory) Geospatial: GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML (desirable) Tools: Git, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps Boards Diversity & Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Baringa Partners LLP
Manager, Senior Platform Software Engineer London, United Kingdom Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence - all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly - all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms. Our Energy Products Practice is looking for an experienced (job title/level) to join the team. Baringa are world leaders in modelling energy markets and using the insights generated through these models to drive change in a decarbonising energy industry. The Energy Products practice specialises in the development and innovation of our analytical models and supporting technology ecosystem underpinned by our deep expertise in the energy markets. Our staff come from diverse backgrounds, based across multiple geographies, and building models that utilise highly varied data sources - everything from kilobytes of academic papers to terabytes of hourly scenario projections for 50+ years. They need rapid access to data, analytics outputs, and highly scalable data processing infrastructure. Our scale and model complexity has reached a point that to continue to achieve our business vision, we are building a dedicated global Data and Processing Platform team. Come and join us to be part of the energy transition, the defining challenge of our lifetimes, where your technical skills and experience can have real impact. What you will be doing You will help shape the design, implementation and ongoing support of a greenfield Data and Processing Platform and its supporting software products. You will support the Engineering Lead to engage with internal developers, energy system modellers, client-facing energy experts, and users across the business to build capabilities that enable them to work more effectively and better serve our clients. You will help drive engineering best practices, ensuring that quality, reliability and observability are built into our products from inception. You will design and implement robust CI/CD automation flows, continually evolving our processes to improve the engineering experience for ourselves and the teams we support. You will take an active role in all stages of the team's agile development approach, from refinement through to delivery, supporting the iterative improvement of our team processes. Your skills and experience You are passionate about building the 'right' solution to problems, with a desire to understand the problems at their core and 'why' a solution is fit for purpose. You will have practical experience as a senior engineer in high-performing engineering teams, collaborating closely with colleagues and taking pride in what you create. You are strong at solving complex problems and can flexibly consider different technologies/engineering approaches to achieve this. You have advanced working knowledge of a general programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C#, Typescript etc.) and understand both domain modelling and application programming. You have working knowledge of data management technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Databricks etc.). You have working knowledge of modern software engineering tools (Git, CI/CD pipelines), cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi). You have worked across the technology stack with experience of established frameworks (e.g. React/Angular/Vue/Blazor frontends and/or FastAPI/SpringBoot/.NET backends). You have experience building and supporting different architectural approaches and are confident in justifying your technology and architectural choices. You are passionate about communicating complex concepts succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences to reach a common understanding. You have experience working with agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum/Kanban), with an understanding of the key principles that underpin their effective use. We've seen research that says some candidates will not apply to a role if they don't meet every requirement, but please do not let this put you off. If you think you are a good overall match please do get in touch - we look carefully at all applications, and you may well be our ideal candidate. What a career at Baringa will give you Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff with amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success. Diversity and Inclusion We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this. Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
Manager, Senior Platform Software Engineer London, United Kingdom Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence - all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly - all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms. Our Energy Products Practice is looking for an experienced (job title/level) to join the team. Baringa are world leaders in modelling energy markets and using the insights generated through these models to drive change in a decarbonising energy industry. The Energy Products practice specialises in the development and innovation of our analytical models and supporting technology ecosystem underpinned by our deep expertise in the energy markets. Our staff come from diverse backgrounds, based across multiple geographies, and building models that utilise highly varied data sources - everything from kilobytes of academic papers to terabytes of hourly scenario projections for 50+ years. They need rapid access to data, analytics outputs, and highly scalable data processing infrastructure. Our scale and model complexity has reached a point that to continue to achieve our business vision, we are building a dedicated global Data and Processing Platform team. Come and join us to be part of the energy transition, the defining challenge of our lifetimes, where your technical skills and experience can have real impact. What you will be doing You will help shape the design, implementation and ongoing support of a greenfield Data and Processing Platform and its supporting software products. You will support the Engineering Lead to engage with internal developers, energy system modellers, client-facing energy experts, and users across the business to build capabilities that enable them to work more effectively and better serve our clients. You will help drive engineering best practices, ensuring that quality, reliability and observability are built into our products from inception. You will design and implement robust CI/CD automation flows, continually evolving our processes to improve the engineering experience for ourselves and the teams we support. You will take an active role in all stages of the team's agile development approach, from refinement through to delivery, supporting the iterative improvement of our team processes. Your skills and experience You are passionate about building the 'right' solution to problems, with a desire to understand the problems at their core and 'why' a solution is fit for purpose. You will have practical experience as a senior engineer in high-performing engineering teams, collaborating closely with colleagues and taking pride in what you create. You are strong at solving complex problems and can flexibly consider different technologies/engineering approaches to achieve this. You have advanced working knowledge of a general programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C#, Typescript etc.) and understand both domain modelling and application programming. You have working knowledge of data management technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Databricks etc.). You have working knowledge of modern software engineering tools (Git, CI/CD pipelines), cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Pulumi). You have worked across the technology stack with experience of established frameworks (e.g. React/Angular/Vue/Blazor frontends and/or FastAPI/SpringBoot/.NET backends). You have experience building and supporting different architectural approaches and are confident in justifying your technology and architectural choices. You are passionate about communicating complex concepts succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences to reach a common understanding. You have experience working with agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum/Kanban), with an understanding of the key principles that underpin their effective use. We've seen research that says some candidates will not apply to a role if they don't meet every requirement, but please do not let this put you off. If you think you are a good overall match please do get in touch - we look carefully at all applications, and you may well be our ideal candidate. What a career at Baringa will give you Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff with amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service. Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave. Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us. Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice. Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success. Diversity and Inclusion We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this. Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve. We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.