BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
We're growing our team! Our platform engineers help design and build applications for a range of critical public & government services and we need more passionate individuals to help that mission. You will be working at the cutting edge of cloud technology and solutions as part of a vibrant and inclusive team that fosters positivity and development at its centre. You will work across a range of projects and services, interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders to build common platforms, tooling and processes at various stages of the software development lifecycle. We're agile by default and we introduce and operate practices such as continuous deployment to support live applications. We strive to create solutions that are reusable, scalable and driven by automation. You'll be joining a team that understands that you get the best from people by encouraging them to be themselves and by allowing creativity to flourish. We support this by empowering our teams to own a solution throughout the development lifecycle whilst providing senior engineering support where needed. You will also be supported to develop your skills through regular training and development and will be joining a community of engineers who understand the importance of knowledge sharing. Initially you will be working remotely by default but as we start to return to offices individual requirements can be assessed to get the balance right and we run regular events such as team socials, virtual pub quizzes and team forums to give our teams the chance to socialise amongst each other and the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Support and monitor live applications Design, build and maintain secure cloud infrastructure Design, build and maintain build and release pipelines. Manage integrations between hosting platforms and applications Deploy and monitor software and configuration changes Automate efficient working practices where possible Ideally you will have experience in: Microsoft Azure with focus on their Platform as a Service offerings (App Services, Azure SQL, CosmosDB, Azure Search, KeyVault etc.). Infrastructure as Code. Primarily (but not limited to) ARM templates. Scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python. Building, Managing and securing C# ASP.Net web applications Web based authentication flows such as OAuth or SAML Effective source control management with Git Build and Release Management using Azure DevOps (VSTS) or a similar product An understand of the importance of Test Driven Development and associated technologies such as NUnit, XUnit. UI / Functional testing with Selenium Expertise in monitoring large distributed systems using technologies such as ELK, Grafana, Prometheus and tooling provided by cloud platform vendors Awareness and insight into technology trends to adopt new cutting-edge tools Other desirable skills and experience: Past experience of working in a Agile environment Experience of working with other cloud environments such as AWS & Google Cloud Experience with container management and micro-services architectures such as Docker and Kubernetes Elastic Search NodeJS Ruby on Rails About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. We also welcome discussions about flexible working. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
We're growing our team! Our platform engineers help design and build applications for a range of critical public & government services and we need more passionate individuals to help that mission. You will be working at the cutting edge of cloud technology and solutions as part of a vibrant and inclusive team that fosters positivity and development at its centre. You will work across a range of projects and services, interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders to build common platforms, tooling and processes at various stages of the software development lifecycle. We're agile by default and we introduce and operate practices such as continuous deployment to support live applications. We strive to create solutions that are reusable, scalable and driven by automation. You'll be joining a team that understands that you get the best from people by encouraging them to be themselves and by allowing creativity to flourish. We support this by empowering our teams to own a solution throughout the development lifecycle whilst providing senior engineering support where needed. You will also be supported to develop your skills through regular training and development and will be joining a community of engineers who understand the importance of knowledge sharing. Initially you will be working remotely by default but as we start to return to offices individual requirements can be assessed to get the balance right and we run regular events such as team socials, virtual pub quizzes and team forums to give our teams the chance to socialise amongst each other and the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Support and monitor live applications Design, build and maintain secure cloud infrastructure Design, build and maintain build and release pipelines. Manage integrations between hosting platforms and applications Deploy and monitor software and configuration changes Automate efficient working practices where possible Ideally you will have experience in: Microsoft Azure with focus on their Platform as a Service offerings (App Services, Azure SQL, CosmosDB, Azure Search, KeyVault etc.). Infrastructure as Code. Primarily (but not limited to) ARM templates. Scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python. Building, Managing and securing C# ASP.Net web applications Web based authentication flows such as OAuth or SAML Effective source control management with Git Build and Release Management using Azure DevOps (VSTS) or a similar product An understand of the importance of Test Driven Development and associated technologies such as NUnit, XUnit. UI / Functional testing with Selenium Expertise in monitoring large distributed systems using technologies such as ELK, Grafana, Prometheus and tooling provided by cloud platform vendors Awareness and insight into technology trends to adopt new cutting-edge tools Other desirable skills and experience: Past experience of working in a Agile environment Experience of working with other cloud environments such as AWS & Google Cloud Experience with container management and micro-services architectures such as Docker and Kubernetes Elastic Search NodeJS Ruby on Rails About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. We also welcome discussions about flexible working. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Big Blue Door
Big Blue Door is a creative digital development and hosting agency with substantial experience in developing and maintaining high quality, high impact websites and digital products in complex, multi-stakeholder environments in an Agile manner. We specialise in working with public and third sector organisations, both large and small, utilising Drupal as our preferred Content Management Framework, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our preferred hosting partner. Our client base is primarily public sector organisations, including Government departments, Local Councils, NHS, and Education bodies, with both public-facing websites and Intranets. The work we undertake is very varied, and includes a number of backend integrations with third-party APIs. We manage projects through the entirety of the SDLC, from discovery, research, and creative design, through to the build phase, and finally through to training, support, ongoing maintenance, and hosting. We are Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partners , but also have hosting spread across other providers including Azure and Google Cloud Platform. About the role: We're looking for an experienced frontend developer to join our team, and help deliver projects working closely with our head of creative. This role will also include mentoring more junior frontend members of the team (remotely and in-person). This role will be split across new (greenfield) projects and legacy client work, with some clients still operating on Drupal 7. All of our new builds are in Drupal 8/9. Some of our newer projects are headless (we use React) and we expect this trend to continue. As an agency with multiple concurrent work strands across different technologies and frameworks, we expect our developers to work across a number of projects during a normal working week. Essential skills: Broad experience of working with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, Next, Gatsby and VueJS. Three or more years experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and team workflows. Worked with and consumed a good range of third party APIs. CSS Preprocessing - SASS/SCSS and build tools (e.g. Compass / Node / Yarn). Use and understanding of task runners - Gulp and Grunt. Comfortable using the command line and SSH. Experience with Adobe suite (Photoshop / Illustrator / Fireworks) or similar (Sketch) - in taking design files and applying them to HTML/CSS. Design skills not required. Ability to produce and review high quality, clean code. Ability to support and mentor other team members Strong teamwork and communication skills. Comfortable working on existing HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage work priorities effectively and autonomously. The ability to work on-site in our London Bridge office on occasion, either as full-time (M-F) or as part-time (2-3 days in the office, otherwise remote). Please also see the note at the top of this specification relating to COVID-19. Fluent English and excellent communication skills as part of the role may be client-facing Desirable skills: Five or more years demonstrable experience of building Drupal (7 or 8) production websites (we may ask for code samples), including coding custom modules, extending contrib, and theme building. Drupal certifications (Acquia or otherwise). Frontend: Experience working with Graphql Experience with frontend testing libraries such as Jasmine, Mocha, Jest, etc. Experience with Storybook or other component library software Backend / DevOps: Demonstrable experience custom coding on other PHP CMSs (OOP or procedural). Symfony or Python/Django experience may be beneficial. Sysadmin experience configuring LAMP/LEMP stack. Experience with configuring CI software, such as Jenkins. Experience of designing and consuming APIs and Web Services (SOAP / REST), including knowledge of security concerns and mitigations. Ability to write or configure custom automation tasks with scripting tools, e.g. Bash/Perl/Python. Experience configuring virtualisation for development processes, e.g. Docker/Vagrant. Other skills: Experience of building to Accessibility Standards, particularly WAI / WCAG. Understanding of SOA, experience with Web Services (XMLRPC / JSON / SOAP / REST / GraphQL). - Flexible working Macbook Pro 28 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays, increasing by one day every year (up to ten years)] 'Open fridge' policy including free lunch and wine/beer Season ticket loan scheme Interesting and varied projects! Professional development training, including annual week in Europe for DrupalCon (or similar) Friendly and supportive environment Technical Test Video Call with Managing Partners / Tech Lead Offer! Drupal, React, Angular, Next, Vue.jsDrupal, React, Angular, Next, Vue.js, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Git, Gulp, PHP, Symfony, Python, Django, Jenkins, SOAP, REST, Bash, Perl, Docker, GraphQL, Jasmine, Mocha, Jest, Storybook
Big Blue Door is a creative digital development and hosting agency with substantial experience in developing and maintaining high quality, high impact websites and digital products in complex, multi-stakeholder environments in an Agile manner. We specialise in working with public and third sector organisations, both large and small, utilising Drupal as our preferred Content Management Framework, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as our preferred hosting partner. Our client base is primarily public sector organisations, including Government departments, Local Councils, NHS, and Education bodies, with both public-facing websites and Intranets. The work we undertake is very varied, and includes a number of backend integrations with third-party APIs. We manage projects through the entirety of the SDLC, from discovery, research, and creative design, through to the build phase, and finally through to training, support, ongoing maintenance, and hosting. We are Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partners , but also have hosting spread across other providers including Azure and Google Cloud Platform. About the role: We're looking for an experienced frontend developer to join our team, and help deliver projects working closely with our head of creative. This role will also include mentoring more junior frontend members of the team (remotely and in-person). This role will be split across new (greenfield) projects and legacy client work, with some clients still operating on Drupal 7. All of our new builds are in Drupal 8/9. Some of our newer projects are headless (we use React) and we expect this trend to continue. As an agency with multiple concurrent work strands across different technologies and frameworks, we expect our developers to work across a number of projects during a normal working week. Essential skills: Broad experience of working with frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, Next, Gatsby and VueJS. Three or more years experience with version control systems (preferably Git) and team workflows. Worked with and consumed a good range of third party APIs. CSS Preprocessing - SASS/SCSS and build tools (e.g. Compass / Node / Yarn). Use and understanding of task runners - Gulp and Grunt. Comfortable using the command line and SSH. Experience with Adobe suite (Photoshop / Illustrator / Fireworks) or similar (Sketch) - in taking design files and applying them to HTML/CSS. Design skills not required. Ability to produce and review high quality, clean code. Ability to support and mentor other team members Strong teamwork and communication skills. Comfortable working on existing HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage work priorities effectively and autonomously. The ability to work on-site in our London Bridge office on occasion, either as full-time (M-F) or as part-time (2-3 days in the office, otherwise remote). Please also see the note at the top of this specification relating to COVID-19. Fluent English and excellent communication skills as part of the role may be client-facing Desirable skills: Five or more years demonstrable experience of building Drupal (7 or 8) production websites (we may ask for code samples), including coding custom modules, extending contrib, and theme building. Drupal certifications (Acquia or otherwise). Frontend: Experience working with Graphql Experience with frontend testing libraries such as Jasmine, Mocha, Jest, etc. Experience with Storybook or other component library software Backend / DevOps: Demonstrable experience custom coding on other PHP CMSs (OOP or procedural). Symfony or Python/Django experience may be beneficial. Sysadmin experience configuring LAMP/LEMP stack. Experience with configuring CI software, such as Jenkins. Experience of designing and consuming APIs and Web Services (SOAP / REST), including knowledge of security concerns and mitigations. Ability to write or configure custom automation tasks with scripting tools, e.g. Bash/Perl/Python. Experience configuring virtualisation for development processes, e.g. Docker/Vagrant. Other skills: Experience of building to Accessibility Standards, particularly WAI / WCAG. Understanding of SOA, experience with Web Services (XMLRPC / JSON / SOAP / REST / GraphQL). - Flexible working Macbook Pro 28 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays, increasing by one day every year (up to ten years)] 'Open fridge' policy including free lunch and wine/beer Season ticket loan scheme Interesting and varied projects! Professional development training, including annual week in Europe for DrupalCon (or similar) Friendly and supportive environment Technical Test Video Call with Managing Partners / Tech Lead Offer! Drupal, React, Angular, Next, Vue.jsDrupal, React, Angular, Next, Vue.js, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Git, Gulp, PHP, Symfony, Python, Django, Jenkins, SOAP, REST, Bash, Perl, Docker, GraphQL, Jasmine, Mocha, Jest, Storybook
Ordnance Survey
Southampton, UK
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Principal Engineer to join our team. This role will be based at our state-of-the-art Headquarters in Southampton, however, all our people, where they can, are currently working from home. As such, we are open to applications that can deliver work remotely where appropriate. In return, you will receive a competitive salary .
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Principal Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- A suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to join our Technology & Design department in developing the next generation cloud-based systems, that drive our world-leading geospatial and business applications. Providing organisational and technical leadership to our forward-thinking agile teams, you will influence strategic direction across our Data Engineering domain.
Having a thirst for knowledge and the ability to think creatively are highly valued in OS’s engineering culture and ethos. You will be working with a wide variety of techniques and technologies, such as Azure DevOps, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Data Platform, FME, and ESRI technology stacks.
Providing industry-leading expertise, informing, and enabling the strategic objectives of OS, you will lead the software development of complex and high-profile projects, working with senior stakeholders across the business to develop roadmaps to address strategy.
Your organisation-wide thought leadership, training, and direction will facilitate collaboration with senior business stakeholders, and allow you to influence, shape, design and challenge roadmaps and objectives. Through collaboration with project and delivery managers, you will also track the progress of technical delivery.
What we’re looking for in our Principal Engineer:
- Industry-leading skills in software engineering & best practice (e.g. SOLID, Agile, TDD, BDD)
- Expert knowledge in one or more of the following: Azure DevOps, Azure SQL, C#, Python, Javascript
- Good knowledge and understanding of system development in Azure cloud environments
- Demonstrable ability to lead, coach and mentor engineering teams
- Excellent track record in collaborating with senior business stakeholders
- Proven track record in leading complex software development projects
- Proven track record in the development of technical strategies
- Experience working with Geospatial data, ESRI or FME (desirable)
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, please click apply now to be considered as our Principal Engineer – we’d love to hear from you!
Closing Date: Sunday 28th March 2021
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Principal Engineer to join our team. This role will be based at our state-of-the-art Headquarters in Southampton, however, all our people, where they can, are currently working from home. As such, we are open to applications that can deliver work remotely where appropriate. In return, you will receive a competitive salary .
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Principal Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- A suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated Principal Engineer to join our Technology & Design department in developing the next generation cloud-based systems, that drive our world-leading geospatial and business applications. Providing organisational and technical leadership to our forward-thinking agile teams, you will influence strategic direction across our Data Engineering domain.
Having a thirst for knowledge and the ability to think creatively are highly valued in OS’s engineering culture and ethos. You will be working with a wide variety of techniques and technologies, such as Azure DevOps, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Data Platform, FME, and ESRI technology stacks.
Providing industry-leading expertise, informing, and enabling the strategic objectives of OS, you will lead the software development of complex and high-profile projects, working with senior stakeholders across the business to develop roadmaps to address strategy.
Your organisation-wide thought leadership, training, and direction will facilitate collaboration with senior business stakeholders, and allow you to influence, shape, design and challenge roadmaps and objectives. Through collaboration with project and delivery managers, you will also track the progress of technical delivery.
What we’re looking for in our Principal Engineer:
- Industry-leading skills in software engineering & best practice (e.g. SOLID, Agile, TDD, BDD)
- Expert knowledge in one or more of the following: Azure DevOps, Azure SQL, C#, Python, Javascript
- Good knowledge and understanding of system development in Azure cloud environments
- Demonstrable ability to lead, coach and mentor engineering teams
- Excellent track record in collaborating with senior business stakeholders
- Proven track record in leading complex software development projects
- Proven track record in the development of technical strategies
- Experience working with Geospatial data, ESRI or FME (desirable)
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, please click apply now to be considered as our Principal Engineer – we’d love to hear from you!
Closing Date: Sunday 28th March 2021
