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N Consulting Global

Senior Software Engineer

Hybrid

Birmingham, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

01-10-2025

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Communication Python NoSQL PostgreSQL Encryption Splunk GitLab CI/CD DevOps Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Version Control Jenkins Ansible Change Management Architecture Linux Programming Databases AWS Software Development cloud platforms Agile GCP Gitlab CI Terraform Prometheus Grafana Infrastructure as Code Microservices

Job Specifications

JOB DETAILS

Role Title: Senior Software Engineer

Possibility of remote work : Hybrid 2-3 weeks from office.

Contract Duration 6+ months (can be extended based upon performance. )

Locations: SHEFFILED or BIRMINGHAM or EDINBURGH

The client is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer to support development of services hosted on Public Cloud platforms.

You will leverage your expertise in Software Development, along with your Cloud Engineering experience across AWS/GCP, to design and implement resilient frontend client, backend services and cloud-native solutions.

This is an opportunity to work on high-impact systems within a secure, high-availability environment at one of the world's leading financial institutions.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities will include:

* Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant backend REST API services along with frontend client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services.

* Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards.

* Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain and mature Product capabilities/features.

* Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks.

Qualifications and experience:

The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications:

* Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or equivalent industry experience.

* Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience.

* 5+ years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems.

* Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL.

* Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control.

* Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, including cloud-native services, storage, IAM, and KMS.

* Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization.

* Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems.

* Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking.

* Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.

* A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.

Essential Skills:

* Demonstrable experience of:

o Public Cloud.

o Linux.

o Relational and NoSQL databases.

o Integration services such as messaging and streams.

o Building RESTful API Services.

o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions.

o Microservices, and distributed tracing.

o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana).

* Experience working within an Agile environment.

* Programming experience in following languages: Golang & Python.

* Good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption).

* Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools.

* Good non-functional testing experience.

Desirable Skills

* Experience working in financial services or other regulated environments.

* Experience of working with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools.

* Automation scripting (using scripting languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.).

About the Company

N Consulting is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in data analytics, digital, cloud and security. We come with experience and specialized skills across industries segments, we offer Consulting , IT Services, Technology and Operations services across the globe. Our quality of people is key to our success who deliver on time, serving clients across America, Europe and Asia. We embrace the power of change to create value and sustainable communities. Visit us at www.n-cons.co.uk. Know more