AWS Platform Developer

• London, UK
• Full-time

Company Description
We pledge "to prove IT can make a real difference to our customer's businesses". We work hard to ensure we understand what our customers need from their technology solutions and then we deliver. 

We are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big and we hire great people. Version 1 are more than just another IT services company - we are leaders in implementing and supporting Oracle, Microsoft and AWS technologies. 

Invest in us and we’ll invest in you; if you are driven, committed and up for a challenge, we want to meet you. 

Job Description
This role will suit an AWS professional with knowledge of Integration patterns looking to further their skills within AWS and who enjoys working in a client facing role. 
  
You will be working as a member of the application development team, developing integration capabilities with external services. 
 
You will have exciting opportunity to work on a secure project, being based on the client site, playing an active role in delivering AWS cloud solutions to our customer. 
 
Involved throughout the lifecycle of the project you will use your experience in AWS and Integration technologies and will have good hands on experience in Designing, Architecting and developing AWS serverless artefacts.  

Responsibilities: 

• Working with other AWS application platform developers to ensure the development of high quality continuous build automation and deployment input to class leading application platform solutions.  
• Assist in ensuring that application platforms and data solutions can be deployed and operated in a highly repeatable, secure and predictable manner.  
• Helping to define relevant solution deployment architectures 
• Collaborate and liaise with other customer stakeholders/ end users in the software development lifecycle – PMs, BAs, testing etc 
• Provide effective knowledge transfer and upskilling to relevant customer personnel to ensure an appropriate level of future self-sufficiency.  

Essential criteria: 

Security clearance to SC level is essential  

Possession of AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification  

AWS application platform development experience  

Knowledge of AWS platform and PaaS technologies and associated architectural and development approaches 

Knowledge and experience of agile and secure development methodologies and supporting tools. You must be able to quickly and independently develop, unit test and release artefacts within an Agile project 

Direct experience of enterprise solution shaping and AWS application platform development and architecture including excellent documentation skills 

Extensive experience in working as part of highly dynamic teams using agile methodologies to deliver solutions under demanding timescales 

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as you will be working directly with our clients, alongside our high performing team, or within a client team as a subject matter expert  

Familiarity with API driven development approaches to both create and consume services from external parties 

Strong knowledge of security design and control approaches and will be familiar with federated security techniques using OAuth, SAML, OpenID 

Experience of Test Driven Development Approaches and developing automated unit tests 

In-depth knowledge of one or more AWS orientated high-level programming languages, such as Java or Python 

An awareness of Microsoft application platform technologies 

Best practice knowledge and design experience in a range of application styles and technologies to help guide and steer decisions would be very desirable 

Experience of collaborating and knowledge transfer to mixed customer and supplier teams whilst delivering to agreed timelines would be highly beneficial 

Experience of working on public sector projects and possession of UK Government security clearance 

Additional Information
We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statement located at: 
https://www.version1.com/careers/culture