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Lead Software Engineer

Employer
LA International
Location
Reading
Salary
£45000 - £60000 per annum
Closing date
6 Sep 2019

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Clearance Level
DV
Sector
Information Technology
Job Type
Permanent
Role Overview

Unique opportunity to deliver innovative solutions in an Agile Innovation lab environment. Based in Reading, we have this opportunity for a Software Engineer to be responsible for supporting the creation of the ADS Software Centre of Excellence, focusing on R&D and Innovation using leading software development frameworks with a bias towards Open Source and Open Standards. You will provide an expert level of software development skills capable of building software for systems of any size and complexity and achieve customer satisfaction criteria through management of a team.

Please note, the successful candidate must be eligible for and willing to undergo security clearance process.

Essential Experience in Java & Scala is required for the role.
Experience in Blockchain would be beneficial however is not essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate as full training will be given within new technologies.

Responsibilities

Supporting the creation of the ADS Software Centre of Excellence and focusing on R&D and Innovation using leading software development frameworks with a bias towards Open Source and Open Standards.

Further knowledge of any of the below will also be beneficial however isn't essential:

Java, JS, Scala, C# & Python
Reactive Programming
Spark
Knowledge of and applied experience of developing Microservices, Containers, AKKA Actor Model, Spring Cloud/Boot
Frameworks and deployment methodologies in Public Cloud and Private Cloud environments.
CI/CD tools Docker/BitBucket/GIT
Blockchain technologies and development of Blockchain applications using Hyperledger Fabric or other
platforms.
Database technologies: Cassandra/MongoDB/Hadoop
Distributed Application Development
Restful API Development using Swagger
Authentication technologies OAuth/SAML
Cryptography techniques and standards
AI algorithms & ML Libraries
Data Science tools (Scikit-Learn, Pandas etc)
Open QASM and Quantum SDK's would be a distinct advantage.

You will work with these technologies to deliver innovative solutions in an Agile Innovation lab environment to meet client demands but also to produce "the art of the possible" R&D software that has the ability to deliver the "wow" factor.




Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award that any business can receive The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2015.

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