Lead Technical Software Engineer

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Lead TechnicalSoftware EngineerSalary -£55,467 - £58,927Contract type -PermanentWorking pattern - Hybrid/RemoteLocation - Taunton, UKLead TechnicalSoftware EngineerSalary -£55,467 - £58,927Contract type -PermanentWorking pattern - Hybrid/RemoteLocation - Taunton, UKJob summaryWe have two exciting opportunities forLead Technical Software Engineersto join our expanding agile development teams which work on both feature development and support across a range of systems. You will need to have strong broad experiencein relevant development tools and technologies as well as deep expertise in either.Net or Security. You will be the recognised SME in your relevant area and will lead community events and share best practice and knowledge.Our engineers work with a wide range of technologies, software tools and systems across multiple business areas with languages includingC#, Java, Python, Angular and Javascript.We deploy our solutions to cloud-based architectures as well as to our own infrastructure and utilise technologies such asAzure, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL. Everything we do is team based.Quality is paramount. Collaboration is key and you and your team will be supported to do good work. Mostcodeis done in pairs or largergroups to ensure quality and spread knowledge. Everyone reviews code and everyone welcomes feedback.We offer a great work / life balance. Peoples start and end times are built around their own preferences 7am to 7pm and the team time is focussed on building things.Were all set up forworking fromhome and encourage people to make use of this ifthey prefer. We are committed to providing part time options and reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs.Youll be joining a software development practice of around 50 engineers. Were proud that weve created this group by recruiting junior people who share a commitment to professional developmentand watched them grow with us. Right now, we have people pursuingcertification in Azure, AWS, Kubernetes and Security; we have others on management training courses; we even have people onMastersDegreeprogrammes.We have also welcomed people returning to their chosen career after a career break.Job descriptionThe lead technical software engineer role has two main aspects:

• Playing a part in an agile delivery team including designing, coding, unit testing, deploying, improving and supporting applications and services.
• Owning and developing one or more technical capabilities across UHO, in this case either .Net or Security

The UK Hydrographic Office is a leading centre for hydrography, providing marine geospatial data to inform maritime decisions. We work with a wide range of data suppliers and partners to support maritime navigation, safety, security and marine development aroundthe UK and worldwide.Person specificationYou can expect to be involved in the following:

• Work in an agile development team, designing and crafting software solutions, including unit testing and pair programming.
• Use automated testing and deployment to build and support a continuous delivery environment
• Collaborate with others in the development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences
• Share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team, both developer and non-developers
• Continually develop your own skills as part of a programme of continuous professional development
• Take part in the support of applications and platforms
• Own and develop one or more engineering technical capabilities across UKHO, including organising guilds, knowledge sharing, disseminating best practice.

SCnon reservedThis is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and although open to UK, British Commonwealth and European Economic Area nationals, successful applicants will require a security clearance (SC) and therefore need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 12consecutive months within the last 5 years.BenefitsWe know you need a break so offer 26.5 days annual leave, rising to 31.5 days after five yearsplus nine paid bank holiday days each year (pro-rata for part-time employees).Saving for the future is vital and our pension contribution rates are currently up to 27.9%.We have reward, recognition and discount schemes to ensure we help all employees where we can.Our onsite nursery and enhanced maternity leave pay, adoption and shared parental pay, shows how much we value our staff and their family life.Flexible working Award winning office We offer a range of flexible working options, from hybrid/remote working to condensed hours, job shares and career breaks for greater work/life balance.Our state of the art office in Taunton, Somerset, has exceptional facilities, including an onsite gym