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Lead Software Engineer (eDV)
Akersystems · 🇺🇸 Hybrid
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About the role
Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations. In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work. Aker Systems designs, builds & operates advanced, ultra-secure data infrastructure, delivering data modernisation at enterprise scale to enable AI-driven transformation and seamless sharing of trusted data at scale, predominantly for highly regulated and Central Government clients in the UK. Aker has proven tech-enabled service offerings - covering the entire client lifecycle through strategic cloud & data capability leadership, secure cloud and data infrastructure modernisation, managed services in client environments and data & platform engineering. Aker powers AI digital transformation through trusted, enterprise scale data modernisation with proven mission critical, secure, trusted and real-time expertise & solutions. With deeply trusted relationships and influence, innovative technology and excellent delivery track record. Client Focus You will be working for national security and defence clients in the Southwest in the long term, across both short and long-lived programmes of work, as part of an Agile team of likeminded individuals that thrive on solving real-world problems, keeping the UK safe. We will support you in obtaining enhanced DV Clearance. Whilst eDV is being processed, you will be working with our Central Government clients on SC level work. Duties & Responsibilities As a Software Engineer, you will help lead the development of backend platforms and services for National Security and Defence clients leveraging the latest commercial and open-source technologies in private and public cloud environments. • Design, develop, document, deploy and enhance features to our platforms and services that meet functional / non-functional business requirements • Actively participate in the team’s elaboration and estimation of user stories • Build frequent, small releases to maintain the team’s momentum • Collaborate closely with other engineers in our cross-functional feature teams; ensuring that others can cover for you, and that you can cover for them • Build, optimise and operate our Continuous Deployment pipelines • Maintain operational responsibility for the services that your team owns Core Competencies The successful candidate will have at least 5 years professional experience delivering production grade cloud solutions. You will have demonstrated the following competencies to the proficiency level appropriate to the seniority of the role; • Fluent in writing JAVA coding and experience with JVM compatible languages (Kotlin, Scala) • Experience with Kafka or a similar platform. • Experience working in Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust Architecture • Integrating with backing services, such as PostgreSQL, Redis or S3 • Good engineering practices including continuo