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Back End Software Engineer - 6 months - Glasgow - Outside IR35 Day rate - Circa £480 Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Back-End Software Engineer to join their team based Glasgow/Remote for an initial 6-month period. Main Duties: • Work across technical teams formed of supplier, contract and permanent resource • Develop new features in a secure way in line with industry best-practices • Provide production support and support on fixing application issues • Identifying production and non-production application defects • Train and knowledge share with colleagues • Looking ahead for future opportunities or blockers, and ensuring decisions by teams align with the technical direction • Identify operational improvements and work to ensure a stable service that can be enhanced • Anticipate and mitigate against project challenges or risks Essential Skills: • Technology knowledge - Demonstrable experience in the minimum of 4 Of the below: • Particular working experience with Java 8+ • Experience in using Spring/Spring Boot frameworks • Experience in designing and developing RESTful microservices • Experience writing unit and integration tests • Experience with CI/CD, including build tools (Jenkins, Groovy/Gradle, Maven, etc) • Experience with AWS, Docker containers & associated tooling • General knowledge - Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of three of the below practices and design patterns: • Server-side and front-end coding • Programming Best Practices (i.e. Clean Code, SOLID, etc.) • Are familiar with good continuous integration and continuous delivery principles • Experience of microservice design patterns • Demonstrable Experience in a minimum of 3 of these bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical • Translate technical concepts between infrastructure, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all • Able to speak on behalf of technical and development teams and facilitate the relationships with indirect stakeholders • Able to share knowledge and mentor (potentially non-technical) colleagues Desirable Skills & Experience • Proficiency in both Java (particular in Sprint Boot) and JS would be advantageous • Knowledge of multiple JS frameworks and tools (e.g. React, Angular, Vue, NodeJS, Redux, Typescript, Webpack, Jest) • Working experience with MySQL compatible DBs (MySQL, RDS, Aurora, MariaDB) • Experience with Docker/Bash/Shell Scripting This role has been deemed Outside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.