Software Engineer

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As part of the Data Science & Analytics Enablement group, the Analytics Engineering Platform team supports the use of a number of different visualisation tools across SIE. From facilitating the hosting of vendor software on AWS, to building bespoke systems to support and enhance the use of these tools, the team has a variety of different responsibilities, and uses a variety of technologies to fulfil these.

Role Overview:

Working in a small team, this engineer will be responsible for supporting and extending our analysis and visualisations tools to maximise their value across SIE. This may take the form of engineering a software solution to a problem from scratch, or working to establish manual processes that form part of an operational workflow. The team works on many different types of projects, and the day-to-day workload will undoubtedly reflect that variety. There is an expectation that all of us will continually be learning new technologies and approaches; anyone in this role will need to be comfortable with investigating, learning and discussing novel concepts. We also treat our internal systems as products, and spend time refining these in order to allow us more time to deliver value to the wider business.

What you'll be doing:

• Work collaboratively within the core team, across the wider engineering function, and the whole business, to engineer innovative solutions to facilitate the use of visualisation tools across SIE
• Ensure these solutions follow industry best practices, as well as internal information security standards and requirementds
• Work with end users of all our systems to maintain and improve the functionality of said systems
• Control, and where possible reduce, the cost of running infrastructure and processes owned by the team
• Work with the rest of the team to ensure that all systems are monitored, and alerting is in place

What we're looking for:

• Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language, with an appetite for learning more (we currently have production code in Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, and Bash, as well as HTML/CSS and React)
• Familiar with IaC - Terraform preferably, but conceptually similar systems like CloudFormation are fine too
• Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) particularly serverless technologies (e.g. Lambda, DynamoDB)
• Knowledge of SQL, BI/visualisation tools, and data warehousing in general
• A strong understanding of web technologies and building modern websites
• Comfortable writing code that interacts with ReSTful APIs
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Apps, etc.)

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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