Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

1 day ago


Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Aker Systems Limited Full time
About Aker Systems Limited

Aker Systems designs and operates advanced, ultra-secure data infrastructure to deliver data modernisation at enterprise scale. Our AI-driven transformation enables seamless sharing of trusted data, predominantly for highly regulated Central Government clients in the UK.

We have proven tech-enabled service offerings covering strategic cloud & data capability leadership, secure cloud and data infrastructure modernisation, managed services in client environments, and data & platform engineering.

Our expertise includes mission-critical, secure, trusted, and real-time solutions with deeply trusted relationships and influence. Innovative technology and an excellent delivery track record are at the core of our success.

Your Role

You will be working for national security and defence clients in the Southwest, across both short and long-lived programmes of work, as part of an Agile team of likeminded individuals solving real-world problems that keep the UK safe.

Please note that due to the nature of the work and customers, you must hold enhanced DV Security Clearance.

As a Software Engineer, you will lead the development of backend platforms and services for National Security and Defence clients using the latest commercial and open-source technologies in private and public cloud environments.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing, developing, documenting, deploying, and enhancing features to meet functional / non-functional business requirements
  • Participating in teams elaboration and estimation of user stories
  • BUILDING FREQUENT, SMALL RELEASES TO MAINTAIN THE TEAM'S MOMENTUM
  • Collaborating closely with other engineers in cross-functional feature teams
  • Building, optimising, and operating Continuous Deployment pipelines
  • Maintaining operational responsibility for owned services

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years professional experience delivering production-grade cloud solutions. Demonstrated competencies include:

  • Fluent in writing JAVA coding and experience with JVM compatible languages (Kotlin, Scala)
  • Experience with Kafka or similar platforms
  • Agile DevSecOps environments and Zero Trust Architecture
  • Integrating with backing services like PostgreSQL, Redis, or S3
  • Good engineering practices including continuous delivery, clean code, documentation, defensive programming, automated testing, and code reviews
  • GITHUB/GITLAB/ATLASIAN SUITE FOR SOURCE CONTROL
  • Test Driven Development with appropriate tools and frameworks
  • Micro-service design patterns
  • Big Data technologies
What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary: £80,000 - £110,000 per annum, 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), Company Paid Medical Insurance, Life Assurance (4x times basic salary), Pension scheme, Perks at Work, Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and Season Ticket Loan. Plus, voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Critical illness cover, Virtual GP.

Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment encouraging openness and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or other personal characteristics.



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