Software Engineer – Infrastructure (Azure)

Our growing Technology team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.

Join us and you’ll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they couldn’t have done it without us. And to be central to OS’s vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.

About the role

As our projects continue to grow, we are looking for talented Software Engineers to join our thriving team. You’ll work collaboratively within an Agile delivery methodology, to deliver customer solutions at pace and to high standards.

You will be joining a newly formed project team consisting of engineers with strong track records of delivering customer requirements who are making OS' data products available to the world. The systems we develop and support - and the technologies used to develop them - are varied. 

We are looking for a Software Engineer with a focus on Microsoft's Azure platform, with Azure DevOps repositories and pipelines to manage build and deployments. In addition, experience in building a wide range of APIs, using a mixture of Java (in particular, the Spring framework), PostgreSQL databases (including PostGIS spatial extensions) is desirable.

We value strong engineering principles and an ability to work within an Agile framework as highly as proficiency in a given set of programming languages.

We are keen to also invest in you, as such we encourage development and training to allow you to grow within your role. In addition, there are paths for development opportunities within the business as your expertise begins to flourish.

The successful candidates will need to go through SC clearance due to the nature of the work being undertaken.

What we’re looking for

If you’re interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we’re looking for someone that can demonstrate skills and experience in:

• Experience in one or more of the following: Azure Cloud/Azure DevOps, Logstash, Grafana

• Proven track record in problem resolution, selection of technical solutions and applications

• Experience of providing fully capable software development and configuration in your area of expertise

• Proven track record of delivering applications into production

• Knowledge of modern engineering best practice, e.g., version control, CI/CD, automated testing

• Proven track record in iterative and incremental development

• Qualified to relevant development certification (or equivalent)

• Experience in one or more of the following is desirable: Java (in particular, Spring Framework), PostgreSQL/PostGIS and Motomo

The Rewards

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We’ll give you

• Salary - £37,511 - £44,130 (depending on experience)

• Performance related bonus

• A competitive pension scheme

• We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

• 25 days annual leave - (rising by 1 day each year to 30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 days over Christmas

• Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits

Location

We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one size fits all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to spend 2 days a month with the remaining time being a personal choice as to whether you work from home, or spend more time at OSHQ.

Security

OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. We will tell candidates at the appropriate time during the recruitment process if additional clearance will be required for this role.

Closing date: Sunday 24th March 2024

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