Job Description
About The Company
A truly exciting opportunity to join a well-established London based Enterprise Cloud Platform Development agency to work within a new UK energy sector Innovations Team.
Working alongside key stakeholders including UK Government departments, this is a unique opportunity to disrupt the sector, reshape future regulation and help drive the UKs net zero energy objectives through technological innovation.
The rapid uptake of low carbon technologies including heat pumps, electric vehicles and photovoltaics is driving massive demand for digital innovation within the energy sector. The team is charged with the exploration of data products and experimentation to find innovative new approaches, products and services for potential deployment on a national scale.
The company has an enviable client list and is highly ambitious embarking on an aggressive post-covid growth strategy with a close-knit, diverse team covering a wide range of skills and expertise. Apply now!
Required Skills
Commercial experience with JavaScript/Nodejs and GoLang programming
Strong experience designing, developing, testing and managing APIs within both server based and serverless environments.
Design & implementation of API solutions & strategy
Building optimised APIs that ensure security, usability and reliability
Experience in RESTful principles including JWT, JSON, Integration, yaml language and Open API Specification Standard.
Strong experience in OAuth2 implementations using identity/SSO tools
Commercial experience with the use of DevOps toolsets for CI /CD automation
Strong experience with SQL based databasing
Unit Testing
Advantageous skills
Commercial experience with GraphQL and gRPC
Knowledge of virtualised technologies and techniques, such as containerisation
Experience with NoSQL technologies
Growth & Work-Life Balance
The role will provide meaningful project, advancement and educational opportunities that will allow you to develop your skills and enhance your career. But with equal importance the company aims to provide a strong work life balance. To help with this hybrid working is available and benefits including private medical insurance are on offer.
Candidates will:
Enjoy being part of the company's fast-paced, scale-up environment.
Build rapport quickly, creating positive and productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Value diversity, different environments and cultures.
Have excellent communication skills, and actively enjoy shaping requirements and communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Be proactive / hard-working / reliable.
Have an analytical approach to problem solving.
Be subject to a DBS check.
Have experience in the design & development of POCs.
Be able to deliver projects from inception to completion often working with a broad mix of individuals and companies with diverse skill sets.
Possess outstanding attention to detail and understand the need for high quality documentation.
Work with a team of experts, assisting the energy industry in its generational & digital transformation.
Collaborate with various companies (vendors, operators & others) to provide technical recommendations and specifications for wider industry adoption.
Be highly experienced in the Agile methodology and processes with a hands-on approach to assist with the design and prototyping for product backlog and road-mapped features.
Be able to work towards deadlines, being personally resilient and able to handle, at times, the pressure of a demanding workload and complex client needs.
The job involves
Scope to innovate and experiment!
Working with UK government partners within the UK energy sector.
Inspire confidence and communicate the value and limitations of data science to non-technical stakeholders.
Guide the process of defining the scope of projects to come with an emphasis on technical feasibility.
Location
This role is primarily office based in the company's recently renovated, stunning offices in North London (1 min walk from East Finchley tube on the Northern Line). Hybrid working options are available.
Role
Full time
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £47,500.00-£67,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Casual dress
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
LONDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location