Software Developer, Cloud Computing, IT Consultant

WSP is looking for an experienced Software Developer to join our industry‑leading Intelligent Infrastructure team. We provide technical professional services to transport clients throughout the UK and overseas, delivering tangible value through technology‑enabled change.

• Design and build software solutions using industry best practices, ensuring security and compliance.
• Scope, estimate, and take ownership of delivery for assigned tasks and projects, managing workload and dependencies to deliver within agreed time frames.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs, capture requirements, and ensure a shared understanding of project objectives.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of project documentation or consultancy deliverables, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with best practices and client requirements.
• Help support and maintain new and legacy software systems, ensuring timely and effective resolutions while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Provide consultancy and advisory services, guiding clients on best practices for cloud data architecture and software solutions.
• Input to the continuous improvement of practice and standards within the team.
• Maintain and develop your own expertise by staying current with emerging technologies, pursuing relevant certifications, and through continuous learning.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues, providing guidance, support, and constructive feedback to help them develop their skills and confidence.

• Experience building enterprise‑level web applications or services, predominantly using ASP .Net and Azure, supported by relevant certifications and qualifications. Experience with Python is a plus.
• Experience with secure development practices (e.g., OWASP guidelines, identity and access management, secrets management, basic threat modelling).
• Excellent analytical skills and a proven ability to think creatively to solve problems.
• Experience working in an Agile delivery team and deploying applications using Dev Ops practices within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Demonstrable experience testing across the end‑to‑end lifecycle, including ETL, unit, and regression.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with clients and customers to provide credible insights and guidance.
• Expertise in carrying out quality assurance activities to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Experience providing guidance and applying best practices for cloud data architecture and software solutions.
• A degree in an analytical discipline (engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, social sciences) or equivalent industry experience.

WSP offers a hybrid working policy, professional development, and a culture that celebrates innovation, integrity, and inclusion. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees dedicated to making a difference in communities locally and worldwide.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.