Senior Software Developer C and Linux

A leading tech company specialising in data management have an immediate requirement for an experienced C/Linux Software Developer for an initial 6 month contract

Key

Skills:

Software Developer, Software Engineer, C, Linux, Autotools, LDAP, Active Directory, Terraform, Open Tofu, API

Location:

Hybrid but must be able to reach the office near Lymington - SO41 9AZ

Rate:
Negotiable

Essential Skills

• Experience developing application code in C on Linux
• Working with Linux build systems, (mainly Autotools)

Identity & Authentication knowledge:

• LDAP / Active Directory integration (e.g. via OpenLDAP's libldap)
• OpenID Connect / OAuth 2.0 (e.g. via liboauth2)
• Understanding of credential handling, token validation, and session management
• Awareness of identity-related security concerns (trust boundaries, configuration errors, credential leakage)

Automated Deployment:

• Experience with automated provisioning (e.g. Terraform/Open Tofu)
• Familiarity with common cloud platforms and virtualisation environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, Open Stack, VMware)
• Exposure to cloud-init or equitant system initialisation frameworks and how they operate at a low level
• Understanding of secure configuration delivery and deployment auditability of newly provisioned systems

API Design & Implementation (maybe):

• Experience / Familiari...