Senior Node​/Typescript Developer

I'm hiring a Senior Node/Type Script Developer for a global financial leader to join their brand-new cybersecurity team and help protect millions of customers across the UK and Europe.

Salary: £74,000 per annum + £10.5K partnership bonus + 20% target bonus, 10% employer pension contribution and additional benefits such as life assurance, private healthcare and dental cover, gym memberships and many more.

Location: Manchester

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Senior Node and Type Script Developer to join their newly established cybersecurity team in Manchester. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a pivotal role in protecting millions of clients across the UK and Europe from cyber threats, while working with cutting-edge cloud technologies and modern authentication solutions. The organisation manages over $7 trillion in assets worldwide, placing security at the heart of everything they do.

As part of the Enterprise Security & Fraud division, you will be instrumental in delivering secure, seamless login experiences and building robust defences against cyberattacks. You will benefit from flexible working opportunities, generous pension contributions, and ongoing training to support your professional growth. If you are passionate about cloud-based development, identity management, and making a real impact on client safety, this role offers both challenge and reward within a supportive, collaborative environment.

• Join a newly formed European cybersecurity team dedicated to safeguarding hundreds of thousands of clients across the UK and Europe by developing secure authentication solutions and cloud-based services.
• Work with a modern technology stack including AWS, Cloud Formation, Type Script, Node.js (NestJS), Auth0, Transmit Security, and Github, ensuring you stay at the forefront of industry best practices.
• Enjoy flexible working opportunities, generous pension contributions, and continuous training as part of a globally respected financial institution committed to your professional development.

What you'll do:

• Develop and enhance modern cloud-based cybersecurity services spanning all layers from database through to content delivery networks, ensuring robust protection for client data.
• Implement secure authentication solutions such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and passkeys to provide seamless yet highly secure login experiences for users.
• Integrate with leading identity providers including Auth0, Transmit Security, and Ping Identity to deliver comprehensive identity management capabilities.
• Design and build advanced solutions that detect and prevent account takeover attempts by malicious actors, proactively defending against evolving cyber threats.
• Continuously improve the efficiency, resilience, and scalability of cloud services to maintain high availability and performance standards.
• Drive ongoing enhancement of technical standards, tools, and processes within the team to foster a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements that guide project delivery.
• Oversee deployment and operational activities across development, testing, and production environments to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies using scrum methodologies to promote transparency, accountability, and iterative progress within the team.

What you bring:

• Advanced proficiency in Type Script and JavaScript for building scalable web services using Node.js; experience with NestJS frameworks or microservices architectures is considered advantageous.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud computing concepts with hands-on experience provisioning infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Cloud Formation or Terraform; familiarity with AWS is highly desirable.
• Comprehensive understanding of REST APIs

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