Frontend Developer

Front End Developer

• Salary: £47,766 - £50,155
• Location:
  
  Newport, NP10
• Job Type: Permanent, Flexible working (Full-time, Part-time)
• Pension:
  Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

A new exciting permanent opportunity has become available to join a modern organisation within the civil service, that relies heavily on IT services to innovate and operate effectively on both national and international levels.

As a Front-End Developer, you will have the chance to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, engage in modern delivery processes, and participate in innovative projects, including those involving AI and ML.

• Design, code, test, and document a range of applications from small scale to large, complex or mission-critical in a cloud-first environment.
• Build web-based Front-End interfaces interacting with RESTful APIs using React, Next JS, and other web technologies.
• Work closely with test engineers to ensure a common understanding of the code base and test coverage.
• Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluating and communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user-focused and successful digital services, ensuring governance standards are adhered to.
• Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security, and scalability.
• Explore innovative ways to solve problems, working in a fail-fast fashion to provide required functionality.
• Apply HMG IA technical security controls according to ISO 27001 & the Security Policy Framework (SPF).

• Significant experience in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects.
• Proficient with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile.
• Experience working with cloud technologies, particularly Azure.
• Working knowledge of Azure Dev Ops and Git.
• Advocate of Dev Ops principles.
• Excellent understanding of React and experience with Next JS.
• Strong knowledge of Node JS and experience working with RESTful web services.
• Good understanding of architectural principles with design patterns such as SOA and Micro-Services.

• Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Flexible working arrangements with the opportunity to work from home up to 80% of the time.
• Professional development and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.
• Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
• Access to Microsoft's ESI training suite
• Substantial support for career progression
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
• You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave