Software Developer

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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 to deliver tangible value through technology‑enabled change. You will help deliver crucial projects for public sector clients, such as using big data to improve rail services, visualising accident data geospatially, or using AI‑enabled traffic cameras to count transport modes.

In addition to challenging projects you will access benefits including targeted professional development and training.

• 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.

• This role sits within the Intelligent Infrastructure business and is part of the growing Data, Architecture and Solutions Capability, a centre of excellence for digital skills.
• You’ll work as part of an Agile team with specialist developers, testers, analysts, and transport subject matter experts to design, develop, deliver and maintain software applications and systems using the latest technologies, including AI capabilities via our Microsoft partnership.
• We operate a hybrid working policy and expect colleagues to spend time on client sites and collaborating face‑to‑face, as well as working from a local office. Offices are located across the UK.

• Experience with building enterprise‑level web applications or services, predominantly using ASP .Net and Azure supported by relevant certifications and qualifications. Experience with Python is highly beneficial.
• Experience with secure development practices (e.g., OWASP guidelines, identity and access management, secrets management, and basic threat modelling).
• Excellent analytical skills and a proven ability to think creatively to solve problems.
• Experience working in an Agile delivery team and developing and deploying applications using Dev Ops practices in a production environment through a CI/CD pipeline.
• Demonstrable experience of 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 of providing guidance and applying best practices for cloud data architecture and software solutions.
• A degree in an analytical discipline such as engineering, mathematics, computer science, economics, social sciences, or equivalent industry experience.

We support your growth through training, mentoring, and opportunity for chartership, with a commitment to regular professional development.

Hybrid working allows you to work from home twice a week and collaborate in modern offices across the UK.

We welcome applicants…