Integration Developer (Backend + DevOps)
Posted Today by Sanderson Recruitment Plc
£600 Per day
Outside
Remote
London, UK
Summary: The Integration Developer role focuses on backend development with a strong emphasis on DevOps practices within a leading UK financial services organization. The position involves building backend services using TypeScript/Node.js on AWS, while also managing deployment pipelines and ensuring robust DevOps methodologies. This developer-first role is ideal for candidates who enjoy both coding and operational responsibilities. The contract is initially for six months with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Develop high-quality Back End code in line with engineering standards
- Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines (Harness focus)
- Implement robust DevOps practices across the SDLC
- Collaborate on delivering new platform features and capabilities
- Investigate and resolve production issues, including root cause analysis
- Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, observable and maintainable
- Integrate with third-party systems in a resilient and secure way
- Write automated tests alongside development
- Contribute to design discussions and continuous improvement
Key Skills:
- Strong Back End development experience
- Commercial experience combining development + DevOps
- Hands-on experience with Harness (highly desirable/standout skill)
- Strong AWS experience
- Terraform/Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD pipelines (Harness and/or GitLab)
- Git (GitHub/GitLab)
- Observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, etc.)
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Understanding of Trunk-Based Development
- Strong awareness of release risk and deployment strategies
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Integration Developer (Backend + DevOps Focus)
Location: Fully Remote
Pay: £550-£600 per day (Outside IR35)
Duration: Initial 6-month contract (with strong extension potential)
The Role
We're supporting a leading UK financial services organisation on a new platform build and they're looking for an Integration Developer with a strong DevOps background.
This is a developer-first role with a significant DevOps leaning, ideal for someone who enjoys building Back End services (TypeScript/Node.js on AWS) while owning how code is deployed, automated and operated at scale.
You'll play a key role in designing and building deployment pipelines (Harness) while contributing to Back End engineering and platform integration work.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Develop high-quality Back End code in line with engineering standards
- Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines (Harness focus)
- Implement robust DevOps practices across the SDLC
- Collaborate on delivering new platform features and capabilities
- Investigate and resolve production issues, including root cause analysis
- Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, observable and maintainable
- Integrate with third-party systems in a resilient and secure way
- Write automated tests alongside development
- Contribute to design discussions and continuous improvement
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong Back End development experience
- Commercial experience combining development + DevOps
- Hands-on experience with Harness (highly desirable/standout skill)
- Strong AWS experience
- Terraform/Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD pipelines (Harness and/or GitLab)
- Git (GitHub/GitLab)
- Observability tooling (Datadog, Grafana, etc.)
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Understanding of Trunk-Based Development
- Strong awareness of release risk and deployment strategies
Nice to Have
- Experience in regulated environments (financial services beneficial)
- Experience working on platform or integration-heavy systems
Reasonable Adjustments:
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