Senior Developer - (Ruby on Rails)

SBA are currently supporting our Central Government client who are seeking a Ruby on the Rails Developer on an initial 6 month contract.

Location: London, Bristol or Manchester - (the team works predominantly remote, with ad-hoc visits into the London office for key meetings)

Skills and experience required:

• Experience in back-end development, with knowledge of at Ruby on Rails programming language used for back-end web development.
• An awareness of technologies used for cloud-based web applications, such as HTTP, databases, backups, CDNs, search, containers (e.g. docker or kubernetes) and cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Azure)
• Understanding of software design principles, and an ability to apply them
• Familiarity with modern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control
• Understanding of common web security risks such as OWASP Top 10, and the corresponding mitigations
• Enjoy researching and learning new programming tools and techniques and sharing their skills with others
• Have experience working in a collaborative environment, and an understanding of the benefits of agile and multi-disciplinary approaches
• a desire to use their skills and experience to make a genuine difference, and to work on important services that are used by millions of people
• provide technical leadership within a team, advising and working with developers to identify the best approaches and solutions
• take responsibility for solving complex issues, drawing upon a broad knowledge of web technologies
• have proven experience of modern software development approaches including automated testing, test driven development, continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control
• have experience in management, helping colleagues with their career development and coaching more junior staff members
• share knowledge among the GDS teams, ensuring that your team is understood by others and understanding the working of the wider organisation
• NB: Active SC required (within the preceding 12 months)