Software engineering specialist
Posted Today by LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
£750 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
Summary: The role of Software Engineering Specialist involves addressing supportability challenges in a fragmented tech stack, primarily consisting of legacy applications written in various languages. The position requires full-time, on-site work in Ipswich and focuses on stakeholder engagement to gather requirements for a necessary full rewrite of the applications. The candidate will need to leverage existing documentation to assist in the rewrite process and ensure effective communication with stakeholders. This position is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and understand the current application state.
- Utilize existing documentation to reverse engineer applications for the rewrite process.
- Address supportability challenges and improve the maintainability of the tech stack.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into development deliverables.
Key Skills:
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with legacy frameworks and modern standards (TypeScript + React).
- Proficiency in languages such as C# and JavaScript.
- SQL database management experience.
Salary (Rate): £750 per day
City: Ipswich
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
*INSIDE IRE35, FULLTIME ONSITE IN IPSWICH, SC REQUIRED*
Context
* Applications are inconsistent and written in different languages (C#, JavaScript, etc.).
* Built on Legacy frameworks, not aligned with modern standards (TypeScript + React).
* Backend is entirely SQL-based.
Issues
* Supportability challenges due to fragmented tech stack.
* Troubleshooting is difficult because of inconsistent coding practices and Legacy frameworks.
* Current state is not maintainable and requires a full rewrite.
Current Position
* Some documentation exists that can be used to reverse engineer the applications, providing a starting point.
* The customer has already embarked on a rewrite but has run out of capacity and needs additional support.
Stakeholder Engagement
* One key stakeholder engagement will be based away
* Requires face-to-face consultation with the customer to understand what has happened and gather requirements.
* Strong stakeholder management skills are essential to translate requirements into development deliverables.
LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.
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