Senior Software Engineer

Strategic Technical Delivery • Lead and deliver priority projects independently with minimal oversight, ensuring timely completion while maintaining quality standards • Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance project timelines, scope, budget constraints, and long-term sustainability • Navigate complex modernisation efforts involving legacy systems (Java, Appian, OutSystems, Pega Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics) • Identify and manage critical technical dependencies early in project lifecycles, ensuring stakeholders understand constraints and impacts on delivery timelines Technical Expertise • 5+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated progression in technical complexity and scope • Strong foundation in software architecture, system design, and engineering best practices • Experience with modern tech stacks relevant to government systems (e.g., Java, Salesforce, Kotlin, cloud platforms like GCC/AWS) • Proven ability to work with both greenfield development and brownfield modernisation projects • Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and observability Strategic & Leadership Capabilities • Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining alignment with broader organisational goals • Track record of making pragmatic technical decisions that consider business constraints, timelines, and long-term sustainability • Experience contributing to technical strategy beyond immediate project boundaries — establishing standards, creating reusable components, or building shared infrastructure • Ability to articulate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Evidence of knowledge sharing through documentation, mentorship, or establishing practices that enable other teams Problem-Solving & Execution • Strong analytical skills with evidence-based problem-solving approach backed by testing and validation • Ability to identify root causes beyond surface-level symptoms (e.g., database indexing issues masked as front-end performance problems) • Proactive in identifying technical dependencies, risks, and constraints early in project lifecycles • Comfortable working within government constraints (security requirements, compliance needs, data sovereignty) while finding pragmatic solutions