Full Stack Engineer

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders and end-users to gather, refine, and translate requirements into technical specifications and testable artefacts
• Conduct user testing sessions to improve functionality and user experience
• Own end-to-end delivery of full stack applications (frontend, backend, and cloud), ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Build responsive, accessible, and high-performance web interfaces
• Design, develop, and operate secure backend services and APIs
• Review and validate AI-generated code to ensure accuracy, security, and quality
• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available Azure cloud infrastructure
• Translate business and security requirements into well-architected cloud solutions
• Implement secure network architectures (VNets, private endpoints, NSGs)
• Deploy and manage cloud-native services (e.g., AKS, API Management, Key Vault, Entra ID, Application Gateway, WAF, Azure storage services)
• Ensure secure-by-default infrastructure with encryption and proper secret management
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated and efficient deployments
• Establish and maintain automated testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects to ensure system stability
• Ensure compliance with IM8 and relevant security standards
• Implement security best practices across frontend, backend, and APIs
• Conduct regular security scans (SAST, SCA, vulnerability scans) and remediate issues

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related fields
• Strong full stack development experience (frontend + backend)
• Proficiency in Next.js, React.js, TypeScript, and modern UI frameworks (e.g., Tailwind CSS)
• Experience with relational databases
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices (e.g., DRY, modular design, testability)
• Ability to review and validate AI-generated code effectively
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Experience with Git and modern branching strategies
• Strong knowledge of frontend security (CSP, CORS, XSS prevention)
• Experience with backend security (OAuth, JWT, API security, encryption)
• Familiarity with cloud security principles (IAM, secrets management, OWASP Top 10)
• Experience with IM8 or government compliance frameworks
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud infrastructure and services
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Playwright)
• Experience with API and backend testing tools (e.g., Postman, Supertest)
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, ELK stack)
• Strong understanding of API design, scalability, caching, and performance optimization

Bonus:

• Experience with government procurement projects
• Azure certifications (Solutions Architect / Security Engineer)