Job Application

Role: Node Developer - GCP Cloud
Duration: 9 week contract initially running until the end of the year.
Location: Fully Remote
Rate: up to £625 per day Inside IR35

Our client, a global telecoms giant have an immediate requirement for an experienced Node Developer with good GCP cloud experience for a rolling contract

As a Node Developer you are someone who takes ownership and makes an impact by the operating with mindset, integrity, and courage of a start-up business. And then tempering that mindset with an understanding of how a large organisation works and the acceptable risks to ensure the APIs have the up time and the performance expected by our customers.

You will play a key role in the success of the organisation and will be part of a team who are responsible for continually improving the company's application performance. You will work towards the successful execution of high-impact projects.

We are looking for an experienced individual with a strong background in software development, cloud technologies, systems administration with Unix/Linux and network fundamentals.

Key must haves:

• Drive to shape their own work, who produce their own deliverables when needed.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical solutions
• High level understanding of Cloud, Data, APIs, Digital Channels
• Ability to design, implement, and deploy cloud-native solutions
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and proven hands-on experience configuring and running clusters on various platforms (on premise and cloud).
• Identify potential points of failure in the interfaces/API layer and develop robust mitigation strategies. Work with the security team to drive robust standards
• Strive for zero downtime when deploying solutions/services
• Develop and own processes/procedures for scaling, capacity planning, configuration management, monitoring, etc.
• Drive automation and ensure high-quality monitoring coverage
• Be part of the you build it, you run it mindset.

This role will require:

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Expertise in MSA on GCP
• Good understanding of working with Node.js, able to explain the programming methodologies like asynchronous and non-blocking concepts.
• Good understanding of working with REST API, HTTP and its principles. Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and best practices especially Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0, REST, SOAP, MQ, JSON, Microservices etc.
• Design and develop API specifications using OpenAPI Specifications/YAML.
• Create custom policies in JavaScript, Node JS, Python, etc. in the API management platform
• Good understanding of Testing frameworks and working with Unit and functional tests, eg automation tool like Cypress.
• Good understanding of security aspects like CSRF, CORS and managing Cookies. Knowledge of authentication, authorisation of services via OAuth 2, OIDC, etc.
• Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes and working with these technologies.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with SQL or NoSQL database
• Solid knowledge of APIGEE, API, Back End server components and performance optimisation

The Candidate's Ideal Background:

• Industry experience and extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is critical to being successful in this role
• Node JS development experience preferably for an E-commerce platform
• Working with Enterprise CI/CD pipelines (GitLab experience is preferred)
• Experience in modern engineering languages and computer science fundamentals, platforms (containers, serverless, no-code), frameworks and creating simple and robust platforms.
• Experience operating large, Internet-scale applications and distributed systems spanning multiple platforms, front and Back End services, networks, and public cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated passion for details, and both day over day improvements and long-term outlook.
• Industry experience at fast-moving, innovative global technology companies.
• Have a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical discipline with strong academic credentials.