Software Engineering-Fullstack Devops

About the role

• The Physical Network Inventory team are managed for maintaining the inventory systems that are used to plan and build the Openreach network.
  • These systems have been central in Helping the Openreach rollout of full fibre to the UK.
  • The role also involves futureproofing these critical systems to ensure they remain available, operational and well enabled into the future.

What youll be doing

As a hands-on Full Stack Developer with strong DevOps expertise you will be managed for design, build, deploy, and operate scalable applications end-to-end. The role requires ownership across development, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and production support, ensuring high-quality and reliable delivery
Full Stack Development (Hands on)

• Design and develop end-to-end applications using: 
  Backend: Java, Spring Boot
  Frontend: React
• Build and consume RESTful APIs / microservices
• Work with PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning)
• Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and best practices
   DevOps (Hands on)
• Build and manage and deploy CI/CD pipelines (GitLab pipeline)
• Implement containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) where applicable
• Set up monitoring, logging and alerting on monitoring apps like Dynatrace.
  End-to-End Ownership
• Own lifecycle: design build deploy operate optimize
• Support release management and production deployments
• Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure, and database layers
• Collaborate with architects, platform teams, and delivery teams

Essential Skills / Experience

Core Development

• Strong hands-on experience in: Java, Spring Boot, React
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Strong SQL with PostgreSQL
   DevOps & Cloud
• Hands-on experience with: CI/CD pipelines, Docker & Kubernetes
• Exposure to: Logging & monitoring tools
   Engineering Practices
  o    Knowledge of: Git, extention strategies, Agile / Scrum delivery, Secure coding and basic application security practices

Experience:

• Essential: 
• 3– 8 years in software engineering 
• Proven hands-on experience across both development and DevOps
• Strong ownership mindset (build + run) 
• Ability to work across multiple layers of the stack 
• Problem-solving across code, infra, and data 
• Effective stakeholder collaboration

Desirable Skills / Experience

• Desirable: Development experience with Spring framework is desired.
  • Experience with Postgres advanced features (RLS, performance tuning)
  • Telecom / OSS / GIS domain exposure 
  • Knowledge of API security, RBAC models
  • Exposure to SRE practices / reliability engineering