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Senior Software Developer
About the Role
Join CGI and help shape the digital services that support one of the UK's most important public sector organisations. As a Senior Software Developer, you’ll play a key role in delivering secure, scalable solutions that enable our client to modernise their systems and improve services for millions of UK citizens. Working within a collaborative Agile environment, you’ll contribute to innovative cloud-based platforms, influence technical direction, and mentor others while developing solutions with a meaningful impact.
At CGI, you’ll be empowered to take ownership of your work, collaborate with talented colleagues, and continue growing your career through ongoing support and development.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer:
- A competitive salary
- Excellent pension
- Private healthcare
- A share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee
- A commitment to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent
- Recognition as a Gold Award holder for supporting the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
- An open, friendly, and supportive community of experts
Critical Note:
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to undergo this process. This is a remote position.
Your Future Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Design, develop, and enhance secure, high-performing backend applications that support digital transformation.
- Collaborate with architects, engineers, business stakeholders, and client teams to deliver resilient cloud-based solutions improving public services.
- Drive technical direction, share expertise with the team, and promote engineering excellence through modern development practices.
- Work in an Agile delivery team, owning technical challenges from design to deployment and operational support.
- Develop scalable Java-based services, optimise continuous improvement, and support production environments.
- Mentor colleagues, reinforcing high-quality engineering standards and fostering collaborative ways of working.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop secure, scalable backend applications using Java and modern frameworks.
- Architect and deliver cloud-native solutions aligned with business goals.
- Lead and influence technical design discussions, contributing to architectural decisions.
- Collaborate with Agile teams through sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Build and integrate large-scale applications across complex environments.
- Automate and improve deployment pipelines with CI/CD best practices and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Monitor and resolve production incidents, ensuring system reliability and operational excellence.
- Mentor peers and share knowledge, enhancing engineering devotion and DevOps practices.
Required Qualifications to Succeed
To excel in this role, you must be an experienced software developer with expertise in Java, secure and scalable applications, cloud environments, and strong Agile collaboration skills.
Essential Qualifications
- Strong commercial experience developing with Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate.
- Experience integrating with Identity and Access Management (IDAM) platforms (e.g. ForgeRock, One Identity, Okta, Azure AD, Auth0).
- Proven experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience reverse-engineering applications and supporting legacy integrations.
- Proficiency with Git version control and collaborative practices.
- Ability to work independently within Agile teams, contributing effectively.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence for work and technical documentation.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
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Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
- Knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Experience with Ansible for automation.
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and observability tooling.
- Frontend development experience.
- Experience in large-scale public sector or highly regulated environments.
Life at CGI: Ownership and Growth
At CGI, you’ll thrive because ownership, teamwork, respect, and belonging are foundational.
- Become an owner from Day 1, contributing to our strategic vision—CGI Partners own this journey together.
- Your work creates value: build innovative solutions, forge relationships, and leverage global capabilities.
- Shape your career path in a company built for growth and longevity—our leaders prioritise your well-being and skill development.
To ensure fairness in hiring, our recruitment team may use AI tools—yet human judgement remains central to all decisions.
Join CGI, one of the world’s largest IT and business consulting services firms, where expertise meets opportunity.
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