Software Engineer - IT Online Service

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-skilled agile team in the Digital Tribe within IT Delivery, in which you will be part of the development of our core customer facing portal which allow customers to service their Admiral products.

Recent global events have served to accelerate our mission to offer best in class digital service offerings to all our customers. We are ambitious in our aim to use our experiences from 2020 to grow rapidly and exert a transformative influence on Admiral’s digital journey.

We are a progressive team working with languages and frameworks such as Java, Guidewire, React, JavaScript, and best in class tools such as NodeJS, Azure, Docker and Kubernetes. 

IT Delivery is made up of small teams, that are inclusive, open and collaborative.  We encourage team members to share ideas, solutions and decision making to drive forward the effectiveness of the teams and products that we deliver.

We are open to discussion around remote working possibilities.

Main Duties

• Development and publication of the Online service customer facing applications, including the customer self service portal. 
• Implementation and delivery of relevant coding technologies to defined standards.
• Implementation and execution of thorough unit testing and version control.
• Understanding of emerging technologies and their suitability to business demands.
• Adherence to Agile Scrum methodology. 
• Working directly with the Product Owner and business to develop solutions to support the product roadmap.
• Identify opportunities for knowledge transfer and provide, where appropriate.
• Feed into Digital Strategy and initiatives to drive improvements in our technology, tools and ways of working.
• Ensuring the software delivered is performant, secure and scalable.
• Code reviewing/monitoring coding standards.

Experience Required

Experience and Skills

• Ability to creatively think around a brief and challenge it if necessary.
• Thorough knowledge of all relevant coding languages.
• Understanding of Agile Scrum methodology and practices.
• Prioritisation and time management skills to hit deadlines.
• Confidence to communicate ideas effectively to peers, seniors and management.
• Ability to produce quality documentation as necessary.
• Able to transfer knowledge between other members of the team.
• A focus on continuous improvement.

Technical skills

Essential:

• Commercial experience developing with Java 8 or later.
• Knowledge of database concepts and SQL.
• Experience of developing middleware and server side applications.
• Experience of implementing and consuming SOAP or RESTful web services.
• Willingness to undertake training to upskill on our Guidewire platform and technologies

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Java Hibernate, web services and Spring frameworks/libraries.
• Experience of developing applications using Spring Boot.
• Experience of working with Cloud technologies such as Azure and GCP. 
• Experience with containerisation products such as Kubernetes and Docker. 
• Familiar with build tools such as Maven or Ant.
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git or SVN.
• An appreciation of CI/CD concepts and using tools such as Jenkins and Ansible.
• Experience of deploying to and configuring web servers such as Tomcat, JBoss or Apache.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts such as load balancing, firewalls, resiliency, reverse proxies etc.
• Experience of performance testing using tools such as JMeter.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks/libraries such as AngularJS or React.
• Knowledge of identity management frameworks such as OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect and their application.
• Awareness of Guidewire products such as Policy Centre and Billing Centre, and the Customer Engage Digital suite.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we have been consistently voted one of Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.

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