Rate: 695 a day
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Duration: Initially 6 months
Clearance: SC or DV clearance required
Location: Southampton, Gloucester or Woking min 1 day per week and 1 day per week client side working (Corsham / Andover)
You will join a defence technology consultancy and design and develop modern, responsive front end interfaces using React and TypeScript.
In the role you will:
Build real time, data driven features using technologies such as WebSockets or SignalR.
Work closely with full stack engineers, architects, and end users to shape requirements and deliver best in class digital experiences.
Contribute to the design and evolution of front end architecture, ensuring scalability, usability, and maintainability.
Integrate UI components with APIs, data stores, and existing backend services.
Core Front End Skills:
JavaScript (essential front end programming language)
Front end frameworks: React, Vue.js, or AngularJS
Useful / Modern Front End Engineering Skills:
Node.js (for tooling, SSR, or full stack JavaScript)
Understanding of web servers / reverse proxies: Nginx or Caddy (helpful for deployment and performance)
Experience with containerisation: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes (useful for modern development environments)
Familiarity with cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure (beneficial for front end hosting, CI/CD, serverless)
Basic scripting: Bash or PowerShell (useful for automation and tooling) Nice to Have / Broader Engineering Awareness
Basic understanding of relational or NoSQL databases (helpful when integrating with APIs, not core front end work)