A Government organisation is seeking a senior Software Engineer to join them and work within an agile framework following GDS guidelines in multi-disciplinary agile teams. The purpose of this role is: To develop, and support applications to scheme requirements, within a formal team structure. To contribute technical development of projects. To assist in the implementation of new technologies, and research into strategic new technologies. To suggest and implement improvements to the application development process, such as continuous integration, automation of build, deploy and test etc. Essential: Substantial expertise as a Microsoft Software Developer Essential skills and proven expertise in the following technologies: Microsoft .NET (C#) .NET 6 SQL Server Development Test Driven Development (TDD) Continuous Integration, build and deployment automation Knowledge and experience of: Development techniques and design patterns Agile Methodologies Relational database design Unit Test Frameworks and Tools (Nunit, Moq, etc) Version Control tools and workflows (Azure DevOps, GIT) Desirable: To ideally hold a degree and a technical qualification (e.g. MCAD, MCSD, MCTS). SC Clearance is essential for this position Please send your CV for immediate consideration