Background and Role We are looking to onboard a Senior Software Engineer (Platform Engineer) on a contract basis for a large global bank. The Senior Software Engineer will join a small, dedicated 4-person team within Infrastructure in the Chief Technology Office. This is an initial 6 month contract with good potential for extension. The role will be hybrid and the preference is for it to be based at the banks offices in Sheffield, however Birmingham and Edinburgh office locations may also be considered. The initiative is part of the banks ransomware and data protection strategy, with the core mission of safeguarding cloud data (AWS/GCP) against ransomware attacks by creating tamper-proof, immutable copies of critical data. This role requires strong software engineering expertise in Golang and cloud-native engineering skills, with a focus on building resilient, secure, high-availability systems. Key Responsibilities 1. Engineering & Development: * Design, build, and maintain backend REST APIs and frontend clients. * Implement and manage database schema changes with Liquibase, aligned with compliance/audit standards.
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