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Senior Software Developer C and Linux
A leading tech company specialising in data management have an immediate requirement for an experienced C/Linux Software Developer for an initial 6 month contract
Key Skills: Software Developer, Software Engineer, C, Linux, Autotools, LDAP, Active Directory, Terraform, OpenTofu, API
Location: Hybrid but must be able to reach the office near Lymington – SO41 9AZ
Rate: Negotiable
Essential Skills
* Experience developing application code in C on Linux
* Working with Linux build systems, (mainly Autotools)
Identity & Authentication knowledge:
* LDAP / Active Directory integration (e.g. via OpenLDAP’s libldap)
* OpenID Connect / OAuth 2.0 (e.g. via liboauth2)
* Understanding of credential handling, token validation, and session management
* Awareness of identity-related security concerns (trust boundaries, configuration errors, credential leakage)
Automated Deployment:
* Experience with automated provisioning (e.g. Terraform/OpenTofu)
* Familiarity with common cloud platforms and virtualisation environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, OpenStack, VMware)
* Exposure to cloud-init or equitant system initialisation frameworks and how they operate at a low level
* Understanding of secure configuration delivery and deployment auditability of newly provisioned systems
API Design & Implementation (maybe):
* Experience / Familiarity with:
* Working with OpenAPI (Swagger) specifications to define service interfaces
* Implementing APIs in C or similarly low-level environments, without reliance on full-stack frameworks
* Designing for defensive input handling and error management