5 software contractor jobs found

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office As a Principal Software Developer, your main responsibilities will be: Essential: You will be responsible for the development of frontend and backend services, applying a rigorous testing approach to ensure applications are functionally sound, secure, performant, and maintainable. You will design code to operate in different host environments, with the ability to effectively debug production issues. You will need to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment with other technical and non-technical stakeholders, and proactively input technical detail to architectural designs and...

As a  Cyber Security Lead , your main responsibilities will be: Act as the primary security design authority for the compensation services architecture. Collaborate with Solution Architects and Developers to implement Secure by Design principles at the code and infrastructure level, ensuring robust identity management (e.g., MFA, RBAC), data encryption at rest and in transit, and secure API integrations across the digital service. Lead the integration of security into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) by implementing and overseeing DevSecOps practices. This includes managing automated security testing tools—such as Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST) and Software Composition Analysis (SCA)—to identify and remediate code vulnerabilities and insecure dependencies in real-time. Identify, assess, and mitigate security risks related to the compensation process, including...

Senior Java/React Full Stack Developer Location: London or Newcastle, UK (Hybrid - ~1 day per week in office / onsite) Contract: Contract - 6 months with view to extend Day Rate: £550 - £600 per day - Outside IR35 About Appvia Appvia is a specialist cloud, platform, and solutions engineering consultancy. We work with organisations to improve software quality, reliability, and delivery outcomes through modern engineering and testing practices. Our teams focus on reducing risk in complex systems by improving automated testing, architectural clarity, and developer feedback loops.   About the Role We are seeking a consultative Senior Software Developer in Test with hands-on experience in React and Java to join Appvia as a hands-on testing and quality engineering consultant. This role is centred on modernising automated test strategies for Java/React-based applications, moving away from brittle, heavyweight end-to-end testing towards more...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.   As a Senior Test Engineer, you will work within the Digital Modernisation & Efficiency (DME) team to support the delivery of accessible user centred designed services to both citizen and DWP colleagues. This role requires excellent attention to detail, a commitment to quality, a belief in the benefits of faster feedback and the ability to make decisions to manage well assured services. Performing both manual and automated testing to ensure the highest level of quality possible.   Responsibilities You...

As a Senior Technical Solution Architect, you will be working with engineering teams, be responsible for supporting the design, development, delivery and maintenance of IT products and services. This will typically be for a project or strand of a programme. As a Senior Technical Solution Architect, you will have deep knowledge in your field and help to grow the technical architecture community, helping to support the community and build high quality products and services.   Responsibilities Lead, deliver and support technical design of a product or part of a shared platform to meet user needs and business objectives. Lead on ensuring high quality of technical design, and adherence to enterprise architecture principles and roadmaps Build relationships and work collaboratively with Digital professions in agile delivery teams to create VFM solution designs that meet user needs Engage with Enterprise Architects, Domain Architects, Lead Solution Architects...