Who is Cirrus Software Solutions?

Cirrus Software Solutions, based in Cheltenham, is a people-first software development company that puts our customers and teams first. We mainly work on behalf of the UK Government to provide high-quality software products and services. We believe in working closely with our customers and listening to their needs. We also believe in empowering our teams to be self-organising and work effectively to produce the best results for our customers.

What does Cirrus Software Solutions do?

Cirrus Software Solutions provides the UK government  with expertise in delivering high-quality secure software and systems engineering with a particular focus on transitioning to cloud services

How is Cirrus Software Solutions different?

Established in 2022, Cirrus Software Solutions is at the beginning of an exciting journey. Now is the time to join and visibly make an impact in terms of growing your career and being part of something special.

People are at the core of what makes Cirrus Software Solutions different. Investment in you will start from day one. You’ll get five days training every year and support to make sure your AWS/Azure certifications are up to date. You don’t have AWS or Azure certification yet? No problem. Cirrus Software Solutions will ensure you have the minimum certification to enable you to do your job effectively, over and above your standard training allowance when you join the company.

Why consider a career with Cirrus Software Solutions?

Ask yourself the following questions about your current role:

  • Do you currently work for a company where sales targets are more important than the work you produce?

  • Is your only pathway to promotion by going into management when you want to remain technical and be a subject matter expert?

  • Does it feel like your efforts are going to management bonuses over customer satisfaction?

  • Are you unempowered in your current role to make decisions?

  • Does it feel like an uphill struggle to get recognition for your efforts?

  • Do you want to help shape the future of a new company?

  • Do you work for a large organisation whose overall goals aren't clear, or do you find it difficult to help them achieve them?

If the answer is 'yes' to any of the above, try a different company and join Cirrus Software Solutions.

Remuneration and benefits

  • Competitive salaries £30k-80k depending on experience

  • Bonus scheme

  • The opportunity to purchase share options under an EMI shares scheme

  • Introductory AWS/Azure certification for those that require it as well as an annual budget for additional training and conferences

  • Flexible 37.5-hour working week, including time off in lieu

  • 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

  • Generous employee-contributed pension (matching up to 7.5%)

  • Healthcare package (including dental and optical)

  • Income protection for up to 75% of income for up to 5 years, should you have a long-term illness

  • Death-in-service benefit of 4 times your salary

Location

  • Mostly home-based but with potential travel to client offices as required

  • Office working in a smart, shared space in Cheltenham is also an option

The role – Full Stack Developer

We’re looking for a talented full stack developer to join our team. The initial role will be in a research and development team working on start-up projects across different technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for producing proof-of-concept solutions using latest technologies. They must be able to see through the marketing bravado of modern technology providers and unclear open-source README files to find best fit solutions. It’s an excellent opportunity to experience greenfield development.

Responsibilities

  • Find best fit technologies for given use cases

  • Turn requirements into demonstrative software solutions

  • Collaborate with stakeholders on product feasibility

  • Present solutions to management and stakeholders

  • Write beautiful code which can be evolved into a product codebase

  • Keep up with the ever-evolving world of the web and technologies related to development

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience

  • Cloud certification, or eager to do a cloud certification. Cirrus Software Solutions will fully fund and support you in this.

Desirable skills

The skills listed below are desirable and we wouldn’t expect many candidate to have all of them:

  • Programming languages: Java, C/C++, Python, Go, C#

  • Front end technologies: React, Vue.JS, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript

  • Back end technologies: NodeJS, Spring Boot, PHP

  • Database knowledge: Mongo, MySQL, PostgresSQL, GraphQL

  • Event streaming: Apache Kafka, NiFi, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis

  • Cloud technologies: AWS, Azure

  • Other: Microservice architecture, Agile experience, Infrastructure as Code, serverless, event-driven architecture, RESTful API’s

IMPORTANT- Essential requirements

Due to the nature of the work Cirrus Software Solutions undertakes, security clearance (SC) is required for all roles within the business.

To qualify for clearance, you must hold a British passport and have lived in the UK permanently for 10 years (and have 10 years of travel history).

Interested in joining our team?

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