Back End Engineer
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary (USD):
£285 per day(PAYE Inside IR35)
Start Date:
Asap
Contract – 9 months.
Regional Flexibility:
- Goal of this project is to set up AWS infrastructure.
- Work with internal teams to develop new code, edit existing code, build metrics and back end services, drive project from end to end.
- For all services in scope, a list of similar tasks to be executed. The work includes migration to JDK17, automation of AWS infrastructure creation, removing internal and external dependencies to non-supported services, and demonstrating success by spinning up the services in the new region and passing integration and non-regression tests. The migration of data is not in scope.
Deliverables
For every service, we consider the task accomplished if all of the following acceptance criteria are met.
1. Service is migrated to Java Development Kit (JDK) 17 and AWS 2.0 SDK.
2. Service is optimized for AWS Graviton (building locally for ARM).
3. AWS infrastructure creation is fully automated through CDK (Cloud Development Kit). Contractors are not expect (at least
initially) to develop net-new CDK code, but rather extend existing ones.
4. AWS services not available in the target region are replaced by alternative AWS services
5. Sentry (internal single-sign-on technology on deprecation path) is not used anymore
6. Load balancers are migrated from NetScaler to Tardigrade (technologies based on AWS)
7. Service is spun up in AWS Zaragoza Region and all pipeline tests are executed and pass.
Skills
Candidates are expected to have 2 years of experience in 4 out of the 5 following domains.
Java Backend Development
Infrastructure Automation (CloudFormation, CDK)
AWS
Networking
DevOps Experience
Client Description
Our Client is a FTSE 100, multinational technology company no longer known for just one thing. Their areas of expertise include e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, artificial intelligence, original entertainment… the list goes on. Despite being primarily digital, their aim is to be the most customer-centric company in the world.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.