Senior Microsoft Cloud Native Engineer

About the job you’re considering

Our Cloud Native Engineers specialise in agile custom software development and integration at an enterprise scale. They work in close nit teams to deliver some of the most innovative solutions using the Microsoft stack and a variety of Open Source to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients. We put a lot of time and effort into the Microsoft community; we invest in doing things right and have plenty to say on the subject. We’re active on social media and for those that want to find out more, take a look at our blogs – written by Microsoft enthusiasts, for everyone https://medium.com/capgemini-microsoft-team.

We also have some exciting public open source projects available in our Github https://github.com/capgemini  and much more in the pipeline to be released.
You will join a community of over 170 people that deliver some of the biggest and most exciting IT projects, all built on Microsoft technology built on Azure. Join a team that is delivering projects with a positive social impact at the forefront of technology trends with a comprehensive delivery methodology and technical accelerators. You’ll be working with people ranging in experience, from early and emerging talent to specialists. You’ll work in a cloud-first environment, with a strong focus on serverless, microservices and containerisation, seeing them through from design and into production.

With training and development support all the way through your career and clients across multiple industries (Retail, Utilities, Manufacturing, Transport and Health) you’ll never have a dull moment or find yourself short of challenges!

Your role

• Lead and mentor development teams of software engineers.
• Design and document technical Azure Cloud Native solutions that incorporate recommended security practices and assisting with architectural decisions.
• Be a software engineer and subject matter expert on delivery engagements for clients with responsibility for the specification, development, testing and implementation of complex cloud native applications build on Azure.
• Help shape and implement delivery best practices across projects e.g. branching strategy, testing methodology, CI/CD and pipelines.
• Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms, frameworks, automated testing, deployment and release pipelines, capacity planning and launch reviews.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, errors, saturation, traffic and overall system health.

Your skills and experience

• Great software engineering practices including knowledge and the application of SOLID principles, software engineering design patterns, Test Driven Development as well as cloud design patterns.
• Experience developing resilient and scaleable APIs and working on integration led transformations and platforms.
• Expertise in end to end Azure native solution development and delivery with a focus on Azure PaaS services.
• Experience of .NET and related technologies (C#, .NET 6+, MVC, Entity Framework, Blazor, SQL Backend etc.)
• Experience using Azure DevOps , experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD), ideally using GIT, ARM templates and Azure DevOps.
• Experience of working in collaborative teams and working in an agile manner in a commercial environment.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does ‘Get The Future You Want ‘ mean for you?

Your wellbeing

You’ll be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023.  Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation.  We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.  To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Flexibility to work your way

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance.  Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people.  All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Shape your path

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress.  You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Shared Energy

You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do.  You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology  can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.   By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.  

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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