Node Engineer - £390 per day (Outside or Inside IR35) - Hybrid - UK

Job Role: Node Engineer

Rate: £390 per day (Outside or Inside IR35)

Num of Positions: 3+ (Immediate joiner)

Role Type: Contract 3 months (extendable based on the project need)

Location: UK

Work Mode: Hybrid Model (as per business need)

My client, an innovative accelerator company specializing in digital transformation, working with

adiverse range of clients is looking for a Node Engineers with 3-5 years proven industry experience across multiple projects and very strong on hands-on coding

The company mission is to drive growth and success for businesses through cutting-edge technology solutions. As they continue to expand, they are seeking Node Engineers to join their dynamic team.

We are looking for an experienced individual with a strong background in software development, cloud technologies, systems administration with Unix/Linux and network fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive to shape their own work, who produce their own deliverables when needed.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical solutions.
• High level understanding of Cloud, Data, APIs, Digital Channels.
• Ability to design, implement, and deploy cloud-native solutions.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and proven hands-on experience configuring and running clusters on various platforms (on premise and cloud)
• Identify potential points of failure in the interfaces/API layer and develop robust mitigation strategies work with the security team to drive robust standards.
• Strive for zero downtime when deploying solutions/services.
• Develop and own processes/procedures for scaling, capacity planning, configuration management, monitoring, etc.
• Drive automation and ensure high-quality monitoring coverage.
• Be part of the you build it, you run it mindset.

This role will require

• Good understanding of working with Node.js, able to explain the programming methodologies like asynchronous and non- blocking concepts.
• Good understanding of working with REST API, HTTP and its principles. Knowledge about API design standards, patterns and best practices especially Swagger and OpenAPI 3.0, REST, SOAP, MQ, JSON, Microservices.
• Design and develop API specifications using OpenAPI Specifications/YAML.Create custom policies in JavaScript, Node JS, Python, etc. in the API management platform.
• Good understanding of Testing frameworks and working with Unit and functional tests, eg automation tool like Cypress.
• Good understanding of security aspects like CSRF, CORS and managing Cookies. Knowledge of authentication, authorization of services via OAuth 2, OIDC, etc.
• Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes and working with these technologies.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with SQL or NoSQL database.
• Solid knowledge of APIGEE, API, Back End server components and performance optimization
• Awareness of Google Cloud Platform.

Key Skills:

• 3-5 Years of Node JS development preferably for an ecommerce platform
• 3-5 Years working with Enterprise CI/CD pipelines (GitLab experience is p
• referred)3-5 years’ experience in modern engineering languages and computer science fundamentals, platforms (containers, serverless, no-code), frameworks and creating simple and robust platforms.
• Proficient in Microservices & Typescript.
• Experience operating large, Internet scale applications and distributed systems spanning multiple platforms, front and back-end services, networks, and public cloud platforms.
• Demonstrated passion for details, and both day over day improvements and long-term outlook.
• Industry experience at fast moving, innovative global technology companies.
• Proven track record(minimum 3 years) in leading small test teams, with a focus on driving collective success and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Extensive hands-on experience with test management tools such as Jira and Xray, demonstrating proficiency in orchestrating testing processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in functional, non-functional and automation testing methodologies across UI and API layers, ensuring robust product quality.
• Proficiency in crafting and executing test automation scripts using Webdriver.io, Appium and Cucumber, contributing to enhanced testing efficiency.
• Familiarity with supplementary tools like Gitlab, Blazemeter, BrowserStack, Firebase, Datadog, and Dynatrace etc. enriching testing capabilities and insights.
• Outstanding communication skills, enabling clear articulation of ideas and fostering effective collaboration across teams.

The candidate

• You obsess about how to deliver great technology to accelerate product development and make the customer experience better.
• Look to encourage innovation and ways to help engineering use better tools and technologies.
• Question the status quo, eliminate systems and processes that are not useful, and work within domains to allocate resources to areas that make a difference to the business.
• Evangelise modern operational patterns & technology across VMO2.
• Actively follow and translate developments outside VMO2 to inform our company strategy.
• Have traits such as open mind, learning attitude, transparent behaviour, positive, overachiever, strong communicator, proactive and collaborative.
• Be a shining example of rigorous, high pace execution with a healthy disregard for legacy boundaries, and convention al wisdom.
• Be comfortable with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders in a fast paced, demanding environment.
• Have demonstrable experience of process automation.
• Be able to handle multiple streams of work with changing priorities.