Software Engineering-Fullstack Devops

About the role

•    The Physical Network Inventory team are managed for maintaining the inventory systems that are used to plan and build the Openreach network.
  •    These systems have been central in Helping the Openreach rollout of full fibre to the UK.
  •    The role also involves futureproofing these critical systems to ensure they remain available, operational and well enabled into the future.

What youll be doing

As a hands-on Full Stack Developer with strong DevOps expertise you will be managed for design, build, deploy, and operate scalable applications end-to-end. The role requires ownership across development, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and production support, ensuring high-quality and reliable delivery
Full Stack Development (Hands on)
•    Design and develop end-to-end applications using: 
Backend: Java, Spring Boot
Frontend: React
•    Build and consume RESTful APIs / microservices
•    Work with PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning)
•    Ensure code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and best practices
 DevOps (Hands on)
•    Build and manage and deploy CI/CD pipelines (GitLab pipeline)
•    Implement containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) where applicable
•    Set up monitoring, logging and alerting on monitoring apps like Dynatrace.
End-to-End Ownership
•    Own lifecycle: design build deploy operate optimize
•    Support release management and production deployments
•    Troubleshoot issues across application, infrastructure, and database layers
•    Collaborate with architects, platform teams, and delivery teams

Essential Skills / Experience

Core Development
•    Strong hands-on experience in: Java, Spring Boot, React
•    Experience with microservices architecture
•    Strong SQL with PostgreSQL
 DevOps & Cloud
•    Hands-on experience with: CI/CD pipelines, Docker & Kubernetes
•    Exposure to: Logging & monitoring tools
 Engineering Practices
o    Knowledge of: Git, extention strategies, Agile / Scrum delivery, Secure coding and basic application security practices

Experience:
•    Essential: 
•    3– 8 years in software engineering 
•    Proven hands-on experience across both development and DevOps
•    Strong ownership mindset (build + run) 
•    Ability to work across multiple layers of the stack 
•    Problem-solving across code, infra, and data 
•    Effective stakeholder collaboration

Desirable Skills / Experience

•    Desirable: Development experience with Spring framework is desired.
  •    Experience with Postgres advanced features (RLS, performance tuning)
  •    Telecom / OSS / GIS domain exposure 
  •    Knowledge of API security, RBAC models
  •    Exposure to SRE practices / reliability engineering