Senior Engineer (AWS & Java)

At Legal & General were committed to building innovative secure and resilient technology solutions that support our customers and business objectives. As a Senior Engineer youll play a key role in shaping engineering excellence taking ownership of critical services and applications and helping teams deliver high-quality software at scale. Youll work in a collaborative inclusive environment where continuous improvement technical leadership and knowledge sharing are highly valued.

What youll be doing:

• Owning services and major technical components ensuring high standards of quality security performance and reliability 
• Defining and evolving testing strategies embedding automation and fast feedback loops across engineering teams 
• Driving improvements in observability through effective monitoring metrics logging and alerting capabilities
• Using engineering and operational metrics to identify opportunities for improved delivery reliability and quality outcomes 
• Championing secure engineering practices and partnering with security specialists to mitigate risk effectively
• Leading investigation and resolution of complex technical incidents conducting root cause analysis and implementing lasting solutions 
• Mentoring and coaching engineers to strengthen capability across design testing security and operational excellence 
• Influencing architecture engineering standards and continuous improvement initiatives that support long-term business value

Who were looking for:

• Strong experience developing and supporting enterprise applications using Java or other JVM-based languages 
• Proven expertise working with cloud-native technologies particularly AWS services serverless architectures and containerised applications 
• Solid understanding of software testing practices including automated testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) 
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices within Agile environments
• Knowledge of secure software development web security and API security principles 
• Experience with microservices architectures distributed systems and full-stack engineering approaches 
• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to mentor colleagues and positively influence engineering outcomes 
• Excellent communication analytical and stakeholder management skills with the ability to balance short-term priorities against long-term value

Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• Were creating netzero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable modern offices across the UK all designed to bring people together and elevate the inperson experience

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Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time