FORT

About the Company

So who are we?

FORT Search is a technology search consultancy providing a talent advisory services for organisation approaching technology transformation, looking to disrupt their market and businesses that are looking to scale.

We are a head hunting firm at heart focussed around cultivating genuine and human relationships - our search methodology is clear and proven with over 25 years worth of expertise specifically in the North of England.

What are we passionate about?
The technology & local communities that we operate in - from supporting charities making coding more accessible to supporting grass root sports team.
Environmental - with our FORT Forest growing with every placement made.
Visability - available and here to meet face to face, grab a coffee or at technology meet ups around the UK.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

FORT

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer (Java / Payments)

Job Description

Job title: Senior Software Engineer (Java / Payments) Role Summary: Design, develop, and maintain a greenfield payments platform for a leading financial institution, leveraging Java 17, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies to deliver scalable, secure backend services. Expectations: Deliver high‑quality, secure code; adhere to architectural best practices; actively participate in design reviews; mentor junior engineers; ensure timely, compliant delivery of features in a fast‑moving transformation. Key Responsibilities: • Architect and implement Java microservices with Spring Boot. • Develop RESTful APIs and integrate messaging (Kafka, JMS). • Design and query relational and NoSQL databases. • Collaborate with front‑end teams (React) on end‑to‑end solutions. • Deploy and manage services on AWS (EC2, RDS, EKS). • Conduct code reviews, unit/integration testing, and performance tuning. • Provide technical leadership and support to team members. • Uphold security, compliance, and risk controls. • Drive continuous improvement and automation. Required Skills: • Advanced Java 17 and Spring Boot expertise. • REST API design, Swagger/OpenAPI, JSON. • Messaging/event streaming (Kafka, AMQP). • Docker, Kubernetes (container orchestration). • Relational DBMS (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra). • AWS cloud services (EC2, RDS, S3, ECS/EKS, Lambda). • CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions). • Testing frameworks (JUnit, Testcontainers, JMeter). • Git version control. • Payment industry standards (PCI DSS, ISO 20022). • Agile/Scrum experience. Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. • Preferred certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 17 Developer, or equivalent cloud/security credentials.

Cheshire west and chester, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

21-01-2026

Company Name

FORT

Job Title

Platform Engineering Lead (AWS)

Job Description

Job Title: Platform Engineering Lead (AWS) Role Summary: Lead the Platform Engineering team within the API division, serving as technical authority on AWS, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering while managing a team of senior engineers. Expactations: Deliver scalable, secure cloud infrastructure solutions; mentor and grow the engineering team; influence architecture decisions for global‑scale API services; maintain high availability and performance standards. Key Responsibilities: - Architect, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure (IAM, EC2, RDS, ECS, CloudWatch) for API services. - Design and enforce CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools. - Lead containerization initiatives using Docker and Kubernetes across production environments. - Collaborate with software development teams to integrate cloud and DevOps practices into Java, JavaScript, and Python codebases. - Provide technical leadership to a team of 6+ senior Platform/DevOps engineers, setting standards and ensuring high performance. - Own incident response, blameless post‑mortems, and reliability best practices. - Drive automation and configuration management to reduce manual operational workload. Required Skills: - Deep AWS expertise (IAM, EC2, ECS, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.). - Proficient in container orchestration with Docker & Kubernetes. - Strong IaC, CI/CD, and automation skills (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins). - Scripting proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Bash. - Experience with Java, JavaScript, or Python development environments. - Leadership experience at technical lead or architect level, managing sizable engineering teams. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (preferred). - AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional (preferred). - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent DevOps certification (preferred).

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

09-02-2026