Job Specifications
Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : London
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Job specification
London | Leeds | Manchester. Full-time.
Job Description
Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as a Front-End Developer.
As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you’ll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You’ll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You’ll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career.
We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You’ll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight.
Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you’ll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK.
About You
You will have experience in many of the following:
In-depth knowledge of vanilla JavaScript, aware of latest ECMA specifications
Experience using JavaScript frameworks , architecting and designing front end applications
Good understanding of all of the complexities of the DOM and CSS, notably form validation and practical ARIA experience
Experience with linting tools and use best practice principles in scripting
Understanding and maintaining secure coding standards
Well versed in Computer Science fundamentals such as Object Orientated Programming, design patterns and data structures
Practical experience with JavaScript bundlers such as Webpack and Rollup , able to configure custom configurations and dealing with environment configuration setup
Collaboratively working with UX designers to iteratively build front-ends , able to communicate with teams across the business including product teams and drive best practice
Applied knowledge of Node API and node scripting
Experience with JavaScript test frameworks, namely Jest and Jasmine, and have a "Shift to the Left" mindset when it comes to testing
Knowledge and experience on Git, Git branching strategies and its application to continuous delivery
Experience with agile delivery, with some experience of continuous delivery best practices
Questioning the norm and guiding novel, creative and practical solutions
It Would Be Great If You Also Had Experience In Some Of These, But If Not We’ll Help You With Them
3+ years of experience developing websites and applications
Understanding of back end code, along with practical experience with backend API integration
As a mid level front End Developer you will build and own the front end architecture, pushing the boundaries of modern front end engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
Experience with mobile development, including responsive design
Applied knowledge of typescript
Experience with automation testing using tools such as Cypress, also possibly Selenium or Playwright.
Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process.
How we will support you
Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working
As many of our customers work predominantly in the office, we expect all of our staff to work at least 3 days per week in the office
You’ll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before
Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more
You’ll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE
You’ll be part of our company bonus scheme
You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental he
About the Company
Digital Intelligence is home to over 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts across 13 countries. We operate at the cutting edge of digital innovation and at the heart of organisations that keep vital infrastructure running, national security protected and armed forces prepared.
Our teams provide advanced digital capability, products and solutions that weave together digital threads of data so that customers get the vital insight they need. From the fine detail to the bigger picture, we provide the power of perspectiv...
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