Company Description

Company Description

The 6point6 Software Engineering Team is made up of c50 people across software engineering, security engineering, quality engineering and DevOps engineering. The team works across public and private sector clients, in particular central government and financial services, to deliver solutions to complex client requirements. You will be in the Software Engineering Team working as part of a cross-disciplined group working across the full software development lifecycle.

Our specialist quality engineering team that supports our larger central government and engineering practices with designing, building, and delivering complex solutions to meet our client’s quality needs.

Due to the nature of this client engagement, you must be a sole British national and hold active Security Clearance.

Job Description

Key responsibilities of the role are summarised below:

• Deliver high-quality implementation and documentation for critical functionality.
• Deliver code, unit tests, feature tests, stubs and integration tests.
• Operate in an agile environment as part of a scrum team and participate in sprint rituals.
• Work with members of multiple skills to understand designs, functional requirements and triage issues.
• Create and document low-level designs.
• Assist in the promotion and delivery of digital transformation engagements.

Qualifications

• Excellent hands-on experience with Java and associated technologies.
• Experience working with Spring Boot.
• Hands-on knowledge of open-source tools, libraries and standards.
• Some working knowledge of containers (Docker).
• Strong experience of working in Test Driven Development, test coverage, unit tests, feature tests and test automation.
• Experience in DevOps tooling and Continuous Delivery.
• Good knowledge of non-functional drivers for design, including an ability to performance tune, profile, and debug applications.
• Knowledge of both traditional and agile delivery methods.
• Drive and desire to further your skillset and lead in the application domain.
• Good knowledge of Open source and open standards.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of both traditional and agile delivery methods.

Additional Information

Who are 6point6? 

Founded in 2012, 6point6 drives the right change in every organisation through the positive impact of technology. Leading with strategy, architecture, and design, we connect cloud, data, and cyber to engineer and deliver large-scale, complex transformations across public and private sectors. 

We help organisations realise the value of their business strategy, allowing them to engage in a more meaningful way with their end customers. Our clients work with us because they know for us it’s never just about the project at hand. It’s about creating lasting partnerships built on trust and enabling their long-term success.

We are a growing privately owned company, with offices in central London and Manchester.

Why 6point6?

6point6 strives to create and maintain a work environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency and respect.  We champion diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  A number of employee-led groups work with us to create a unique, fun and fulfilling environment that contributes positively to our culture and our corporate social responsibility commitments.

We are fully committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people and operate a zero tolerance culture towards any discrimination.

Irrespective of your needs, and no matter how small, please let the Recruitment Team know if there are any ways that we can support you during the hiring process. 

Benefits at 6point6 

From health and wellness to lifestyle and finances, we have your best interests at heart.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes all the standard offerings you’d expect like company bonus plan, pension, private medical, life assurance and income protection. Employee wellbeing is also of the utmost importance to us and we have many benefits supporting wellbeing such as an employee assistance programme, life coaching, a workplace nursery scheme, an electric car scheme and a cycle to work scheme with bike storage.

Our Values 

Our people shape our culture and our values are embedded into everything we do.

HUMAN: We celebrate our differences and bring our authentic selves to work. We are one, inclusive, team.

DEDICATED: We are dedicated to each other, our clients and to our profession. We care.

HONEST: We embrace transparency, act with integrity and encourage everyone to speak openly.

BRAVE: We empower each other to make bold decisions, to take ownership and to challenge with respect.

We are a disability confident committed employer.
If you have access requirements and would like to discuss with us, please contact us: recruitment@6point6.co.uk

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