Scala/Play Developer

Project overview

Scala/Play Engineer

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Scala/Play Engineer on a hybrid basis for an initial 6 month contract

Job Spec:

We are seeking experienced Scala / Play Developers to support delivery of a major UK digital transformation programme.

The role will involve designing, developing, testing and supporting Scala-based microservices within established multidisciplinary Agile teams. Contractors will work across the full development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through to deployment, monitoring and live-service support.

Responsibilities

Key Skills:

Desirable skills:

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

• Delivering Scala / Play microservices against agreed requirements
• Producing clean, maintainable and well-tested code
• Contributing to technical design and architecture
• Supporting deployment, monitoring and live services
• Working collaboratively with engineering and multidisciplinary delivery teams
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for technical improvement
• Sharing knowledge and contributing to engineering standards and best practice
• Strong commercial Scala development experience
• Play Framework
• Microservices development
• Unit and integration testing
• TDD
• CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Agile delivery
• Application design and architecture
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
• Cloud infrastructure experience
• Application security
• Automated deployment and monitoring
• High-availability digital services
• Large-scale public sector transformation experience

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Shropshire, GB
• Languages: English