Front End Developer - SC Cleared
Front End Developer - SC Cleared
Rate: £695 a day
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Duration: Initially 6 months
Clearance: SC or DV clearance required
Location: Southampton, Gloucester or Woking min 1 day per week and 1 day per week client side working (Corsham / Andover)
You will join a defence technology consultancy and design and develop modern, responsive front end interfaces using React and TypeScript.
In the role you will:
- Build real time, data driven features using technologies such as WebSockets or SignalR.
- Work closely with full stack engineers, architects, and end users to shape requirements and deliver best in class digital experiences.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of front end architecture, ensuring scalability, usability, and maintainability.
- Integrate UI components with APIs, data stores, and existing backend services.
Core Front End Skills:
- JavaScript (essential front end programming language)
- Front end frameworks: React, Vue.js, or AngularJS
Useful / Modern Front End Engineering Skills:
- Node.js (for tooling, SSR, or full stack JavaScript)
- Understanding of web servers / reverse proxies: Nginx or Caddy (helpful for deployment and performance)
- Experience with containerisation: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes (useful for modern development environments)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure (beneficial for front end hosting, CI/CD, serverless)
- Basic scripting: Bash or PowerShell (useful for automation and tooling) Nice to Have / Broader Engineering Awareness
- Basic understanding of relational or NoSQL databases (helpful when integrating with APIs, not core front end work)