Software Engineer

We are seeking a high-achieving developer to join our Offensive Security Operations team (OSO). This role will focus on automating processes and building tools to drive down cyber security risk. You will have the opportunity to innovate, build for the future, and make a direct impact on our security landscape!  OSO conducts internal security testing exercises and leads key initiatives to identify and mitigate cyber security risks. However, to improve our business-as-usual activities, we require additional automation and custom tooling. Your contributions will be critical in streamlining operations, automating high impact security checks, and supporting the team’s long-term success.  Our environment is cloud-native, primarily AWS based with a mature development ecosystem and well-established standards.   Responsibilities   Gather user requirements, decipher the needs and expectations of internal and external customers, and translate them into effective solution designs.  Maintain regular communication with partners, providing updates and collecting feedback for continuous improvement.  Implement and deliver solutions within agreed timeframes.  Fully test services including unit tests and user acceptance tests.   Provide full documentation ensuring there are appropriate artefacts for maintaining, extending and using your work in your absence.  Ensure all services align with LSEG security standards, team quality controls, and validated approaches.  Collaborate with partner teams to integrate security measures into all stages of the development lifecycle and existing tooling.  Continuously evaluate and improve quality and security processes, policies and documentation based on lessons learned and industry developments where possible through automation.  Communicate sophisticated technology concepts and solutions clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences through reports, presentations, and documentation.  Demonstrate strong active listening skills and provide constructive feedback to colleagues and partners  Required Experience & Skills  Required Qualification:  Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems / Technology, Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent field of study.  Core technical skills  Proven experience in crafting design documents  Proven experience with Python 3.7+ and VueJS 2 or 3  Proven experience with API Development (Flask API or any)  Proven experience with CLI tool development (Cleo or any)  Proven experience with Unit testing / Integration / Behavioral testing  Proven experience in maintaining complete software development lifecycle  Proven experience with IaC technology to maintain cloud infrastructure  Proven experience with setting up and managing resources in cloud hosting solutions (AWS preferred)  Proven experience with PowerShell and/or Bash Scripting  Proven experience with containerisation  Solid exposure to different software architectures