Software Engineering AWS Full Stack Developer

IBM Danmark A/S; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and consulting company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer in Cheltenham, UK. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting public sector and defence projects by contributing to cloud-focused development initiatives. Responsibilities include leading projects, guiding junior developers, and ensuring high-quality code. The ideal candidate will have significant hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and strong problem-solving skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Promotion opportunities

Work-life balance policies

Health cover and pension plan

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications using AWS.
• Ability to lead public sector and defence projects through design and deployment.
• Experience mentoring junior developers and defining development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller public sector and defence projects from design to deployment.
• Guide and support Junior Developers, enhancing team capability.
• Ensure all code produced meets high standards of quality.

Skills

Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS cloud platforms

Proficient in using version control systems like Git

Exceptional problem-solving abilities

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Overview

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We're seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to play a key role in supporting IBM’s public sector and defence projects. In this position, you will contribute significantly to cloud‑focused development initiatives, taking ownership of smaller projects, guiding developers, and helping shape the technical direction of full‑stack cloud solutions.

You will work across the entire software development lifecycle, with a strong focus on designing, coding, developer testing, and deploying cloud‑native applications using modern full‑stack technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead smaller public sector and defence projects from design through deployment, demonstrating strong technical leadership and project management capabilities.
• Guide and support Junior Developers, fostering their professional growth and improving team capability.
• Contribute to defining development practices and shaping the technical vision of cloud applications delivered within IBM’s public sector and defence programmes.
• Ensure all code produced meets high standards of quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Address and resolve complex technical challenges, applying deep expertise in full‑stack cloud development.

Qualifications

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Extensive hands‑on experience working with AWS cloud platforms and services, including deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes.
• Proficient in using version control systems such as Git, with practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Exceptional problem‑solving abilities, demonstrated through effectively diagnosing and resolving complex engineering and architectural challenges.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Desirable Certifications

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