ADB Safegate Airport Systems

JOB TITLE: Java Software Engineer II (Mid Level)

LOCATION: Manchester, UK

REPORTING TO: Scrum Master

DIRECT REPORTS: None

TRAVEL: Some UK and International travel may be required

JOB PURPOSE:

ADB SAFEGATE Airport Systems is a provider of software and services to over 120 airports, enabling them to improve operational performance and deliver total airport management to its customers. Half of the people who fly each year are serviced by airports that rely on our software platforms.

You will be joining a high performing, self-organising Scrum Java team. The majority of the top 10 busiest airports rely on our software platforms and this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work on projects around the world and to experience many different cultures. Our learning culture will allow you to continue to develop your own skills and keep current with changes in technology trend. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, have deep technical skills, able to act as mentor to the junior members of the team and be prepared to learn and work hard with us to develop great software used at hundreds of airports across the globe.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involvement in full Scrum lifecycle from Three Amigos and Refinement to Planning to Review and Retrospective and to facilitate these meetings in the absence of the Scrum Master.

• Designing, coding and unit testing applications using Java and NodeJS technologies.

• Dynamic work ethic able to investigate and fix high priority bugs following service desk triage and Product Owner approval.

• Confidence in raising and investigating issues as they arise with the Scrum Master, with a focus on the fix.

• Technology advocate who keeps up to date with latest technologies and ensures technical obsolescence is understood and addressed.

SKILLS /EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Proven development experience of Java (server-side) applications in 24×7 production environments
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Knowledge of build tools e.g. Gradle, Ant
• Writing well-structured Unit and Integration tests
• Experience of Continuous Integration, delivery and deployment techniques (preferably using Jenkins and Ansible).
• Proficient in working in an Linux environments
• Working knowledge of XML and JSON
• Behaviour Driven Development using Cucumber / Gherkin.
• Ability to write clear and concise design documentations/wiki

Desirable:

• Experience in a Scrum development team working to continuous delivery.
• Knowledge of Message-Oriented Middleware / Service-Oriented Architecture
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Knowledge and use of API Gateway
• Knowledge of Distributed Message Broker/Event Streaming
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as ELK, Prometheus, Grafana
• Familiarity with NodeJS and/or Python

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work within a team and collaborate with other business functions.
• Committed to our learning culture and continuous improvement.
• Willingness for occasional travel to customer sites around the world.

Our benefits:

• Relaxed office working environment with chill out area.
• Flexible working hours and a 37 hour week with a balance of working in the office and home.
• Convenient South Manchester location – free on-site parking or 2 minutes walk from a tram stop ·
• Competitive salary and benefits including pension, 25 days holiday, life assurance and more
• As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and supporting our products and projects.

ADB Safegate Airport Systems is a holder of a UK Sponsorship Licence