Software Developer (Active SC)

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Software Developer to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with very good prospects to extend, and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Newcastle. An active SC status is required for this role.

Our client are seeking a Software Developer to contribute to the ongoing operation and evolution of a large-scale data platform supporting complex analytical use cases. The platform consolidates event data from a wide range of user-facing systems, processing and publishing it through shared internal analytics services. This role involves building and maintaining dependable data ingestion and delivery pipelines, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability.

Responsibilities:

• Drive delivery of groups of related user stories within iterative, agile development cycles.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the platform and actively share knowledge across the team and with non-technical stakeholders.
• Work closely with Product, Analysis, and Engineering colleagues to refine requirements and implement high-quality technical solutions.
• Support the operation, monitoring, and enhancement of live data pipelines and downstream publishing services.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve system efficiency, scalability, robustness, and security posture.
• Provide technical guidance, code review, and mentoring to junior developers, promoting strong engineering standards and best practices.

• 3+ years of experience in Software Development
• Active SC is required for this role
• Strong experience using Python for data processing, transformation, and ETL workloads.
• Practical experience working with AWS cloud services, including compute, storage, and security tooling.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience using Terraform.
• Distributed data processing using Apache Spark.
• Workflow scheduling and orchestration with Apache Airflow.
• Containerisation and environment management using Docker.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance using GitLab.
• Awareness of and experience with security scanning and vulnerability tooling (e.g. Trivy, Trend Micro, Wiz or similar).
• Use of Jupyter Notebooks for development, experimentation, and data analysis.

Why join us?

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.