Software Engineering Full Stack Application Developer Professional Cheltenham, GB

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 have the opportunity to 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 get the chance to 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 constantly 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 programmes, 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:

• Project Leadership: Lead smaller projects from design through deployment, showcasing strong technical and project management skills.
• Mentorship: Guide and support Junior Developers, fostering their growth and development.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to the definition of our development practices and the technical vision of our cloud applications.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all code developed meets high standards for quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Complex Problem Solving: Tackle and resolve intricate technical challenges, applying your deep expertise in full‑stack cloud development.

Required education: None

Preferred education: Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Cloud Experience: Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and services.
• Version Control: Proficient in using version control systems (e.g., Git) and experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Problem‑Solving: Exceptional problem‑solving capabilities, with a history of effectively addressing and resolving complex engineering issues.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred technical and professional experience:

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of serverless architectures and microservices.
• Familiarity with event‑driven design patterns.
• Understanding of database systems (SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience with cloud security best practices.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.