Principal Engineer

Role: Principal Engineer

Locations: Glasgow/Edinburgh (must be willing to travel to client sites throughout the UK on an ad hoc basis) 

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience) 

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application.
Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. 

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.  

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO 

As a team: 

Next Gen Engineering is the home of our dedicated technology people who are focused on engineering memorable yet differentiated and captivating customer experiences. 

We have a seasoned group of cross-industry specialists who provide the best of full stack software engineering, cloud and platform engineering. This includes fluency in Cloud Native, Data, Mobile, Internet of Things, Gen-AI, Frontend, DevOps and Creative Design.  

If you’re looking for an exciting career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. 

We are looking for talented platform and polyglot Software Engineers and Technical Leaders with a passion to positively impact the lives of many through the technology.  

In our team you will learn to: 

• Design, develop and implement new and innovative Digital applications that solve specific business problems on desktop, mobile and tablet 

• Provide technical leadership to onshore and offshore developer team members on client projects 

• Architect and implement secure solutions for clients on premise and in the cloud, integrating with existing authentication and security frameworks. 

• Responsibilities will include coding, unit testing, PR review/approval, progression, and management of code through environments into production, mentoring and developing team members. The candidate will be leading Engineers for a Scrum team developing & supporting services in a large complex Microservices based architecture hosted completely on AWS. 

We are looking for experience in the following skills: 

• Strong experienced Senior Java developer required to work in a cloud based Microservices project with skills in Maven, Spring Boot, Guice, Java 8+, Junit, Postgres. Knowledge of SCM – Bitbucket/GIT, AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, CI tools – Jenkins/build processes experience desirable. 

• Backend architectures understanding including integration patterns 

• Experience with building a complete full-stack solutions 

• Experience with building APIs and microservices 

• Experience with building event-driven solutions 

• Experience with building robust integrations 

• Experience with building datastore solutions on at least one No-SQL or GraphQL technology 

• Experience with building modern front-end solutions using frameworks including React, Vue, Angular 

• Experience with Cloud Native technologies on at least one of the major cloud services providers (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) 

• Build automation tools to support CI/CD pipelines  

• Build cloud platforms using infrastructure as code tools including Terraform or CDK 

• Strong Accessibility, Security, Performance and Caching coding 

• Built-in quality engineering –Unit, Integration and Functional testing 

• Databases & SQL skills using PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle and also noSQL experience e.g. Dynamo, CosmosDB, Couchbase, MongoDB or any other relevant database technologies 

• Object/Relational mapping technologies such as Hibernate 

Set yourself apart: 

• Proven ability to apply analytical and creative thought and translate into technical solutions 

• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex technical issues 

• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills 

• Required for Associate Manager and Manager Levels 

• Experience shaping and delivering small to medium size pieces of work 

• Experience mobilizing and shaping technical teams 

What’s in it for you 

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! 

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.  

About Accenture 

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. 

Closing Date for Applications 30/09/2024 

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.