Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer in the Claims Delivery department, you will be working as part of a talented team to deliver and maintain software applications for the Claims function. You will be primarily working with cloud native services on the MS Azure platform to build quality applications to support our business.

To deliver great functionality to the user you will be utilising the latest technologies and working in areas including MS APIM, Data Lakes, Azure Cognitive Services and the MS Power Platform. You will be expected to operate in a DevOps environment, developing end to end automation capabilities utilising Terraform and Ansible to support and streamline delivery processes.

Essential Duties

• Conduct software analysis, programming, testing & debugging.
• Ensure documentation is present and kept accurate.
• Recommend changes to established processes.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• You will be expected to work effectively within a Scaled Agile Scrum team.
• Development of integration services within our cloud-based platform.
• You will also be expected to research new ideas and stay up to date with new advancements in the field.

Required Skills/Experience

• Extensive commercial experience in the software engineering sector.
• Proven knowledge of design patterns and Object Orientated Design.
• Experienced with Java 11, Spring, Spring Boot, REST & SOAP.
• Extensive experience of MS Azure services including APIM, Event Grids, Azure AD, etc.
• An understanding of SDLC in an agile environment.
• Experience writing and maintaining Terraform and Ansible code.
• Ability to write and support CI/CD tooling - such as Azure DevOps/ArgoCD.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audience.
• Experience and understanding of version control systems such as GIT.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• OCJP certification desirable.
• Unit testing using Mock and other frameworks.
• Experience utilising MS Power Platform tools.

Interview Process

There will be a 2 stage process (one online assessment and one competency-based interview).  The interview(s) will be via MS Teams and will take place in July.

Location

For Hybrid workers (within a 50-mile radius of our Cardiff HQ) there is an expectation to work from the office twice a month.  For remote workers (outside of a 50-mile radius of our Cardiff HQ) there is an expectation to attend the office a handful of times a year when required (i.e big meetings, workshops etc).

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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