Registers of Scotland (RoS) manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a critical asset for the Scottish economy. They aim to provide the best public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most modern.

You can get an idea of their mission and culture by viewing this short video

They are committed to providing the best service to their customers through the creation of award-winning digital services, supported by the latest in cloud and AI technology.

Their Digital team is recognised across the industry for excellence in:

• Technology
• Innovation
• Culture

As part of continued long-term digital transformation they are looking to grow their permanent technology team. They have an immediate requirement for a Software Engineer to join their Digital Services team which currently numbers nearly 200 staff.

You will have an opportunity to work on a wide range of modern technologies and tools;

• Java/Python

• JavaScript, Typescript

• React, NextJS

• Oracle, Informix, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MongoDB, RDS, Aurora

• CI/CD: Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker

• Deployment Environments: Virtual Machines, OpenShift, AWS serverless

• IaC: Ansible, CloudFormation, CDK

• AWS, Azure

The teams also consist of Agile Delivery Leads, Product Managers and User Experience Designers to form modern, full stack, high performing teams.

You will have professional software engineering experience and be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• develop software to meet user needs.

• follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.

• write clean, secure, and well-tested code.

• coach and mentor more junior colleagues

• operate the services you build and identify issues in production.

What you will get from joining RoS:

• RoS offers a highly stimulating working environment and prioritise delivering the best possible products and solutions.

• They have built a culture focused around continued learning and development. Everyone has access to high quality training to ensure they can help drive improvements and contribute the highest quality of work.

• The working model is both hybrid and highly flexible. They offer 2 large offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

• Currently a 36 hour working week, this reduces to 35 in October.

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 38 days (26+12 bank hol)….increasing to 42 days over time.

• Excellent family friendly policies including Maternity at 1-year full pay, Paternity Leave/Shared parental Leave/Special Leave & more.

• An outstanding pension scheme offering employer contribution of 28%.

• The salary range for this role is currently £37,744 to £43, 210

To find out more about this exciting opportunity and how to apply, please get in touch asap.

For further information relating to this vacancy and the recruitment process, please refer to the full job application pack.

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