Junior Developer

Have you recently graduated with a Software Development degree? Are you curious about how applications work, enjoy solving problems and not afraid of getting stuck into unfamiliar codebase? If the answer is yes, read on!

PointWire is an innovative, fast-growing Cyber Security Consultancy helping organisations protect their people, systems, and data from evolving digital threats. We are not looking for someone who needs to know everything from day 1 however, we are looking for a Junior Developer who is curious, willing to learn, prepared to question the code in front of them and, who has a good foundation in software development to really grow their career with us.

So, what’s involved?

As a Junior Developer you will play an important role in designing, building and improving software that supports innovative solutions. Working alongside our Master of Tech & Security Director, you’ll write and test code, solve technical challenges, fix bugs and help develop tools that make systems more secure and efficient. Creativity is key!

Key Responsibilities

 

Software development:

• Writing and maintaining code for internal tools, applications and software solutions.
• Supporting the development of new features and functionality.
• Fixing bugs and resolving technical issues.

Security-focused development:

• Helping develop tools that support security testing and monitoring.
• Learning how to identify and prevent security vulnerabilities in code.
• Supporting the development of scripts that automate repetitive security tasks.
• Understanding how software can be designed to protect sensitive information.

Testing and troubleshooting:

• Testing software to ensure it works as expected.
• Identifying errors and investigating why code isn’t working.
• Documenting issues and helping implement solutions.

About you - Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Software development fundamentals and the ability to read and understand code
• Degree or similar in Software Development
• One or more modern programming or scripting languages
• Curious and problem-solving attitude
• Ability to write clear and useful technical documentation

Desirable

• Experience with Python and or Java Script
• Some work experience as a Software Developer
• Git and source control
• Web application fundamentals, including APIs, HTTP and JSON
• Working with third-party libraries, packages and dependencies
• Testing, troubleshooting and debugging
• Familiar with DevOps principles, from containerisation through to deploying and managing applications in the cloud

Salary & Benefits

• £25k+ depending on experience
• Private Health Insurance
• Annual leave - Open Leave Policy
• Flexible working arrangements
• A clear path for career progression
• Learning and development
• Quarterly and yearly social events

Job location / Travel Requirements

Like all roles at PointWire, this role is Hybrid-Remote. This means that travel is required for the role at a minimum to attend team meetings and collaborate with colleagues but may require travel to customer & partner sites to build meaningful relationships. When you’re not required at a customer meeting, partner meeting, team meeting, or any other in person collaboration requirement; you will be able to work from home. Frequent expensed travel to the South-West of England may also be required. 

If you made it this far, I think it’s time to apply! What have you got to lose…