Software Developer (Senior Consultant) Common Services

Job description

Position Description:

At CGI, we enable our people to shape solutions that make a real difference, and this role plays a key part in supporting the modernisation of justice services across the UK. As a Senior Software Development Consultant, you’ll contribute to mission-critical systems for one of our key UK Government clients, helping transform how citizens and legal professionals engage with the justice system. You’ll bring technical curiosity, problem-solving strength and collaborative energy as you build secure, scalable services and influence technical direction. Working within a supportive community of experts, you’ll take ownership of meaningful engineering challenges while contributing ideas that drive innovation and long-term client value.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
 
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Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role, you will develop and enhance complex back-end systems that support major client services, taking ownership of the full engineering lifecycle. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to translate evolving needs into secure, scalable and high-quality software. You will have the opportunity to shape technical decisions, support continuous improvement and collaborate in an environment that encourages experimentation and shared problem-solving.
You’ll contribute to cloud-based architecture, guide integration work and play a key role in maintaining service reliability. Whether leading technical discussions, solving intricate engineering challenges or mentoring others, you’ll be supported by a wider CGI community focused on delivering excellence.
Key responsibilities include:
• Build & Enhance: Design, develop and evolve robust server-side applications using modern Java frameworks.
• Lead & Influence: Contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions.
• Collaborate & Support: Work closely with cross-functional teams, providing guidance on best practice and integration approaches.
• Deliver & Improve: Participate in Agile ceremonies and drive quality through CI/CD and automated pipelines.
• Integrate & Optimise: Manage large-scale component integration within complex web ecosystems.
• Stabilise & Resolve: Support incident and change management to ensure system reliability.
• Innovate & Shape: Contribute to continuous improvement and future technical direction.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring strong back-end engineering experience, a solid understanding of cloud-based architecture and confidence working with modern development practices. You should be comfortable owning technical challenges, collaborating across distributed teams and delivering secure, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Essential qualifications include:
• Strong Java development experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Proven experience with IDAM and building applications integrating with platforms such as ForgeRock, One Identity, Okta, Azure AD or Auth0.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins, CI/CD, Git and modern DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of reverse engineering and working independently on Jira-managed workloads.
• Experience with Azure cloud architecture and Terraform (IaC) is highly desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with incident management, monitoring and observability tools.
Nice to have:
• Ansible, Front-end development experience, advanced CI/CD, broader Azure experience.

Skills:

·  GIT
·  GIT
·  Java
·  Jenkins
·  Terraform

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.