Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack)

Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack)

Position Description

At CGI, we work alongside our UK Government clients to deliver modern digital services that improve access to justice and support critical public sector transformation. As an Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack), you’ll help design, build, and enhance scalable cloud-based applications that underpin key public services across England and Wales. Working within collaborative Agile teams, you’ll contribute to the development of secure, high-performing digital platforms while influencing technical direction, improving engineering practices, and supporting continuous innovation. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects that deliver real societal impact while growing your expertise in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

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.

Your future duties and responsibilities

In this role, you will design, develop, and evolve scalable full-stack applications within a modern cloud-based environment, with a strong focus on front-end engineering using Angular. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions, contributing across the full software development lifecycle from design and development through to deployment, support, and continuous improvement.

You’ll also help shape technical standards, contribute to engineering best practices, and support the reliability and resilience of critical justice services. Working within Agile delivery teams, you’ll collaborate with developers, stakeholders, and operational teams to drive innovation and deliver impactful digital solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Design & Develop scalable full-stack applications using Angular and Node.js
• Collaborate & Contribute to technical design discussions and solution architecture
• Build & Maintain cloud-based services and deployment pipelines within Azure environments
• Support & Improve CI/CD processes using Jenkins, Terraform, and DevOps best practices
• Participate & Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives
• Manage & Integrate large-scale application components across web ecosystems
• Troubleshoot & Resolve technical issues, incidents, and production challenges
• Contribute & Influence engineering standards, technical decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support & Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across distributed teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring strong full-stack development experience with a particular strength in modern front-end engineering. You should be comfortable working within cloud-native environments, contributing to DevOps-driven delivery practices, and collaborating across Agile teams within complex and regulated programmes.

Essential qualifications

• Strong experience with Angular and modern front-end development frameworks
• Strong Node.js development experience including APIs and backend services
• Experience working within Azure cloud environments
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Strong knowledge of Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline management
• Experience using Git version control and collaborative development workflows
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence within Agile delivery environments
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and design patterns
• Experience supporting scalable, resilient, and cloud-based application architectures
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills

Desirable skills

• Experience with incident management, monitoring, and observability tooling
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and modern deployment pipelines
• Experience working within public sector or highly regulated environments
• Ability to mentor team members and support knowledge sharing initiatives

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