Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A full-stack and DevOps engineering contract role focused on building applications, managing API infrastructure, and implementing GitOps-based delivery workflows in an enterprise environment.
Highlights
Hands-on role combining frontend, backend, and DevOps expertise with modern delivery practices and complex engineering challenges.
Description
Role: Full-Stack / GitOps Engineer
Location: Glasgow, UK - Onsite (5 days a week in office)
Type: Contract
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Frontend engineering: Advanced proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript, with strong hands-on experience building applications in React.js and Next.js.Backend engineering: Proficiency in one or more backend languages Python, Golang, or Java.Schema-driven experiences: Experience building dynamic, schema-driven UIs and services from structured contracts such as the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) or JSON Schema.API gateway configuration: Professional experience configuring API gateways - Kong, Envoy, Akamai/CloudFront including routes, services, upstreams, and plugins.GitOps model: Hands-on experience with GitOps-based delivery - author intent → PR → validate → merge → reconcile — with automated rollback on failure.CLI & code-editor tooling: Comfort with CLI-driven and code-editor–based workflows for gateway onboarding - authoring, validating, and committing configuration directly as code.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Kong: Deep, hands-on experience with Kong API Gateway (plugins, consumers, upstreams, schema validation).Envoy: Hands-on experience with Envoy Proxy or Envoy Gateway (routes, filters, and configuration).Akamai / CloudFront: Familiarity with edge configuration (CDN, WAF, GTM, certificates, property versioning/activation).Config reconciliation & drift: Experience building drift detection and desired-state reconciliation between Git and live systems.
