Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer 6-Month Contract £600-£650 per day (Inside IR35) Hybrid (1 day per week in London, Cardiff or Glasgow) SC Clearance is desirable but not essential A leading governing body is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to support the development and delivery of key digital services. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, agile environment, contributing to the design, development, and continuous improvement of business-critical applications. The Role You will play a key role in developing and supporting applications aligned to business requirements, working within multidisciplinary agile teams. Alongside hands-on development, you'll contribute to technical decision-making, help introduce new technologies, and drive improvements in engineering practices such as CI/CD and automation. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and support core business applicationsContribute to the technical design and delivery of software solutionsProduce clear and effective technical documentationCollaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Delivery, and DevOpsSupport the adoption of modern development practices and toolsIdentify and implement improvements to development processes (CI/CD, automation, testing)Key Skills & Experience Essential: Strong experience as a Microsoft Software DeveloperProven expertise in: C# / .NET (including .NET 6)SQL Server developmentTest Driven Development (TDD)CI/CD pipelines and deployment automationSolid understanding of: Agile methodologiesSoftware design patterns and development techniquesRelational database designUnit testing frameworks (e.g. NUnit, Moq)Version control (Git, Azure DevOps)Additional / Desirable: Experience with: Microservices architectureEntity FrameworkDependency InjectionCloud platforms (Azure)Containerisation (Docker)Experience working in complex, stakeholder-driven environmentsRelevant technical degree or certificationsAdditional Information Full-time contract (6 months)Hybrid working - 1 day per week onsite (London, Cardiff, or Glasgow)£600-£650 per day (Inside IR35)SC Clearance is desirable but not essentialMorgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.