Job Vacancy Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack)

United Kingdom

CGI

Job position Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack)

Permanent

As soon as possible

United Kingdom

Published on 24/05/2026

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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.

Candidate profile

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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Working environment

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.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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Senior Front-End Engineer (Full Stack)

CGI