Backend Engineer (Junior)

Role Summary Develop and maintain a portable AI-assisted cyber security platform that integrates cybersecurity tools, AI workflows, scan outputs, findings, and reporting into a unified dashboard deployable across both off-premise cloud and on-premise air-gapped environments. Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain the platform backend, APIs, dashboard, and reporting modules. • Develop data ingestion pipelines to aggregate and normalise outputs from vulnerability, web application, SBOM, container, compliance, and security scanning tools. • Integrate cybersecurity tools into guided assessment workflows, including tools such as Nessus, Burp Suite, Kali Linux tools, Wireshark, and equivalent platforms. • Support deployment across cloud-based development environments and on-premise air-gapped workstations. • Implement logging, audit trails, access controls, and secure engineering practices across the platform. • Maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment scripts, and infrastructure configurations. Key Requirements • 3–5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related fields. • Proficiency in Python or Node.js/TypeScript and REST API development. • Experience with modern frontend frameworks and dashboard development. • Experience with AWS services, containerisation, and CI/CD pipelines. • Familiarity with application security, container security, vulnerability management, and common security scanning tools. • Ability to understand legacy setups, refactor existing code, and propose practical improvements. Preferred Attributes • Strong focus on Developer Experience and maintainable engineering practices. • Comfortable working across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and security tooling. • Able to build systems that are portable, support offline deployment, and are suitable for handover.