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.