C Engineer

Whitehall Resources require a C Engineer to work with a key client on a 6 month initial contract. *This role will require some on-site work in Shropshire, ideally 2 days per week but with flexibility. *Inside IR35. *Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance. C Engineer Role Overview As a Senior Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering modern, scalable, and secure digital services for one of the UK’s most critical government departments. You will work closely with architects and delivery leads to design and implement robust backend services, lead engineering best practices, and mentor junior developers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and is passionate about delivering impactful public sector solutions. Role Purpose As a Senior Engineer, you will remediate, stabilise, and modernise applications participating in the “Ingres only” pathway-decoupling data from Ingres to target relational platforms (e.g., Oracle/SQL Server) and implementing secure, supportable fixes that reduce risk ahead of March 2027. You’ll collaborate with architects, DB specialists, testers, and delivery leads to plan and execute safe change. Key Outcomes * Risk reduction & compliance: Identify and remediate vulnerabilities, unsupported dependencies, and non compliant patterns to meet security and data protection expectations. * Decoupling from Ingres: Refactor data access; support migration from Ingres to the agreed target RDBMS while retaining UI where required. * Quality & Release readiness: Deliver thoroughly tested fixes and enhancements that are verifiable in SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT/NFR phases, supporting traceability and sign off. * Knowledge transfer: Produce clear documentation and handover notes to live support teams.