Java Backend Developer
Posted 1 week ago by 1774512082
£85,000 Per year
Inside
Hybrid
Reading
Summary: A Java Backend Developer is sought for a hybrid role based in Reading or Leeds, requiring active SC clearance. The position involves developing new features for government clients within a collaborative team environment. Candidates should possess strong back-end Java experience and familiarity with various technologies and frameworks. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale public sector program with an innovative market leader.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop new features for government clients using Java.
- Collaborate with team members to engineer high-quality Java code.
- Utilize various technologies and frameworks in software development.
- Engage in Agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
Key Skills:
- Experience with Java 8, Java 11, Java 17, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot.
- Practical relational database development experience with Oracle and PL/SQL.
- Familiarity with JEE standards such as CDI, JPA, and JMS.
- Microservices development experience on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
- Experience with RabbitMQ and IBM MQ.
- REST APIs development.
- Strong understanding of CI and DevOps technologies (Git, Jenkins, Ansible/Terraform).
- Experience with the ELK stack, especially Kibana.
- Practical experience on AWS (ECS, EKS, API Gateway, Serverless technologies).
- Agile development practices (Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD).
Salary (Rate): £85000.00 yearly
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role: Java Backend Developer
Location: Reading or Leeds (Hybrid 1 day per week onsite)
Salary: £80k - £85k
Active SC Clearance required
A unique development opportunity to work on a Public Sector Based Large Scale programme with an innovative market leader as a Java Developer.
We require a Java developer with strong back-end Java experience to develop new features for our portfolio of Government Clients. You will join a team that prides itself on collaboration and engineering the best possible Java code.
Must Have Skills:
- Experience with Java 8, Java 11, Java 17 Spring Framework, Spring Boot
- Practical Relational Database development experience with Oracle and PL/SQL
- Experience of using JEE standards such as CDI, JPA and JMS
- Practical Microservices development experience on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and understanding of microservices design patterns
- Practical experience of development using RabbitMQ and IBM MQ
- REST APIs
- Strong understanding CI and DevOps technologies (Hands-on experience on Git, Jenkins, and Ansible/Terraform preferred)
- Practical experience on ELK stack, especially Kibana
- Practical experience on AWS (ECS, EKS, API Gateway and Serverless technologies)
- Agile development - Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD
Nice to have Skills:
- Good understanding of container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
- Experience of AppDynamics
- Experience of building web applications
- Experience of Single page application frameworks (Angular/React)
- Experience of Domain Driven Design
- Experience in large scale integration projects involving messaging, web services and distributed systems
- Experience working in 2nd - 3rd line live support engagements with complex systems architecture
- Public Sector experience
