Java Developer - ACTIVE SC
Posted 4 days ago by Montash
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Backend Java Spring Boot Developer involves maintaining and enhancing a resilient, containerized application within the Government/Public Services sector. The position requires biweekly on-site presence in Croydon and necessitates SC/NPPV3 security clearance. The successful candidate will address service tickets, prepare for production releases, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure service quality and system reliability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Address and resolve service tickets, including incidents, change requests, and service inquiries, adhering to DDaT operational frameworks.
- Prepare for production releases by assembling deployment artifacts.
- Promote service quality through continuous improvement efforts.
- Work closely with other technical teams to manage dependencies and resolve shared issues.
- Investigate technical challenges by engaging with subject matter experts to deepen system knowledge.
- Take responsibility for maintaining a Legacy platform, including its traditional deployment mechanisms.
- Enhance and support the existing solution, ensuring ongoing reliability and performance.
- Deliver updates within a Legacy environment, progressively becoming the domain expert.
- Update service-related documentation as changes are implemented.
- Ensure all code changes are peer-reviewed prior to integration.
- Merge validated code into the main development branch.
- Develop and validate feature-level and external API tests as required.
- Update API documentation to reflect new or modified functionality.
- Present completed work for stakeholder review and approval during sprint reviews.
Key Skills:
- Java/Spring Boot Microservices
- AWS Kubernetes
- Hibernate
- Debezium
- Messaging systems (eg, SNS/SQS)
- AWS RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL
- AWS OpenSearch
- Jenkins/Git/SonarQube
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Croydon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Backend Java Spring Boot Developer
Contract Duration: 12 months
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - Croydon (Biweekly on-site presence)
IR35 Determination: Inside
Sector: Government/Public Services
Interview Format: Single-stage via Microsoft Teams
Security Clearance: SC/NPPV3 REQUIRED
We are seeking a skilled Java Developer to contribute to the upkeep and enhancement of a resilient, containerized application. The successful candidate will be sponsored through NPPV3 clearance as part of the onboarding process.
Key Responsibilities
- Address and resolve service tickets, including incidents, change requests, and service inquiries, adhering to DDaT operational frameworks.
- Prepare for production releases by assembling deployment artifacts.
- Promote service quality through continuous improvement efforts.
- Work closely with other technical teams to manage dependencies and resolve shared issues.
- Investigate technical challenges by engaging with subject matter experts to deepen system knowledge.
- Take responsibility for maintaining a Legacy platform, including its traditional deployment mechanisms.
- Enhance and support the existing solution, ensuring ongoing reliability and performance.
- Deliver updates within a Legacy environment, progressively becoming the domain expert.
- Update service-related documentation as changes are implemented.
- Ensure all code changes are peer-reviewed prior to integration.
- Merge validated code into the main development branch.
- Develop and validate feature-level and external API tests as required.
- Update API documentation to reflect new or modified functionality.
- Present completed work for stakeholder review and approval during sprint reviews.
Essential Skills
- Java/Spring Boot Microservices
- AWS Kubernetes
- Hibernate
- Debezium
- Messaging systems (eg, SNS/SQS)
- AWS RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL
- AWS OpenSearch
- Jenkins/Git/SonarQube
*PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT PRE-CLEARED TO SC LEVEL*