Java Developer
Posted 1 week ago by Hays Specialist Recruitment
£475 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Edinburgh, UK
Summary: A public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Java Developer to join an agile team focused on developing and enhancing digital services. The role involves greenfield development and improving existing platforms to enhance user experience and operational efficiency. The team employs modern engineering practices and values collaboration and continuous improvement. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to high-quality, user-focused digital products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the greenfield development of a new digital service.
- Enhance existing platforms to improve user experience, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
- Follow modern engineering practices, including XP, TDD, and DevOps.
- Collaborate within a multi-functional team to deliver high-quality digital products.
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial experience in Java development.
- Java 17+ and Spring Boot microservices.
- REST API development.
- SQL and data modelling (ideally PostgreSQL).
- AWS and OpenShift.
- CI/CD and modern DevOps practices.
- Cloud monitoring and observability tools.
- Infrastructure as Code.
- Front-end development with React, HTML/CSS, and accessibility awareness (desirable).
- AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Aurora, API Gateway, CDK, CloudFormation (desirable).
- Testing frameworks like Cypress (desirable).
- Jenkins, Docker (desirable).
- OAuth2, Spring Web Flow, Spring MVC (desirable).
- Thymeleaf and TypeScript (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £475.0 daily
City: Edinburgh
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Your New Company and Role
A forward-thinking public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a collaborative, agile team working on the development and enhancement of key digital services.
You'll be contributing to the greenfield development of a new digital service and enhancing existing platforms to improve user experience, accessibility, and operational efficiency. The team follows modern engineering practices, including XP, TDD, and DevOps, and is committed to delivering high-quality, user-focused digital products.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a multi-functional team that values continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence.
What You'll Need to Succeed
You'll bring strong commercial experience in Java development and a passion for building robust, user-centred digital services. Key skills and experience include:
Essential Skills
- Java 17+ and Spring Boot microservices
- REST API development
- SQL and data modelling (ideally PostgreSQL)
- AWS and OpenShift
- CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
- Cloud monitoring and observability tools
- Infrastructure as Code
Desirable Skills - Front-end development with React, HTML/CSS, and accessibility awareness
- AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Aurora, API Gateway, CDK, CloudFormation
- Testing frameworks like Cypress
- Jenkins, Docker
- OAuth2, Spring Web Flow, Spring MVC
- Thymeleaf and TypeScript
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