Summary: The Java Software Engineer role involves leading the transformation of a legacy technology stack to a cloud-ready solution for a UK Government client in Law Enforcement. The position requires active SC clearance and focuses on providing technical leadership and strategic decision-making within a global IT consultancy. Candidates will leverage their Java expertise and engage with stakeholders to implement best practices in software development and deployment. This is a hybrid position based in Reading, England, with an initial contract duration of three months or more.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the transformation of legacy technology to a cloud-ready solution.
• Provide strategic decision-making and technical leadership in Java development.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders using a consultative approach.
• Implement software lifecycle automation and best practices.
• Deploy and manage large-scale systems while addressing security concerns.
• Share Java expertise and provide advice to fellow engineers and architects.

Key Skills:

• Broad knowledge of JAVA / JAVA EE, including best practices for code migrations.
• Experience with continuous integration/delivery pipelines (Jenkins or similar).
• Setting up test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, REST Assured).
• Configuration as Code (Jenkinsfile, Ansible or similar).
• Understanding of DevOps principles and practices.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with cloud providers (Azure, AWS) and configuration management tooling (GitLab).
• Experience with project/issue management tooling (JIRA).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (ARM Templates, Terraform) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Reading

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT