Summary: The Lead Developer role involves providing technical leadership and mentorship to a development team within a public sector client in Glasgow. The position requires expertise in Java and Spring Boot, with a focus on building and modernizing microservices in an agile environment. The candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure alignment with industry best practices while addressing legislative needs and organizational objectives. This is an outside IR35 contract for an initial duration of six months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team.
• Rapidly build upon a customer account to meet legislative needs.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Lead, Lead Architect, and Security Manager.
• Ensure alignment to existing patterns, controls, and industry best practices.
• Enhance public-facing services through engineering projects.

Key Skills:

• Experience with Java and Spring Boot based microservices.
• Proficiency in AWS public cloud technologies.
• Knowledge of TDD and Unit-Test tooling.
• Experience in a senior engineering role within projects.
• Familiarity with JavaScript and best-practice approaches.
• Experience in mentoring and knowledge transfer to junior staff.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Glasgow

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT