SC Cleared Java Developer
Posted 4 days ago by IF Recruitment Ltd
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: The role of a Java Developer involves contributing to a new digital service for the public sector, requiring quick integration into an Agile, multidisciplinary team. The position focuses on designing, creating, and improving products and platforms. Candidates should possess strong Java skills and be ready to engage in pair programming and support activities. The role offers flexibility with some remote working options available from either Manchester or Newcastle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, create, and improve new and existing products and platforms.
- Work within an Agile, multidisciplinary team.
- Implement APIs for internal and external use.
- Build and maintain a robust automated test suite for continuous deployment.
- Participate in 2nd-line support of applications and platforms.
- Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Research and learn new programming tools and techniques.
- Engage with the wider web development community to adopt good practices.
Key Skills:
- Recent experience with Java 17 (or later).
- Excellent understanding of TDD and BDD.
- Experience with large microservice architectures.
- Experience in an Agile environment.
- Willingness to work in a pair programming environment.
- Knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X.
- Ability to quickly learn new programming tools and techniques.
- Understanding of Responsive Web Design.
- Desirable skills include knowledge of Jackson, JAX-RS, and messaging platforms.
- Experience with MongoDB or other document databases.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Are you a Java Developer, who can make a positive impact, and wants to contribute to the most demanding and exciting new digital service for the public sector, then we want to hear from you.
We are looking for outstanding skills and you must be ready to quickly get to work within an Agile, multidisciplinary team .
Day-to-day you will be an integral part of that team in designing, creating and improving new and existing products and platforms.
Skills/experience:
- Recent experience with Java 17 (or later).
- Excellent understanding of TDD and BDD.
- Experience with large microservice architectures.
- Experience of working in an Agile environment.
- Be willing to work in a pair programming environment.
- Have experience in implementing APIs for internal and external use.
- Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
- Be involved in the wider web development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences.
- Be knowledgeable of tools and techniques used within the wider team.
- Take part in 2nd-line support of applications and platforms, including occasional support outside of office hours.
- Possess the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X.
- The ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques.
- Understand of the use of Responsive Web Design.
Desirable Skills:
- Working knowledge of Jackson, JAX-RS, mocking frameworks such as Mockito, and messaging platforms such as ActiveMQ or Kafka.
- Experience of MongoDB or other document databases.
- Experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites.
- Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage.
This role can be based out of Manchester or Newcastle. Some remote working available.