Java Developer - ACTIVE SC

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*