Java Developer
CGILeeds, England, United Kingdom
Added 30 Jul · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2134 (97% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and CGI is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Position Description
At CGI, we are transforming how secure digital healthcare is delivered across the UK. Join us to help build and evolve critical identity and authentication services that enable millions of healthcare professionals to access vital systems safely and efficiently. You’ll play a hands-on role in modernising national platforms, working in a collaborative environment where you can shape solutions, contribute ideas, and see the real-world impact of your work every day.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will help run and enhance a critical national authentication platform, ensuring reliability, security, and continuous improvement. You’ll take ownership of delivering new features, resolving incidents, and shaping how the platform evolves as part of a supportive, high-performing engineering team.
At CGI, we are transforming how secure digital healthcare is delivered across the UK. Join us to help build and evolve critical identity and authentication services that enable millions of healthcare professionals to access vital systems safely and efficiently. You’ll play a hands-on role in modernising national platforms, working in a collaborative environment where you can shape solutions, contribute ideas, and see the real-world impact of your work every day.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will help run and enhance a critical national authentication platform, ensuring reliability, security, and continuous improvement. You’ll take ownership of delivering new features, resolving incidents, and shaping how the platform evolves as part of a supportive, high-performing engineering team.
- Own & Deliver: Build and enhance features aligned to the product roadmap
- Resolve & Support: Troubleshoot and fix high-priority incidents quickly
- Collaborate & Shape: Work closely with Product Owners, BAs, and Technical Leads
You are an experienced Java engineer with a strong DevOps mindset and a passion for building secure, scalable systems. You’re comfortable working across the stack and enjoy collaborating to deliver high-impact solutions.
Must-have experience:
- Strong Java development experience
- Python scripting
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
- CI/CD and DevOps tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven)
- Containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Database experience (PostgreSQL and/or Microsoft SQL Server)
- Identity & access management tools (PingDS, PingIDM, HAProxy)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Testing tools (Karate, Playwright, Gatling/Scala)
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.
Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services f
irms in the world.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with CGI, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
SOC 2134 · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · ~343k in sampleP25 £42kP75 £76k
£33kmedian £57kgoing rate £55k£103k
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. CGI holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.