Your New Company and Role
A forward-thinking public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a collaborative, agile team working on the development and enhancement of key digital services.
You'll be contributing to the greenfield development of a new digital service and enhancing existing platforms to improve user experience, accessibility, and operational efficiency. The team follows modern engineering practices, including XP, TDD, and DevOps, and is committed to delivering high-quality, user-focused digital products.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a multi-functional team that values continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence.
What You'll Need to Succeed
You'll bring strong commercial experience in Java development and a passion for building robust, user-centred digital services. Key skills and experience include:
Essential Skills
Java 17+ and Spring Boot microservices
REST API development
SQL and data modelling (ideally PostgreSQL)
AWS and OpenShift
CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
Cloud monitoring and observability tools
Infrastructure as Code
Desirable Skills
Front-end development with React, HTML/CSS, and accessibility awareness
AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Aurora, API Gateway, CDK, CloudFormation
Testing frameworks like Cypress
Jenkins, Docker
OAuth2, Spring Web Flow, Spring MVC
Thymeleaf and TypeScript
What you need to do now
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