Role: Java Developer
Sector: Government / Public Safety
Clearance: Active SC + NPPV3 required
IR35: Outside 6 month initial contract
Location: Hybrid (2 days per week onsite Solihull)
Start: ASAP
We are seeking Java and Lead Java Developers with current SC + NPPV3 clearance to support complex engineering, platform integration and live service environments.
What youll be doing
Developing new features and integrations across secure biometric and identity platforms
Supporting live, mission-critical systems and troubleshooting production issues
Building high-quality Java microservices and APIs
Contributing to Agile delivery teams focused on reliability, performance and secure coding
Core Skills & Experience
Java
Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch
Microservices architecture
REST & SOAP Web Services
JPA/Hibernate
PostgreSQL / Aurora
ActiveMQ or similar messaging technologies
CI/CD: Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube
Docker, Linux
AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, KMS, CloudWatch)
Experience supporting live environments
Strong Agile mindset (Scrum, TDD, BDD)
Nice to Have
Angular / Node.js
SQL performance tuning
BPMN (Activiti)
Jaspersoft
Spring Cloud
Exposure to secure or regulated environments (Gov, Defence, Policing)
Why Join RT Consulting?
Work on significant programmes
Outside IR35 opportunities in a market where these are increasingly rare
Join a network of consultants across Defence, Government and National Security
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