Senior Java Software Engineer
Newcastle or Guildford based
12 month contract
Hybrid - 3 days on-site
SC cleared or able to under-go clearance
Looking for an experienced Senior Java Software Engineer who will join our collaborative, forward-thinking Agile Scrum team, working on innovative Geospatial software, using the latest cloud-based technologies. The engineer will be involved in every stage of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through development, testing, and deployment, delivering robust, scalable cloud-based services.
Responsibilities
* Develop high-quality, readable, scalable and easily maintained code, using Java and related technologies, meeting requirements and coding standards.
* Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will enhance team velocity.
* Contribute to quality assurance by writing unit and automated tests.
* Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines
* Ensure code is sufficiently documented and share knowledge of solutions implemented.
* Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups in a true Agile environment, contributing to agile based estimating.
* Work with the scrum team to meet the sprint commitments
Skills Required:
Essential
* Java
* Cloud Services development
* Unit testing
Desirable
* DevSecOps awareness using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube
* Red Hat Openshift container platform or Kubernetes
* Quarkus Framework
* Front end development using Angular
IMPORTANT NOTE: The candidate will also need to be able to achieve or have SC clearance.