Job Title: Java Developer (SC Cleared)
Contract: Inside IR35
Setup: Remote (Hybrid initially for travel required during knowledge transfer for 1st 3 months across different locations in England – on-call work may be required later in the contract as well)
Security Clearance: Must be holding active, unelapsed SC clearance
Interview Process: 1 Stage, MS Teams
We are supporting a large, mission-critical public-sector team in expanding their java development operations, to maintain and evolve a complex legacy technology environment. This role suits Java developers who are comfortable providing L3 support in regulated environments.
Key Responsibilities
* Support and maintain Java-based legacy applications within a critical national system
* Provide L3 support, troubleshooting issues and resolving incidents across application components
* Develop, test and maintain Java and PL/SQL applications, scripts and supporting services
* Refactor existing code and contribute to automated test coverage
* Work with Oracle WebLogic, JDBC / ODBC integrations and stored procedures
* Support Elasticsearch components used within the application estate
* Collaborate with Support, Platform and DBA teams to resolve issues and deliver changes
* Maintain technical documentation, follow coding standards and contribute to peer reviews
* Escalate complex issues to senior engineers while supporting technical decision-making
* Participate in knowledge transfer, operational support and future on-call rota where required
Essential Technical Skills
* A minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in Java & related technologies (preferably with Java SE 11+ or EJB/JSP)
* Experience in supporting legacy applications
* Experience refactoring & developing automated tests
* Experience in basic integration work with auditing & protective monitoring services
Technologies:
* Spring/Spring Boot
* Oracle Weblogic
* Oracle PL/SQL
* ODBC/JDBC
* Elasticsearch
* Java
Desirable Skills
* ETL
* Cloud Platforms
* Git
* Jenkins
* Nginx
* Apache HTTP/Tomcat
* Docker
* IBM Initiate (MDM)