Java Developer/Engineer | Public Sector Client | 3‑Month Rolling Contract Contract Details Contract: 3‑month rolling Rate: £425 per day Clearance: BPSS only Location: 1 day per month in Newcastle (nice to have, not essential), can be fully remoteWe are working with a public sector client to bring on a Java Engineer/Developer to support an established engineering team. This role is ideal for a developer early in their career who wants to gain exposure to modern technologies in a supportive, non‑lead capacity. You will not be expected to act as a lead engineer; instead, you'll work alongside experienced developers contributing to well‑defined services and features. Essential Skills & Experience You must have commercial experience or strong hands-on exposure to: Java (17) Spring Framework Microservices architecture & REST APIs OpenAPI / Swagger for API design and documentation Test‑Driven Development (TDD)Desirable / Nice-to-Have Skills Experience or familiarity with any of the following would be beneficial but not required: Docker & containerisation Kubernetes AWS CI / CD pipelines Kafka & event‑driven architectures Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle Service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio) BDD tools (e.g. Cucumber) Helm Redis Monitoring & observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana)The Ideal Candidate Junior to early mid‑level backend developer Happy working under guidance rather than leading design decisions Comfortable contributing to existing codebases Looking for stable contract work within the public sector