Salary: £68,000 - 108,000 per year Requirements: Active SC NPPV3 clearance Proficient in Java Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch Familiarity with microservices architecture Knowledge of REST & SOAP Web Services Experience with JPA/Hibernate Proficient in PostgreSQL / Aurora Familiarity with ActiveMQ or similar messaging technologies Experience with CI/CD tools: Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube Proficient in Docker and Linux Knowledge of AWS services: EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, KMS, CloudWatch Experience supporting live environments Strong Agile mindset (Scrum, TDD, BDD) Responsibilities: 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 Technologies: AWS ActiveMQ CI/CD CloudWatch Docker EC2 Git Hibernate JPA Java Jenkins Linux Maven Network PostgreSQL REST SOAP Security Spring Spring Boot TDD Web microservices Cloud Angular BPMN Support NodeJS SQL More: We are RT Consulting, and we offer a unique opportunity to work on significant programmes in the Defence, Government, and National Security sectors. This position is designed for Java and Lead Java Developers, with a 6-month initial contract and an outside IR35 status, which is increasingly rare in todays market. Join our network of experts while enjoying hybrid work arrangements, operating two days per week in our Solihull office. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. last updated 6 week of 2026