Location: Bristol, UK / Hybrid (working from the Bristol office 1-2 times a month) Are you ready for your next career challenge? Role Overview: As a Java Developer at Leidos, you will will play a key technical role in the delivery, support, and maintenance of our IT solution. With a strong focus on in house products built to provide support to our core messaging capability. Main Duties & Responsibilities: • Act as a developer, integrator, and analyst for complex and technically difficult assignments; collaborate with other developers working on production issues • Participate in application walkthroughs and in peer code reviews for conformance to standards • Create and maintain appropriate documentation • Consistently apply Information Technology software standards and help to establish department specific standards • Building Java Programs to support the business needs working in tandem with a complex IT solution • A good understanding of Build and Deployment best practice Skills Required: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience • Solid Java experience • Must hold or be eligible to apply for SC clearance. • Practical and pragmatic approach – willing to get ‘hands on’ to deliver what is needed. • Strong communication skills, fluent in English • Experience working within a Linux environment • Experience working in a cloud-hosted environment Our ideal candidate would also have the following: • Demonstrated proficiency of using JAX-RS, JSF and JMS • Demonstrated proficiency in Front end web standards: HTML, CSS, simple Javascript • Demonstrated proficiency in Oracle database query development, optimization, and tuning • Demonstrated proficiency in full disciplined SDLC lifecycle frameworks and methodologies • Experience working in an AWS environment • Experience working with Jakarta 10, Jakarta-WS-RS, XML, Git • Integration experience working with XSLT / IBM MQ / IBM Sterling OMS Clearance Requirements: • BPSS Pre-screening required to Start • SC required for the role • Must hold or be eligible to apply for SC clearance Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction What we do for you: At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes: • Contributory Pension Scheme • Private Medical Insurance • 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays) • Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme) • Flexible Working Scheme