Lead Java Developer
Our client is seeking a Lead Java Developer to join their team within a Central Government Body with the Public Sector. More and more people are looking for job satisfaction, the feeling that what they do is worthwhile and makes a positive difference to people's lives. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a growing team in a modern and flexible working environment.
Are you a technical expert passionate about building resilient software that shapes citizen services? As a Lead Java Developer, you'll leverage your deep expertise and commitment to software excellence to drive forward-thinking strategies and high-impact solutions. Join us and champion technical evolution, mentoring others, innovating with cutting-edge technology, and driving best practices to elevate software engineering standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead with Innovation: Pioneer and integrate emerging technologies across our product lines.
- Drive Best Practices: Set and adopt industry-leading software engineering principles.
- Shape Strategy: Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to define and execute strategic visions.
- Enable High Availability: Design for scale, stability, and security, embedding solutions that support our mission-critical services.
- Support & Mentor: Provide advanced support, coach and grow our engineering community, and attract top talent.
- Champion Collaboration: Engage cross-functional teams with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Slack to ensure seamless communication and development flow.
Tech Stack:
- Languages & Frameworks: Proficient in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Spring Batch.
- Database Management: Skilled in SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, with strong tuning and patching experience.
- Cloud & API Development: Cloud architecture and microservices, RESTful API design with Swagger, OpenAPI.
- Testing & CI/CD: Master of Continuous Integration/Delivery with tools like JUnit, Jasmine, and Cucumber for TDD & BDD.
- Security & High Availability: Adept in OWASP principles, failover management, and mitigating infrastructure risks.
Why Join Us?
You'll play a pivotal role in shaping critical citizen services, utilizing your skills in a dynamic, cloud-based environment. You'll also lead a talented team, influencing both technical evolution and professional growth.
ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED.
(Please only apply if you hold this clearance)
If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please send your CV in Word format via this site. Our client is ready to schedule interviews in the coming days so apply now to avoid missing out!
Disability confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, our client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.