Java developer

Opus Recruitment Solutions; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Java developer to enhance and automate their services. The role involves working with Java, CI pipelines, and tools like Grafana and Prometheus. Candidates must pass a BPSS, with work commencing immediately and continuing until March 2026, including weekly travel to Leeds/Newcastle/Manchester. The daily rate is between £400 - £500 IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java development and spring boot framework.
• Understanding of automated testing and deployment processes.
• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools like Grafana and Prometheus.

Responsibilities

• Work with Java code and CI pipelines for automation.
• Improve and extend services in a secure manner.
• Automate testing and deployment to production.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

TDD

Grafana

Prometheus

CI/CD

Job description

I am working with a consultancy looking for a Java developer to join a contract.

This will involve working with Java code and CI pipelines with GitLab CI to improve, tune and extend so that when we get dependency updates or security fixes from engineering tooling we then automate the testing and deployment of these services all the way to production in a controlled and secure way.

Tech stack – Java engineer needs experience with spring boot framework, TDD, Grafana and Prometheus for monitoring and alerting and understanding of the CI/CD process.

All candidates must pass a BPSS. Immediate start. End March 2026. Weekly travel to Leeds/ Newcastle/ Manchester. 400 - 500 per day IR35.