Java Developer - 12 month contract - Hybrid (Hampshire

Octopus Computer Associates; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software firm in Winchester is seeking an experienced Java Developer with 5-8 years of experience in Java development, particularly with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and Spring Batch. This hybrid role requires collaboration on UI technologies and strong knowledge of cloud and container technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes). The ideal candidate will understand high availability and have experience in building API service architectures.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of Java development experience.
• Experience with Java (17/21), Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Experience with data platforms (S3, Snowflake, Postgres).
• Understanding of high availability and scalability design.

Responsibilities

• Develop Java applications using Java 17/21, Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Collaborate on UI technology and contribute to API service architectures.
• Leverage CI/CD technologies for automated build, test, deployment.
• Monitor performance and ensure reliability of services.

Skills

Java development experience

Spring Boot

Spring Batch

UI technologies

Containerization/orchestration

Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

API service architectures

High availability design

Tools

Kubernetes

Openshift

Postgres

Snowflake

S3

Datadog

Job description

Overview

Java developer (Java programmer, Java software engineer) with at least 5-8 years of experience required by a blue chip client. Role is Hybrid with 2 days on-site in Hampshire.

Responsibilities

• Develop Java applications using Java 17/21, Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Collaborate with the team on UI technology where applicable and contribute to API service architectures.
• Leverage CI/CD technologies to support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Work with data platforms and cloud/container technologies, including S3, Snowflake, Postgres; containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes/Openshift); and cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP (or others).
• Design for high availability and scalability; monitor performance and ensure reliability of services.
• Understand and apply software testing principles and methodologies.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5-8 years of Java development experience.
• Experience with Java (17/21), Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Experience with one or more UI technologies.
• Experience with data platforms (S3, Snowflake, Postgres).
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Kubernetes/Openshift) and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience building and implementing API service architectures.
• Understanding of high availability, scalability design, and performance monitoring.
• Nice to have: 3+ years of database experience (databases and scripting), Cucumber, Observability (Datadog), and Financial Services/payments domain.

Additional

• Role is inside IR35.
• Please send CV in the first instance to be considered.