Java Developer – Gloucester – Permanent

Nicholas Howard Ltd.; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a DV Cleared Java Developer to join their defense sector client. This role involves designing and developing mission-critical applications while working in an agile environment. Candidates must have proficiency in Java 17 and an active Enhanced DV clearance. The position offers a flexible work schedule, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits including a 4-day work week.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

4 day work week

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for DV level security clearance.
• Experience in software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software for mission critical applications.
• Ensure software compliance standards are met.
• Research new technologies for adaptation in projects.
• Write documentation for software.
• Collaborate with colleagues to meet project targets.
• Support customer demonstrations of current work.

Skills

Proficient in Java 17

Experience of developing on Linux

Understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks

Experience with Git version control

Knowledge of Agile Development using SCRUM

Active Enhanced DV clearance or ability to undergo process

Tools

GitLab CI/CD Pipelines

Oracle/Relational Databases

Apache NiFi

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Hibernate

JSF (Primefaces)

Atlassian Suite (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence)

Job description

Overview

We have a large number of permanent, contract and fixed term jobs across the UK and Europe within a wide range of fields of work.

Nicholas Howard is delighted to be recruiting for a DV Cleared Java Developer for a leading defence sector client. This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the world’s leading organisations in this space, and work on a variety of defence, cyber and intelligence programmes.

The opportunity will provide you with meaningful work and education opportunities that will allow you to develop your skills and enhance your career, while also enjoying a strong work life balance. To ensure this, our client offers a flexible work schedule, hybrid work and a comprehensive benefits package to enable you to live a healthy fulfilling life in and outside of work. The business offers a 4 day working week, excellent salaries and highly competitive benefits packages.

You will be working as part of a core team developing new capability and transforming existing capability to a strategic platform all within an agile environment.

Key skills

Key skills/attributes that we are looking for:

• Proficient in Java 17.
• Experience of developing on Linux.
• Thorough understanding of mocking and unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5.x (Jupiter).
• Experienced with Git version control.
• Knowledge of Agile Development using SCRUM.
• An active Enhanced DV clearance, or the ability and willingness to undergo the clearance process

Further desirable skills

• Experience in Oracle/ Relational Databases and/or Mongo
• Experience in GitLab CI/CD Pipelines.
• Knowledge of Apache NiFi
• Experience of Elasticsearch and Kibana
• Knowledge of Hibernate
• Experience of JSF (Primefaces)
• Experience of Atlassian Suite – Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, architecture, and development software for mission critical applications.
• Ability to apply knowledge of software engineering best practice
• Be responsible for ensuring software compliance standards are met by the application of appropriate processes, procedures and tools throughout the software development life-cycle.
• Bring your imaginative, creative thinking and problem solving skills to the team and contribute your ideas to ensure innovation is delivered to customers.
• Your curiosity will see you research new technologies for use and adaptation in programmes and R&D projects.
• Take requirements and transform them into appropriate software design and code.
• Identify and employ suitable software modelling and development tools and techniques.
• To investigate issues arising in the field or during testing and to provide solutions.
• Write documentation for software such as User Guides, Design Documents, Configuration Management plans and Coding Standards.
• Collaborate with your colleagues and manage your time effectively to support requirements capture and testing of software, and to ensure an integrated approach to meet cost and schedule targets.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients across all levels of the organisation both internally and with the customer.
• Support customer demonstrations of current change work as it is developed.
• Any additional Programme related tasks assigned that are within area of expertise, competence and skill set.

Candidates must be eligible to go through the vetting process required for DV level security clearance – please check and ensure your eligibility prior to applying.