Java Developer | National Security - eSC/eDV Required

IBM; Hursley; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

25 days holiday

Private medical, dental & optical

Group pension plan through salary-sacr

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is hiring Java Developers and Software Engineers to design, build, and modernise critical applications for the UK public and private sectors. You will work across secure, enterprise-scale systems, delivering high-quality software within modern Java environments and a full software delivery lifecycle.

This hands-on engineering role emphasizes collaboration with architects, DevOps, testers, and business analysts while adopting secure development practices and modern

Qualifications

• Experience across Java engineering, Spring and REST APIs.
• Strong background with microservices architecture and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with testing frameworks and secure software practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain Java-based applications and services.
• Build backend services and REST APIs using Java and Spring frameworks.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams to deliver robust software.

Skills

Java Engineering

Spring

Microservices

REST APIs

CI/CD

Testing & Quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Helm

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you--supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer:

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme

• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your role and responsibilities

At IBM Consulting FutureNow, we're helping clients design, modernise and operate some of the UK's most important and complex technology services.

We're looking for Java Developers and Software Engineers at a range of experience levels to join our National Security business, working across secure, enterprise-scale application and modernisation programmes.

This is a hands on engineering role for practitioners who enjoy solving complex problems, building high quality software and working collaboratively with clients, architects, engineers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

You'll work across modern Java environments, contributing throughout the software development lifecycle from requirements and technical design through to development, automated testing, deployment and production support.

Whether you're an established Senior Java Engineer or earlier in your career and looking to develop within a consulting environment, we're interested in individuals with strong engineering foundations, curiosity and a desire to broaden their technical capability.

Key Responsibilities

As a Java Developer, you will:

• Design, develop, test and maintain Java-based applications and services.

• Build backend services and REST APIs using Java and frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot.

• Contribute to microservice and distributed application architectures.

• Develop clean, maintainable and appropriately tested code.

• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to engineering decisions.

• Diagnose and resolve complex software and production issues.

• Develop and maintain automated unit, integration and component tests.

• Work with CI/CD pipelines and modern software deployment practices.

• Collaborate with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Test Engineers, Business Analysts and other Software Engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.

• Support applications through development, testing and production environments.

• Contribute to code reviews, engineering standards and continuous improvement.

• Engage with client stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.

• Support and mentor less experienced engineers where appropriate.

Required technical and professional expertise

We're interested in candidates who can demonstrate experience across a number of the following areas:

• Java Engineering

• Java

• Spring

• Spring Boot

• REST APIs

• Microservices

• Object-Oriented Programming

• API development and integration

• Maven or Gradle

• Hibernate / JPA

• SQL and relational databases

• Testing & Quality

• JUnit

• Mockito

• WireMock

• Unit testing

• Integration testing

• Test-driven development

• Automated testing

• Code reviews

• Engineering quality practices

• Modern Software Delivery

Experience or exposure to technologies and practices such as:

• Git

• Jenkins

• GitLab CI/CD

• Docker

• Kubernetes

• OpenShift

• Helm

• CI/CD pipelines

• Cloud-hosted application environments

• Engineering Capability

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience diagnosing and resolving software defects and technical issues.

• Understanding of secure software-development practices.

• Ability to explain technical decisions clearly.

• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary delivery teams.

• Comfortable working within Agile or hybrid software-delivery environments.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or IBM MQ.

• Exposure to AWS/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift and modern CI/CD environments.

• Experience with application modernisation, cloud migration or supporting business-critical applications.

• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on secure, maintainable and reliable engineering.

• Comfortable working directly with clients, Product Owners and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

• For senior candidates, experience mentoring engineers, leading technical workstreams and influencing design decisions.

• Experience within National Security, Public Sector or other high-assurance environments would be advantageous.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.