Java Developer (SC Cleared)

JR United Kingdom; Chester; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is seeking an SC-cleared Java Developer for a 12-month contract focusing on developing secure digital services for a public sector project. Join a collaborative agile team and enhance your clearance while contributing to meaningful work. Remote work with one in-office day per month.

Qualifications

• MUST HAVE Active SC clearance and eligibility for NPPV3.
• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD) with JUnit and Mockito.
• Familiarity with Jenkins or similar for CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-performance digital services using Java.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment.
• Contribute to public sector transformation initiatives.

Skills

Testing

CI/CD

Agile working

Frontend experience

Messaging

API Design

Job description

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Type: Inside IR35 / Contract / Freelance

Duration: 12 Months (Likely extensions)

Location: 100% Remote (with 1 in-office day per month)

Interview Process: 1-stage video interview (MS Teams)

Clearance: MUST HAVE Active SC clearance & eligibility to secure NPPV3

Montash is supporting a leading IT consultancy in delivering a major public sector project focused on building secure, high-performance digital services using enterprise-grade microservice architecture.

We are currently looking for an Actively SC-cleared Java Developer to join a high-impact team working on a mission-critical government platform. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful work in a collaborative, agile environment.

• Testing: Test-Driven Development (TDD) using JUnit, Mockito
• CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins or similar pipelines
• Collaboration: Agile working with cross-functional teams
• Frontend experience with React & TypeScript
• Messaging: Kafka
• Build tools: Gradle
• API Design: Swagger / OpenAPI

This role is ideal for engineers looking to build on their SC clearance and gain NPPV3 eligibility, while contributing to a long-term, meaningful public sector transformation initiative.