Java Devops Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Software Engineer to join an Agile Scrum team in Newcastle. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and building Java-based cloud services, with a focus on robust testing and security. Experience in cloud service deployment and unit testing is essential. This role requires SC clearance eligibility and offers a hybrid working model, with three days in the office and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Strong Java development experience is essential.
• Experience with cloud based services is required.
• Unit testing and automated testing practices are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high quality, maintainable Java based services.
• Develop reusable patterns to improve delivery speed.
• Write unit and automated tests for production ready software.
• Participate in design and code reviews focusing on security.
• Document solutions and share knowledge within the team.
• Work closely with the Scrum team for sprint commitments.

Skills

Strong Java development experience

Building and deploying cloud based services

Unit testing and automated testing practices

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Tekton

ArgoCD

SonarQube

Quarkus

Angular

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer
Geospatial Cloud Platforms
Newcastle based Hybrid

We are hiring a Software Engineer to join a modern Agile Scrum team building cloud native geospatial software used in real world, mission critical environments.

This role offers genuine end to end engineering ownership. You will be involved from initial design through development, testing and deployment, working on scalable, resilient cloud based services using current technologies.

The position is Newcastle based with flexible working in place. The team works in the office three days per week, with two days from home.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building high quality, maintainable Java based services
• Developing reusable patterns that improve delivery speed and engineering standards
• Writing unit and automated tests to support robust, production ready software
• Taking part in design and code reviews with a focus on security, scalability and long term maintainability
• Documenting solutions clearly and sharing knowledge across the team
• Working closely with the Scrum team to meet sprint commitments
• Participating fully in sprint planning, stand ups and reviews in a true Agile environment

You'll be expected to operate with a strong sense of integrity and awareness of compliance requirements, as the software supports sensitive and high value use cases.

What we're looking for

Essential experience

• Strong Java development experience
• Building and deploying cloud based services
• Unit testing and automated testing practices

Desirable experience

• DevSecOps exposure using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD or SonarQube
• Container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift
• Quarkus framework
• Front end development with Angular

Security clearance

This role requires the ability to obtain or already hold SC clearance. Candidates must be eligible to go through the clearance process.