Java Software Engineer

F5consultants; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join F5 Consultants as a Java Software Engineer within a leading consultancy involved in long-term digital transformation for a large UK government department. You will modernise national services and work on diverse assignments, enhancing your skills in cloud-native solutions and mentoring within a collaborative team.

Benefits

Training days funded (up to 5 per year)

Access to Pluralsight and certification support

25 days holiday with the option to buy/sell

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java (legacy to modern versions).
• Understanding of microservices and cloud platforms.
• Leadership or mentoring experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable microservices using Java and Spring.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous services.
• Lead and mentor team members.

Skills

Java

Microservices

TDD

CI/CD

RESTful APIs

DevOps

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

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Base pay range

We're Hiring: Java Software Engineers

Hybrid - Shropshire (2–3 days on-site per week)

Eligibility for SC Clearance required

Join one of the UK’s leading consultancies on a major, long-term digital transformation programme for a large government department. You’ll play a critical role in modernising national services used by millions.

You'll join a large team, working on a variety of evolving assignments across multiple workstreams.

Projects range from modernising legacy platforms to developing brand new, cloud-native solutions. Engineers in this team are rotated based on project demand, with regular extensions and reassignments - making this an ideal environment for curious, adaptable developers.

What You’ll Do

• Build scalable microservices using Java and Spring / Spring Boot.
• Deliver clean, maintainable code through TDD, BDD, and pair programming
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous services
• Contribute to the full DevOps lifecycle - development, deployment, and monitoring
• Collaborate in Agile teams with designers, analysts, and infrastructure specialists
• Influence architectural decisions and support continuous delivery pipelines
• Lead and mentor team members

What You’ll Bring

• Strong experience with Java (ranging from legacy versions to modern stacks)
• Comfortable working across both legacy systems and greenfield projects
• Experience with microservices, TDD, unit testing, and CI/CD
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
• Exposure to SQL/NoSQL databases
• Leadership or mentoring experience
• Self-starter, flexible, and eager to learn
• Bonus: Exposure to C# or Scala
• Be part of a highly collaborative, inclusive team culture
• Enjoy continuous learning - take up to 5 paid days per year for training, with access to Pluralsight, and support for certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect)
• 25 days holiday (with the ability to buy/sell up to 5 more)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services

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