Lead Java Developer

Usedtrucksfrsaleusa.com; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Digital Transformation Business as a Lead Java Developer in Birmingham/Reading. You'll be involved in delivering large-scale IT projects for the public sector, working with cutting-edge technologies like AWS, microservices, and automated testing frameworks, while enjoying a hybrid working model with travel requirements. This is a permanent role offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS Cloud hosting and its components.
• Active SC Clearance required.
• Experience in Java development, Spring projects, and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale integration projects involving microservices.
• Implement automated testing frameworks.
• Collaborate using Agile methodologies for IT projects.

Skills

Java 17+

AWS

Microservices

Agile methodologies

TDD

BDD

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

Jira

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Lead Java Developer

Permanent

Birmingham/ Reading (Hybrid)

£70,000- £75,000 + Benefits

We are looking for a Lead Java Developer with AWS experience and active SC clearance for a permanent position based in Birmingham/ Reading.

This position involves travel 2 days per week and is available for an immediate start, preferably in Summer 2025.

A chance to work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.

Key skills & experience:

• Experienced with large-scale integration projects involving microservices, messaging systems (ActiveMQ), and distributed architectures
• Web services (both SOAP and RESTful) and containerisation using Docker
• Automated testing with frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Powermock, JMock, DBUnit, and TestContainers
• Continuous Integration tools and practices, including Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Stash
• Development in Linux environments and use of Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Working with open-source databases like PostgreSQL and cloud platforms, particularly AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, KMS, CloudWatch)
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and modern development practices like TDD and BDD
• Essential: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Quartz, Spring extension projects (Data, Cloud, Batch, Security), JPA (Hibernate), AWS Cloud hosting and its components, Postgres/Aurora, Angular, and Bootstrap
• Active SC Clearance is required for this role, NPVV3 is highly desirable.