Senior eDV Java Engineer – Defence & National Security

Forward Role; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role seeks eDV-cleared Java Software Engineers for live National Security and Defence programmes based in Bristol and Cheltenham. You will work on mission-critical Java systems in secure facilities and contribute across backend and full-stack scopes.

Qualified candidates have strong Java/Spring Boot experience, microservices, CI/CD tooling, and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes in AWS or OpenShift environments.

Qualifications

• eDV clearance required for work on national security programmes.
• Experience with Core Java and Spring Boot in secure environments.
• Strong background in microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain mission-critical Java systems in secure facilities.
• Design and implement microservices and REST APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Bristol and Cheltenham.

Skills

Core Java

Spring / Spring Boot

Hibernate / JPA

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven architectures

CI/CD tooling

Maven / Gradle

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS

Angular / React

Python

C++

C#

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS

Job description

Forward Role seeks eDV-cleared Java Software Engineers for live National Security and Defence programmes based in Bristol and Cheltenham. You will work on mission-critical Java systems in secure facilities and contribute across backend and full-stack scopes.

Qualified candidates have strong Java/Spring Boot experience, microservices, CI/CD tooling, and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes in AWS or OpenShift environments.