Senior Java Consultant

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Senior Java Developer for a government digital transformation project in London. The role involves designing cloud services, managing microservices, and leading a development team. Candidates should have extensive experience in Java and cloud technologies, particularly AWS, and a background in test-driven development. This position is primarily remote with a competitive daily rate based on experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in microservice architecture.
• Experience with Kafka and event-based architecture.
• Strong cloud hosting experience, particularly with AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud-based services using Java and NodeJS.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers.
• Implement event-driven solutions and manage cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Microservices

Cloud Hosting

Containerization

Event-Driven Architecture

Test-Driven Development

Tools

Docker

Terraform

AWS

GitLab CI

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Client:

Talent

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

• Senior / Lead Java Developer
• 6 Months
• Remote
• £400-£500 per a day inside IR35** Depending on experience

Talent Consulting is looking for experienced Senior Java Developers to join one of our government clients on a digital transformation project. Looking at internal systems and building new processes to digitalise the programme of work.

As a developer you will be responsible but not limited to;

• Design and develop modern cloud-based services using Java and NodeJS.
• Build and maintain microservices, including front-end components and APIs, in a scalable architecture.
• Implement event-driven solutions using Kafka and other messaging technologies.
• Develop and deploy applications on AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Work with both NoSQL (MongoDB) and SQL databases to manage and optimize data storage.
• Utilize containerization technologies such as Docker for efficient application delivery.
• Define and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Create, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI.
• Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices to ensure high-quality, reliable code.
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, fostering collaboration within an agile delivery environment.
• Collaborate with architects to translate functional requirements into scalable, performant cloud services

As a Senior Java Developer you will have experience of;

• Extensive experience of building services in a microservice architecture (front-end and APIs)
• Experience of using Kafka and event-based architectures
• Experience of cloud hosting, specifically AWS
• Experience in noSQL DBs (specifically MongoDB)
• Experience in SQL DBs
• Experience of using containerisation (specifically Docker)
• Experience in writing Infrastructure as Code such as terraform to build and deploy cloud infrastructure
• Experience with building and managing gitlab-ci pipelines
• Experience of developing using TDD
• Extensive experience in leading a team of developers working in an agile methodology
• Experience working with architects on the functional design of cloud services