Senior Java Developer

Response Informatics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK tech firm based in Leeds is looking for a Senior Java Developer to work in a DevOps culture. Responsibilities include developing applications using Kotlin, Java, NodeJS, and TypeScript, with a strong emphasis on AWS services such as S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB. Essential skills also include building CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with Docker and GitHub Actions. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a growth mindset.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of security principles within AWS, including RBAC and least privilege.
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
• Fluency in Kotlin/Java, NodeJS, and TypeScript required.

Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Growth mindset

Monitoring and debugging

Familiarity with Angular framework

Tools

Docker

Git

GitHub Actions

AWS

Job description

Role

Senior Java Developer

Location

Leeds, UK

Type of Job

Permanent

Skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills key for working in DevOps culture with ability to guide team members, when needed. Growth mindset.

Essential Skills – Core AWS Services

• S3
• Athena
• Glue
• Lambda
• DynamoDB
• OpenSearch
• CloudFormation
• API Gateway
• ECS
• CloudWatch

Programming and Core Services

Fluency in Kotlin / Java, NodeJS, TypeScript

SQL

Databases Experience with SQL, and NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB

Security

strong understanding of security principles within the AWS environment, including RBAC and the principle of least privilege, storing credentials securely using Secrets Manager / KMS, and handling sensitive data such as email addresses and tokens securely.

CI / CD

Building and managing continuous integration and delivery pipelines is a key skill. Experience with Git and GitHub Actions Workflow Management

Understanding of services like Amazon Step Functions to implement complex workflows - Desirable Containers

Containers

experience of working with Docker and ECS Good understanding of DevOps / DevSecOps concepts

Other Skills

• Monitoring and debugging
• familiarity with tools like Datadog Familiarity with Angular framework