Senior Java Engineer – Public Sector & DevOps

IBM; Abbots Worthy; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical cover

Dental & Optical cover

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design and build high-quality applications using Java/JEE for Public Sector and Defence clients. You will develop features, integrate systems, and apply best-practice engineering techniques such as dependency injection, TDD, and CI/CD.

You will collaborate with analysts, testers, architects, and fellow developers to ensure successful delivery, while supporting DevOps practices, secure coding, and reliable service quality across

Qualifications

• Experience developing applications using Java/JEE technologies.
• Knowledge of Java frameworks such as Spring.
• Understanding of JSP and Servlets.
• Familiarity with dependency injection, IoC, and AOP.
• Awareness of functional programming concepts in Java.
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD).
• Ability to use data access tools like JPA/Hibernate.
• Understanding of transaction management approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using Java/JEE and related frameworks.
• Build web components using modern Java frameworks and languages.
• Apply enterprise development practices such as dependency injection, IoC, AOP, functional programming, and TDD.
• Develop secure, efficient data access using appropriate data access frameworks and transaction management.
• Support integration with wider enterprise and legacy systems in Public Sector and Defence environments.
• Participate in DevOps-aligned practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and version control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues to maintain reliability and service quality.
• Work collaboratively with analysts, testers, architects, and developers to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring

JSP/Servlets

DI/IoC

TDD

CI/CD

APIs

Git workflows

DevOps

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Hibernate/JPA

JUnit

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design and build high-quality applications using Java/JEE for Public Sector and Defence clients. You will develop features, integrate systems, and apply best-practice engineering techniques such as dependency injection, TDD, and CI/CD.

You will collaborate with analysts, testers, architects, and fellow developers to ensure successful delivery, while supporting DevOps practices, secure coding, and reliable service quality across