Senior Java Software Engineer

F5 Consultants; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading consultancy in a crucial role as a Java Software Engineer, working on a major digital transformation for a government department. You'll develop scalable microservices and contribute to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. This role requires eligibility for SC clearance and involves working onsite in Shropshire three days a week.

Benefits

Continuous learning support

25 days holiday, with options to buy/sell more

Access to Pluralsight and support for certifications

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Java, comfortable with legacy systems.
• Experience with microservices, TDD, unit testing, and CI/CD.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable microservices using Java and Spring/Spring Boot.
• Deliver clean, maintainable code through TDD, BDD, and pair programming.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous services.

Skills

Java

Microservices

TDD

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

This range is provided by F5 Consultants. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Founder & Managing Director of F5 Consultants

Hybrid - Shropshire (3 days on-site per week)

Eligibility for SC Clearance required

About:

Join one of the UK’s leading consultancies on a major, long-term digital transformation programme for a large government department. You’ll play a critical role in modernising national services used by millions. You'll join a large team, working on a variety of evolving assignments across multiple workstreams.

Projects range from modernising legacy platforms to developing brand new, cloud-native solutions. Engineers in this team are rotated based on project demand, with regular extensions and reassignments - making this an ideal environment for curious, adaptable developers.

Please note that you MUST be eligible for SC clearance and be able and willing to be onsite in Shropshire 3 days per week.

Your Role:

Build scalable microservices using Java and Spring / Spring Boot.

Deliver clean, maintainable code through TDD, BDD, and pair programming

Design and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous services

Contribute to the full DevOps lifecycle — development, deployment, and monitoring

Collaborate in Agile teams with designers, analysts, and infrastructure specialists

Influence architectural decisions and support continuous delivery pipelines

Your Experience:

Strong experience with Java (ranging from legacy versions to modern stacks)

Comfortable working across both legacy systems and greenfield projects

Experience with microservices, TDD, unit testing, and CI/CD

Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure

Exposure to SQL/NoSQL databases

Leadership Experience:

Has run more than one team as a tech lead, being involved with technical discussion and capable of standing up at a community event and conference on a topic.

Influence over 3 / 4 scrum teams of 4 / 5 engineers each. Developing

Involved with design decisions, contributing to commercials, responding to bid requests.

Why Join:

Be part of a highly collaborative, inclusive team culture

Enjoy continuous learning - take up to 5 paid days per year for training, with access to Pluralsight, and support for certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect)

25 days holiday (with the ability to buy/sell up to 5 more)

Please note that you MUST be eligible for SC clearance and be able and willing to be onsite in Shropshire 3 days per week.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development

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