Java Developer

Falcon Chase International

Solihull, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Solihull, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Java

ActiveMQ

Activiti (Software)

Agile Methodologies

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Confluence

JIRA

Automation of Tests

Azure

Business Process Model and Notation

Databases

Continuous Integration

Quartz (Graphics Layer)

Distributed Systems

Amazon DynamoDB

Message Transfer Agent

Hibernate

Identity and Access Management

JasperReports

Java Persistence API

Spring

JUnit

PostgreSQL

Maven

Node.js

Scrum

Mockito

SonarQube

Test Driven Development

Spring Cloud

Grafana

Spring-boot

SOAPAPI

Database Performance

Jmock

Postfix

GIT

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Angular

Linux Development

Atlassian Tools

Route53

Cloudwatch

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Spring Batch

Docker

Jenkins

Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join our team supporting a large-scale public sector programme.

You will work within a collaborative engineering team focused on delivering high-quality, scalable, and resilient Java-based solutions., * Develop and implement solutions for biometric and identity management products.

Support live production systems and diagnose incidents and defects.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality Java code.
Contribute to system enhancements and continuous improvement.
Participate in Agile delivery ceremonies and technical design discussions.
Ensure robust, secure, and scalable solutions across distributed environments.

Technical Skills

Java 17+
Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch
Microservices architecture
Quartz Scheduler
REST & SOAP Web Services
JPA/Hibernate
PostgreSQL/Aurora databases
Messaging systems such as ActiveMQ
Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube
Docker containerization
AWS cloud services including EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, KMS, CloudWatch
CI/CD pipeline integration
Test frameworks including JUnit, Mockito, Powermock, JMock, DBUnit, TestContainers
Agile delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD)
Linux development environments
Monitoring tools such as Grafana
Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)

Requirements

Active SC & NPPV3 Clearance (mandatory)
Proven experience delivering solutions within UK Public Sector environments
6-8 years of hands-on experience with large-scale Java/Spring-based applications
Strong experience supporting live systems and troubleshooting incidents
Experience in large integration environments using microservices and distributed systems, * Angular or Node.js experience
Jaspersoft reporting
Database performance tuning experience (Postgres/Aurora)
Spring Cloud, Spring Integration, Spring Batch experience
Activiti BPMN workflow experience
Postfix Mail Server exposure
AWS DevOps experience
Experience building and mentoring engineering teams
Strong stakeholder management capabilities
Experience delivering projects in consultancy or government technology environments
AWS or Azure certification (or willingness to obtain)
Strong communication and collaboration skills