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# Java Developer

- **Company:** Vertex IT Solutions Limited
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £55,000.0 - £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JIRA, HTML5, Unit Testing, Business Software, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Debugging, Web Development, Hibernate (Java), IntelliJ IDEA, JSON, JQuery, PostgreSQL, Scrum Methodology, SQL Databases, Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Multithreading, Sybase, Git, Wikis, Graphql, Web Technologies, Front End Software Development, Functional Programming, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Software Version Control
- **Published:** June 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://vertex-it-solutions.com/jobs/senior-java-developer-2/

## About the Role

·Experience of working on large, complex Enterprise systems
·Minimum of 6 years' experience in Java development including recent Java 17:

oDeep knowledge of JDK 8 to 17
oExpertise with Java libraries including Collections
oStream API
oMemory management and performance tuning
oInterceptors and Evaluators
oConcurrency and Multi-threading
oDesign Patterns and Functional programming
oAnnotation Processors and Reflection
oJava Security and advanced Exception Handling

·Technical skillset: excellent core Java coding skills, IntelliJ IDE, IntelliJ debugging, Javadocs, SQL, Postgres, Hibernate, GIT Hub, JIRA, Web technologies, XML, Web Services, REST API, JSON, jQuery
·An IT related degree or similar qualification
·Proven strong communicator, who is able to speak about technical matters in non-technical English with business stakeholders
·Flexible, can-do attitude, capable of multi-tasking, structured approach and works well within a team environment.

Nice to have skills:
·Preferred additional technical skills: GraphQL, Sybase, Framework development experience
·Experience of the Entertainment business domain
·Good front-end development including HTML5, CSS3, TinyMCE

## Description

·Java Enterprise and Web application development, enhancements and problem resolution for large scale business applications using IntelliJ IDE and associated de-bugging tools
·Extensive use of Jira for managing teamwork load, Javadocs and Wiki for documentation
·Quality assurance including peer reviews, Unit and Integration testing
·Release management including source control using GIT Hub
·Attending and contributing to Agile scrum meetings and regular team operational meetings.


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