SC Cleared - Software Developer (Java, Springboot, Kafka/MongoDB)

Software Developer (Java, Springboot, Kafka/MongoDB)

Clearance: Active SC required
Location: Flexible - all locations considered except London
Working pattern: Hybrid/in-office requirements to be agreed locally with the Government client's Delivery Manager.

Overview

We are looking for experienced Software Developers to support the delivery of Java-based services for a Government client. You will work in an Agile environment, building, testing and deploying secure, scalable applications.

Essential skills

• Strong Java and Spring Boot development experience.
• Experience with Kafka and MongoDB.
• Basic understanding of Docker images and containers.
• Unit testing and TDD.
• Gherkin-style BDD testing; Cucumber preferred.
• Experience with a CI/CD tool such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions.

Desirable skills

• AWS services, including SQS, S3, SNS and/or KMS.
• GitLab CI/CD.
• Cucumber.
• Load-testing tools such as Gatling or k6.
• Scrum and/or Kanban.
• Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Java/Spring Boot services.
• Build integrations using Kafka, MongoDB and AWS services where required.
• Write automated unit and BDD tests.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and containerised deployments.
• Work collaboratively within an Agile delivery team.