Java Developer | AWS Microservices SC Cleared in Newcastle, United Kingdom

Salary: £? - ? per year Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with Java 8+
• Experience building cloud-based microservices
• Strong knowledge of Spring Boot
• Strong knowledge of Maven
• Strong knowledge of Guice
• Strong knowledge of JUnit
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Experience using Git-based source control tools such as Bitbucket or Git
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience
• AWS cloud services desirable
• Kubernetes desirable
• Helm desirable
• Jenkins desirable
• CI/CD pipelines and build automation desirable
• Experience supporting applications through to production environments desirable

• Design, develop and maintain Java-based microservices
• Write clean, scalable and well-tested code
• Perform unit testing and support integration testing activities
• Conduct and approve peer code reviews
• Manage code promotion through multiple environments into production
• Support CI/CD best practices and release processes
• Mentor and develop junior team members
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects and Scrum team members

• AWS
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Git
• Helm
• Support
• JUnit
• Java
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Maven
• PostgreSQL
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• microservices
• Security

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We are offering a 14-month contract inside IR35/Umbrella at a rate of £280-£500 per day. We are looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile cloud transformation programme, working within a Scrum team responsible for developing and supporting services across a large-scale AWS-hosted microservices architecture. This role is based in London, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow, with 2-3 days on site per week. Existing SC or CTC is preferred, and SC eligibility is required. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-level systems and contribute across the full software development lifecycle in a modern cloud environment.

last updated 42 week of 2026