Salary: £68,000 - 108,000 per year Requirements:

Active SC clearance (essential); the posting also states candidates should preferably have SC/DV clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo SC/DV clearance.
3+ years experience as a Java Developer using Java 8+ to build microservices.
Strong Spring Boot, REST API design, and SOAP/WSDL/XML experience.
TDD and BDD experience using JUnit and Cucumber.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD, and SonarQube.
Experience with Maven or Gradle, and Git.
Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, plus MongoDB or another document database.
Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Working knowledge of Linux/Unix.
Nice to have: experience with Angular, React, https://jobeax.com/link/JSd7UYCSg572jJDY, or JavaScript.
Nice to have: experience with Keycloak, Kafka or ActiveMQ, Mockito, Jackson, or JAX-RS.
Nice to have: experience with high-traffic sites or large data sets.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and deploy RESTful and SOAP microservices using Spring Boot.
Work with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements and deliver features.
Write clean, well-documented code following SOLID principles.
Carry out unit and integration testing and build automated test suites.
Participate in code reviews and produce low-level design documentation.
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java applications that adhere to industry best practices and standards.

Technologies:

API
AWS
ActiveMQ
Angular
Azure
CI/CD
Cloud
Cucumber
Docker
GCP
Git
Gradle
Jackson
JUnit
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
Kafka
Kubernetes
Linux
Maven
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL
REST
React
SOAP
Spring
Spring Boot
TDD
Unix
XML
microservices
NodeJS

More:

Were recruiting for a Java Developer to join our clients team and work in an Agile environment. This is a hybrid contract role, inside IR25, paying £400 per day. The location is to be confirmed. The posting states that sponsorship is not available. To apply, please send us your CV and include your current clearance status, availability, and notice period.

last updated 42 week of 2026

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