Fullstack Developer in Basildon, Essex

FullStack Developer
3 Month initial contract with yearly extensions
£580 per day (Inside IR35)
Basildon, Essex - 2-3 days a week

My client, a well known vehicle manufacturer, are looking for a Java Developer to join their fast paced team in an everchanging environment on an initial contract until the end of the year, at which time the contract will be extended until the end of 2023.

This role is in the Global Product Representation Services (GPRS) portfolio. GPRS is a product group responsible for serving captivating (vehicle) product information to people who shop, buy, own, and sell the company's vehicles.

This includes the main customer-facing websites, our sales/dealer systems, customer databases and other supporting applications. This therefore includes the national web portals, online vehicle configurators, product-launch microsites, eCommerce, sales/ordering, and CRM systems. You will be a key part of a product management team that are working on a high priority programme for the company, with senior management visibility. The products/applications and services being written are Micro-services/Micro-UI based (Pivotal Cloud Foundry/ Spring/ Angular)

Skills Required:
Deep expertise in Java 8 (or higher) core
Experienced with Java based Interactive Development Environment (IDE) e.g. IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, IBM RSA
Experienced with SQL based relational DBs; such as Microsoft SQL Server
Modern web frameworks; HTML, XHTML, XML, XLST, CSS, AJAX, JSON, JQuery, JavaScript, Bootstrap 4, Flexbox, SASS, ES6+ (ECMAScript 2015+), TypeScript, Node, NPM, RxJs and Angular
Test Driven Development; mocking & JUnit with high unit test coverage (e.g. JaCoCo)
Static code analysis techniques; such as checkstyle, findbugs, JSLint and sonarqube etc.
Understanding of web services application frameworks, such as Spring, Spring boot, Spring MVC etc. Restful Web-services Development JAX-WS, JAX-B, JAX-RS etc.
Familiarity with Agile Methodology
Web application security (ideally OATH2, SAML and ADFS)
Extensive experience with Java micro-services architectures and application servers/containers (Pivotal Cloud Foundry/WebSphere etc.)
Gradle build tools Build and deploy ecosystems such as Jenkins CI
Test and Behaviour Driven development; Selenium and/or Cucumber
Source Code Management systems such as GIT
Modern Java Design Patterns and Anti-Patterns
Experience with MS Windows and OSX/Unix/Linux/Solaris operating systems
Experience in UX design would also be an advantage but not essential

Experience Required:
Ability to work alone, leading small teams, or liaising with other teams, delivering software to rapid fixed deadlines
Should be able to communicate with the global team of developers/BAs/Architects/ Product Owners etc.
You will be a self-starter with an ability to understand user requirements (typically User-Stories), and a track record demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving skills and providing feedback to others on their software.
Experience of working as part of a global application development team in a multi-language, large-scale environment

Experience Preferred:
Experience with rule engines or similar mathematical engines
Experience with complex product configuration systems
Experience of working with product information management (PIM) type solutions
Experience with corporate policies; architecture, legal and security.
Experience of having dealt directly with external suppliers

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.