Java Developer in London

Job Title: Java Developer (PDS)
Location: Remote, with occasional visits to office or client sites
Role Type: Full-Time
Our client help's customers transform their businesses using data and technology so they're ready for todays and tomorrow's challenges. The Digital Solutions sector is a team of 110 and growing, they design, build, and operate complex cloud, digital and data platforms for some of the UK's leading public and private sector organisations including BMW, Mitchells and Butlers, Police Digital Service, Ministry of Justice, Home Office, National Records of Scotland, National Air Traffic Services, and Network Rail.

Our client is passionate about delivering great outcomes to their clients and are proud of their long-term engagements in both ongoing project delivery and service management.

They're innovators too, with a new venture, the Digital Forensics Laboratory, being launched later this year.

What you'll be doing
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Digital Solutions team as one of their Java Developers to join our expanding Development Team. Working in a dynamic fast paced environment, the successful candidate will be expected to own software development activities for an ongoing high-profile contract as well as collaborating with the wider team. This role will involve all aspects of the software development process.
You will:
* Work within an Agile team consisting of several feature teams.
* Design, implement and unit test feature and capability code for critical applications.
* Investigate, diagnose, and fix defects identified across the application estate.
* Prepare release candidates and update deployment charts for progression to higher environments.
* Support investigations and RCA on unexpected and undesirable behaviours related to application code.
* Conduct testing of program and software applications
* Organise and maintaining documentation of application development and revisions.
* Collaborate with teammates, other service providers, vendors, and users to develop new programming methods.

Who you are
Passionate about technology, professional, motivated, collaborative, and continually seeking to learn and develop. Excited about the opportunity to work in a full lifecycle software business.

Must Have:
* SC clearance (or suitable for passing the vetting process)
* 7+ years of development experience (full software life cycle - building product)
* Proficient with a Java Development including Sprint Boot (5+ Years)
* Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and ideally Vue.js
* Solid exposure to messaging/streaming technology ideally using Pulsar.
* Hands-on knowledge building on cloud service platforms using AWS.
* Experience developing solutions using containerisation and Kubernetes.
* Experience with a variety of webservice technologies and protocols (REST, SOAP)
* Experience working in an Agile environment.
* Strong Analytical skills and attention to detail
* Excellent communication skills and proven experience of the ability to communicate with business and technical personnel.
Desirable:
* Building search & analytics engines with Elasticsearch
* Experience in Mobile Application development using Dart and Flutter
* Experience using GraphQL
* Understanding of web application security and security considerations in general
* Understanding of web usability and accessibility (WCAG) considerations
Note: Candidates must be eligible for BPSS, SC and NPPV3 vetting.

Flexibility
The key to our client's success is teamwork and collaboration. They take a hybrid approach - working remotely and coming into the office depending on the business demand and collaboration required as part of the delivery process.

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.