Java Developer

Job description

Senior Java Developer (AWS)

6 months - Remote working

£370 - £420 p/d INSIDE IR35

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Java Developer to join a major Government programme delivering secure, cloud-native digital services. The successful candidate will have extensive experience building scalable Java applications within AWS environments and will play a key role in designing, developing, and enhancing microservices-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications.

- Build and enhance cloud-native services hosted within AWS environments.

- Develop scalable and secure microservices architectures.

- Collaborate with architects, DevOps engineers, business analysts, and QA teams to deliver high-quality digital services.

- Contribute to technical design discussions and architectural decisions.

- Develop and consume RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.

- Support continuous improvement initiatives across development practices and platform capabilities.

- Perform code reviews and promote engineering best practices.

- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across distributed systems.

- Mentor junior developers and contribute to the wider engineering community.

Essential Skills & Experience

- Strong commercial Java development experience.

- Experience delivering solutions within AWS cloud environments.

- Proven experience building and supporting microservices architectures.

- Strong understanding of secure software development practices.

- Experience developing RESTful APIs and integration services.

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

- Experience working within Agile delivery teams.

- Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.

- Previous experience delivering projects within Government or Public Sector organisations.

Desirable Skills

- Knowledge of AWS services such as:

- ECS/EKS

- Lambda

- API Gateway

- S3

- RDS

- CloudWatch

- IAM

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.

- Exposure to automated testing frameworks such as Selenium or Cucumber, working alongside QA teams.

- Experience of GDS-aligned delivery programmes.

- AWS certifications.