Java Developer - 6 months - £400 Inside

Project overview

Job Title: Java Developer

Project details

£400 (Inside IR35)

6 Months

Remote with occasional travel to London

Clearance: BPSS

Stages: 1 Stage

Must Have Government

Key Responsibilities

Essential Skills and Experience

• Software Development: Design, develop, build and maintain high-quality Java applications, writing clean, secure, reusable and well-tested code.
• JSON, JSLT and Drools: Develop and maintain JSON-based data transformations using JSLT and implement business rules and decision logic using Drools.
• Systems Design and Integration: Contribute to technical designs, develop integration solutions and ensure effective communication between systems and services.
• Modern Development Standards: Apply best practices, including test-driven development (TDD), automated testing, code reviews, version control, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
• Information Security: Follow secure coding practices, identify potential vulnerabilities and ensure software complies with relevant security policies and standards.
• Availability and Capacity Management: Monitor service performance, assess capacity requirements and contribute to the availability, scalability, resilience and reliability of applications.
• Development Process Optimisation: Identify opportunities to improve development workflows, automation, code quality and delivery efficiency.
• Prototyping: Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept solutions to validate technical approaches, evaluate technologies and address complex requirements.
• Service Support: Support applications in production, investigate incidents, diagnose defects, perform root-cause analysis and implement sustainable fixes.
• User Focus: Understand user needs and translate requirements into effective technical solutions, working closely with product owners, business analysts and other stakeholders.
• Collaboration and Mentoring: Work effectively within an Agile delivery team, share technical knowledge and support the development of junior colleagues.
• Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java.
• Practical experience with JSON, JSLT and Drools.
• Experience designing, developing and integrating software systems and services.
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including automated testing, code reviews and CI/CD.
• Understanding of secure software development and information security principles.
• Experience supporting live services and troubleshooting production issues.
• Understanding of application performance, availability, capacity and resilience.
• Ability to produce technical designs, build prototypes and evaluate alternative solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an Agile environment with a focus on user needs and continuous improvement.
• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 6 Months
• Location: United Kingdom, GB
• Rate: 50-50 EUR/h