Senior Java Developer - SC Cleared at DWP, Manchester/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate

Join DWP's Digital team supporting the Government's Job Guarantee programme, helping young people into work. You'll play a key role in the ongoing development of the platform, building modern digital services that support citizen journeys, provider engagement and payment processes within Agile delivery teams.

As a Senior Java Developer your main responsibilities will be:

• Building and enhancing Spring Boot microservices
• Developing scalable cloud based services in AWS
• Writing automated tests using TDD practices and modern testing frameworks
• Contributing to event driven solutions and integrations
• Owning complex features from design through to delivery
• Supporting code reviews and promoting engineering best practice
• Collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, Business Analysts and QA teams
• Supporting the delivery of a major DWP digital programme

Essential:

• Strong Java development experience (Java 17+)
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs and Microservices
• Test Driven Development (TDD) using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
• Agile delivery environments
• Experience building cloud native applications in AWS or Azure

Desirable:

• Event Driven Architecture
• Kafka or messaging technologies
• Docker
• Kubernetes or OpenShift
• CI/CD pipelines
• MongoDB
• Cucumber

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.