We have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer who is an expert their field & skilled in multiple disciplines. A role model in software craftsmanship and have proven experience in the design, development and support of software products.

Responsibilities Include:

• Defining medium to long term strategies for product lines
• Defining guidelines for the Engineering community and leading the adoption across teams in order to deliver quality software products.
• Lead the design of complex software products
• Champion technical evolution within the organisation, find, test, agree and adopt emerging technologies
• Manage and mitigate risks through effective planning
• Prevent and diagnose infrastructure issues.
• Ensure all requests for support are dealt with according to set standards and procedures
• Provide 3rd line support on products developed, including out of hours support as and when required

Skills Required:

• Java
• Database management: SQL, PostgresSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, SQL tuning, L2/L3 Database Build
• Patching and upgrade
• Version Control: Git
• Cloud environment: Development, Build & test interfaces between systems, Spring framework, Spring boot, Spring Security & Batch
• Development practice: Continuous Delivery & Integration
• TDD: J-Unit, Jasmine, Automated test frameworks, UAT
• Linux Operating Systems: Bash & RHEL
• Collaboration tools: Jira, Confluence, Slack
• Behaviour Driven Development: Cucumber
• Micro-Service Architecture
• API design and open standards: RESTful APIs, Swagger, OpenAPI
• Cloud computing Security: OWASP Top Ten
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes

Candidates must hold or be willing to undergo SC Clearance.

This is a hybrid role.