Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable Java-based applications and microservices.
* Review and analyse Jira user stories and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
* Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to refine and elaborate requirements.
* Work alongside Testers to ensure solutions are thoroughly tested and meet quality standards.
* Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.
* Contribute to system design, code reviews, and technical discussions.
* Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS tooling.
* Ensure applications are developed in line with coding standards, security requirements, and best practices.
* Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
* Produce and maintain technical documentation within Confluence.
* Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across development processes, tooling, and code quality.
Essential Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
* 8+ years of Java development experience.
* Strong experience with Java 17+.
* Spring Boot.
* Spring Data JPA / Hibernate.
* Microservices architecture.
* REST API development and integration.
* PostgreSQL or similar relational database technologies.
* Docker containerisation.
* AWS cloud platforms and services.
* Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
* Maven.
* JUnit and automated testing frameworks.
* Git source control.
* Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
* Jira and Confluence
Salary description
£400.00 - £430.00 per day