Description
Java Developer (SC cleared) required to work with a Government Department. This is an initial 12 month contract, inside IR35, paying £380 per day. This is a remote contract.
Ideally you will hold valid and current SC Clearance
Your main day to day responsibilities will be:
*Developing the application with the lead developer. This will involve mostly Front End and web development with some Back End database development.
*delivering secure, reliable and scalable software in your team; undertaking a breadth of development tasks
*designing new software using appropriate tools and in line with standards, proving designs through prototyping
*reporting on system performance and supporting test activities; keeping documentation up to date
*supporting services you have delivered through regular maintenance activities, balancing your work with your leadership
*working with other engineers to deliver new capability, for instance improved CI/CD pipelines or test approaches
The role will involve:
*Assisting in the onboarding an existing Java application from an external supplier. The application is written in Java. Node.js and JavaScript and runs in Kubernates/Docker containers on an AWS stack. The Back End database is Postgres.
*Doing Knowledge Transfer with the current supplier to ensure that all relevant information is captured and retained, specifically around the Java development, Front End design and automated testing.
*Working with the rest of the team documenting the system thoroughly in Confluence. This documentation will include the application itself as well as appropriate support processes.
*Once the application is onboarded, you will work on further development of the application. you will work with the other developers, Principle Engineer, DevOps, business analysts and the business unit to refine the business requirements and further develop the application. You will be involved in designing, running and improving software that meets user needs.
*Assisting the testers through the Jenkins test system into production. Once the system is in production, providing Early Life Support until the system is accepted into life. At this point the developer will be involved in Level 2 and Level 3 Support as well as further development of the application.
*Working with the AWS tech stack.
You will work on software components that form part of a product. You will be involved in designing, running and improving software that meets user needs. You will typically work under the guidance of senior colleagues in your team.
You will work to our technical standards writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach, ensuring the code is open as far as possible and can be re-used.
Essential Experience Required:
*Using Java in a web application.
*Using Express.js, Node.js, HTML and JavaScript.
*Using Jenkins in a build pipeline
Please apply should you meet the above criteria
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