Java Developer

Java Developer

Essex or Warwickshire

Brief

Java Developer needed for an industry leading provider of technology-enabled business process outsourcing in either Essex or Warwickshire, who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Java Developer that takes pride in their work with an in-depth knowledge of development using Java EE, Spring, ORM and certain web services (REST, OpenAPI, Swagger, WSDL & SOAP) to design, develop, maintain, and support both mature and new transactional systems, customer portals and data warehouse solutions using industry leading and cutting-edge technologies.

The successful candidate would desirably have a relevant degree - i.e., Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computing etc and have a keen interest in Java software development. If you have commercial experience in Java Development that would be a plus!

Benefits

• Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
• 25 day's holiday
• Company contributory pension plan
• Cashback healthcare scheme
• Life Assurance
• Car Salary Exchange Scheme
• Skills development through exposure to wide-ranging technology and projects
• Exclusive discounts on everyday purchases
• Exclusive discounts on car purchases

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Java Developer will include:

• Work across various global projects simultaneously serving leading clients.
• Develop new maintainable and scalable software platforms to support a global and multi-tenant customer base.
• Maintain and enhance a range of existing transaction systems, customer portals and data warehouses to support diverse customer requirements and an evolving technical roadmap.
• Monitor and research new technologies appropriate to the business.
• Use existing and new skills and capabilities to contribute to the successful development of software solutions to meet exacting requirements.
• Maintain and improve competence in Java, relational databases and front-end web technologies.
• Work within an Agile development team at all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Work on own initiative to achieve agreed specification and timing.
• Maintain adequate documentation to meet the needs of the business.
• Meet internal and external clients to analyse their needs.
• Share knowledge with the development group on regular basis.

What experience you need to be the successful Java Developer:

• Degree or Master's Degree in computer science or a related subject (essential)
• Minimum of 5 years' work experience, with a high level of aptitude and a proven track record
• Experience in overseeing junior members of the team, helping with work definition, allocation, and delivery
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• Experience in:

Essential

• Web Services - REST / OpenAPI / Swagger / WSDL / SOAP
• Java EE - EJB / JMS / Servlet / JSP
• ORM - Hibernate / JPA
• Databases - Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Neo4J

Preferred

• Spring - Boot / Security / Data JPA / Data Elasticsearch / Kafka / MVC
• Database Programming - SQL, PL/SQL (packages, procedures, functions etc.)
• Front-End Development - Angular / Typescript / SASS / JQuery / Freemarker
• Application/Web Servers - JBoss / Tomcat / Apache
• Build Tools - Gradle, Maven, Ant
• CI/CD - Git / Azure Devops / Jenkins / Bamboo

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Java Developer to progress their career. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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