Software Java Engineer

Newcastle upon Tyne

5 days ago

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We are recruiting for a Software Java Engineer on contract to work for a leading Defence organisation. The role can be based in their Newcastle offices 3 days per week and remote for 2.

Role Overview

The Software Engineer will join our collaborative, forward-thinking Agile Scrum team, working on innovative Geospatial software, using the latest cloud-based technologies. The engineer will be involved in every stage of the software development life cycle, from initial design through development, testing, and deployment, delivering robust, scalable cloud-based services.

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality, readable, scalable and easily maintained code, using Java and related technologies, meeting requirements and coding standards.
Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will enhance team velocity.
Contribute to quality assurance by writing unit and automated tests.
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines
Ensure code is sufficiently documented and share knowledge of solutions implemented.
Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups in a true Agile environment, contributing to agile based estimating.
Work with the scrum team to meet the sprint commitments

Skill Set

Essential
Java
Cloud Services development
Unit testing

Desirable
DevSecOps awareness using tools such as Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube
Red Hat Openshift container platform or Kubernetes
Quarkus Framework
Front End development using Angular

IMPORTANT NOTE: The candidate will also need to be able to achieve or have SC clearance.

Sole British National From Birth for this project

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