AMS PSR

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Java Developer for a 12 month contract (Inside IR35) based Hybrid in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.

Join DWP's Digital team supporting the Government's Job Guarantee programme, helping young people into work. You'll play a key role in the ongoing development of the platform, building modern digital services that support citizen journeys, provider engagement and payment processes within Agile delivery teams.

As a Senior Java Developer your main responsibilities will be:

• Building and enhancing Spring Boot microservices
• Developing scalable cloud based services in AWS
• Writing automated tests using TDD practices and modern testing frameworks
• Contributing to event driven solutions and integrations
• Owning complex features from design through to delivery
• Supporting code reviews and promoting engineering best practice
• Collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, Business Analysts and QA teams
• Supporting the delivery of a major DWP digital programme

Essential:

• Strong Java development experience (Java 17+)
• Spring Boot
• REST APIs and Microservices
• Test Driven Development (TDD) using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
• Agile delivery environments
• Experience building cloud native applications in AWS or Azure

Desirable:

• Event Driven Architecture
• Kafka or messaging technologies
• Docker
• Kubernetes or OpenShift
• CI/CD pipelines
• MongoDB
• Cucumber

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".