Posted 18 August 2026
Job ref: 261810
Java Devs - PSR1JP00105064 & PSR1JP00105062
- Location: United Kingdom
- Salary: £500 - 750 per day + None
- Category
- Sector: IT and Digital
- Contract type Contract
- Consultant: Michael Cormell
Java Developer / Senior Java Developer / Lead Java Developer
Location: Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham (60% onsite)
Duration: 12 months
IR35: Inside IR35
Clearance: BPSS required, must be eligible for SC
Rates:
Java Developer
- Up to £700/day Umbrella
Senior Java Developer
- Up to £750/day Umbrella
Lead Java Developer
- Candidate rate: Up to £780/day Umbrella
Overview
We’re supporting a major public sector digital transformation programme and are looking for Java Developers, Senior Java Developers and Lead Java Developers to join Agile delivery teams building and supporting large-scale citizen-facing services.
Successful candidates will work across the full software development lifecycle, helping to deliver resilient, scalable and secure digital products used by millions of users.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain Java applications and microservices
- Transform business requirements into production-ready solutions
- Build secure, scalable and resilient services
- Develop reusable components, libraries and shared services
- Produce automated unit and integration tests
- Support live services and contribute to operational stability
- Collaborate with Architects, Engineers and delivery teams
- Produce and maintain technical documentation
- Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement
- Provide coaching and mentoring to other engineers (Senior/Lead roles)
Technology Stack
- Java
- Spring Boot
- AWS
- Kafka
- MongoDB
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- CI/CD
Requirements
- Strong commercial Java development experience
- Experience with Spring Boot
- AWS experience
- Kafka experience
- MongoDB experience
- Experience building and supporting production systems
- Strong understanding of automated testing
- Agile delivery experience
Additional Experience for Senior & Lead Roles
- Technical leadership within Agile teams
- Mentoring and supporting junior engineers
- Contributing to technical design decisions
- Promoting engineering standards and best practices
- Ability to quickly contribute within established delivery teams
Please apply with your most up to date CV for consideration.