About the Role
At IBM Consulting FutureNow, we're helping clients design, modernise and operate some of the UK's most important and complex technology services. We're looking for Java Developers and Software Engineers at a range of experience levels to join our National Security business, working across secure, enterprise-scale application and modernisation programmes. This is a hands-on engineering role for practitioners who enjoy solving complex problems, building high-quality software and working collaboratively with clients, architects, engineers and multidisciplinary delivery teams.
Responsibilities
•Design, develop, test and maintain Java-based applications and services.
•Build backend services and REST APIs using Java and frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot.
•Contribute to microservice and distributed application architectures.
•Develop clean, maintainable and appropriately tested code.
•Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to engineering decisions.
•Diagnose and resolve complex software and production issues.
•Develop and maintain automated unit, integration and component tests.
•Work with CI/CD pipelines and modern software deployment practices.
•Collaborate with Architects, DevOps Engineers, Test Engineers, Business Analysts and other Software Engineers throughout the delivery lifecycle.
•Support applications through development, testing and production environments.
•Contribute to code reviews, engineering standards and continuous improvement.
•Engage with client stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.
•Support and mentor less experienced engineers where appropriate.
Requirements
•Bachelor's Degree
•Java
•Spring
•Spring Boot
•REST APIs
•Microservices
•Object-Oriented Programming
•API development and integration
•Maven or Gradle
•Hibernate / JPA
•SQL and relational databases
•JUnit
•Mockito
•WireMock
•Unit testing
•Integration testing
•Test-driven development
•Automated testing
•Code reviews
•Engineering quality practices
•Git
•Jenkins
•GitLab
•CI/CD
•Docker
•Kubernetes
Nice to Have
•Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or IBM MQ
•Exposure to AWS/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift and modern CI/CD environments
•Experience with application modernisation, cloud migration or supporting business-critical applications
•Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on secure, maintainable and reliable engineering
•Comfortable working directly with clients, Product Owners and multidisciplinary delivery teams
•For senior candidates, experience mentoring engineers, leading technical workstreams and influencing design decisions
•Experience within National Security, Public Sector or other high-assurance environments would be advantageous
Benefits
•Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
•25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays)
•Private medical, dental & optical cover
•Online shopping discounts
•Employee Assistance Program
•Life assurance
•Group pension plan through salary sacrifice
