Java Software Engineer

Capgemini; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in the UK is seeking a hands-on technical expert to deliver projects in a DevOps manner. The ideal candidate will have experience with Java, Spring framework, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. This hybrid role requires a blend of working from company offices, client sites, and home. The successful applicant will need to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance, meeting residency and nationality requirements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical expert with experience in Java and Spring framework.
• Good understanding of software design patterns and development processes.
• Knowledge in Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects in a true DevOps manner.
• Apply a software engineering mindset to problems.
• Strive to build reliable and performant services.

Skills

Java

Spring framework

Software design patterns

Development processes

Containerization using Docker

Continuous Integration

Quality code delivery

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

You’ll be joining a passionate, professional and highly skilled team of developers who specialise in agile custom software development and integration at an enterprise scale. Innovation in delivery is always at the forefront of our minds, which is why we utilise a variety of Open Source and proprietary technologies to achieve the best possible outcome for the client.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your role

• You will be a hands‑on technical expert helping us deliver projects in a true DevOps manner. You will apply a software engineering mindset to problems, whether that’s provisioning services, writing code or writing automation tools and scripts.
• You will have a lean mindset, striving to build reliable and performant services that are operationally sound. You will strive to do things better and faster, eliminating waste and applying this across the entire software delivery lifecycle for both internal customers and end users.

Your skills and experience

• Experience of Java
• Experience of Spring framework or equivalent.
• Knowledge of software design patterns and when to apply them
• Excellent knowledge of development processes.
• Experience of containerisation using Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)
• A passion for delivering quality code, by use of TDD and setting high software quality standard

Additional Technologies and Patterns

• Designing microservice-based architectures using domain driven design (DDD), CQRS and Event Sourcing patterns
• Kubernetes
• Knowledge/Certification in Spring framework.
• Experience in cloud technologies AWS/Azure/GCP

Your Security Clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.