Java Developer - Java, Spring, Hibernate, Jenkins, Agile
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A Java Developer designs, builds, and maintains Java-based solutions, developing RESTful microservices with Spring and Hibernate, integrating systems via web protocols, writing and maintaining CI pipelines in Jenkins, and contributing to agile delivery.
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Java Developer - Java, Spring, Hibernate, Jenkins, Agile
Java Developer - Java, Spring, Hibernate, Jenkins, Agile
At Difrent, we have an ambitious growth plan that will see us delivering cutting edge digital services to our Healthcare, Government and Corporate clients.
We are now looking for a proactive and experienced Java Developers who write beautiful code, ideally with previous experience of working in the government digital service space, to join us at our new development centre in Newcastle.
In this role, you'll interact with our clients on one or more agile projects, typically to help deliver a specific product via a multidisciplinary, highly skilled digital team. You'll be adept at working within complex digital projects.
Java Developer - Skills and experience
Essential
- Strong core Java skills
- Experience of web development with spring MVC or 3+ years with Spring Boot micro services
- Excellent knowledge of Spring Framework (3 and above) and a clear understanding of dependency injection
- Good understanding of Hibernate/JPA and Object-relational mapping, including performance considerations
- Experience with build tools such as Maven, gradle
- Continuous Integration- Jenkins/Gitlab Cli
- Experience developing REST based web services
- Experience integrating systems using a wide variety of protocols like REST, SOAP, JSON and a number of others
- Proven ability to understand and troubleshoot large systems, drilling down to code level to identify the root cause of issues
- Source Code Management- Git, BitBucket, Subversion
- Experience with agile tools and methodologies (eg Scrum, Confluence, JIRA)
- Excellent communication skills- written & oral
- Must be able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision, comfort with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders.
- Significant experience of agile development practices - TDD, BDD, automated builds, continuous integration, tooling to monitor code quality
Java Developer
Desirable
- Experience in UI development highly desirable: Angular, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery.
- Consultancy experience
- Good knowledge and experience of testing frameworks ie Junit, Selenium, Cucumber
- Worked on AWS environment and has an understanding of Docker
- Working on enterprise search solutions like Solr
Java Developer - Responsibilities
- Responsive website and micro services development
- Client website support (content, features, functionality)
- Research, vet, learn, and deploy bleeding-edge technology and best practices on an ongoing basis
- Quickly exterminate bugs
- Write scalable, maintainable, and reusable code in an agile environment
- Lead the quality assurance control and cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility on all projects
- Testing
If you re an experienced Java Developer (Back End or Full Stack) professional looking for an exciting new challenge with a company that offers genuine career progression and personal development, this is a fantastic opportunity to join us at a really exciting time!
Our team comes from a variety of backgrounds and we welcome diversity. If you're unsure, please apply!
Please note that candidates will need to apply for a DBS/criminal record check.
Location: Newcastle
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 p.a. + comprehensive benefits package
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