Senior Java Developer

Job Title: Senior Java Developer
Max Rate: £480 - 595p/d via Umbrella
Clearance Required: SC Cleared or Eligible
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford - Hybrid - min. 2 days per week

Job Description:
CESA Futures require a Senior Java Engineer to write the low-level design and build some transformation code to transform data from CESA to the ETMP design which will be hosted in an Oracle database.

The CESA Futures Programme is a major 2yr+ programme of work within the overarching Tax Admin Modernisation Programme. Currently completing the Discovery phase, CESA Futures will modernise the existing CESA application through the creation of new capabilities or the transfer of functionality to other existing systems across the estate.

The remediated capabilities within Tax Admin are referred to as the Auxiliary Self-Assessment Solutions (ASAS), which itself consist of a number of products. These products contain Presentation, Service and Data layers. These are largely supported by the following technologies:

The CESA Futures team follows agile principles, on a two-week sprint cadence, with multiple scrum teams forming the overall engineering team. Engineers are expected to be, or become, T-shaped and able to operate across the product stack, including testing (or have a drive to develop their skills in other areas).

The engineering team is looking to grow substantially during 2025 and is looking for a mixture of experience levels to form our new scrum teams.

This particular role is for a mid-range technical resources where the ability to work within a team.

Required Skills:
. React
. Java 17+
. JSON
. Spring Boot 3+
. Junit
. Playwright
. HTML
. Object Oriented Design
. JPA
. Maven
. Gitlab (understanding of Git at least is essential)
. JDBC
. Proven leadership skills
. Good communication skills
. Proven team engagement skills
. Proven coaching skills
. Quality Driven
. Adaptable/ability to context switch
. Stakeholder Management

Optional Skills:
. Kubernetes
. Micro-services
. GraalVM
. Helm
. Mockito
. AWS
. Kibana
. Grafana
. Open API
. WCAG
. OAuth2/OpenID
. Sustainable Software Engineering
. Cucumber/Gherkin
. Selenium
. Agile Scrum
. Agile Practices