Java Developers (NPPV3+SC)

SC + NPPV3 Cleared Java Developer (6 - Month Contract)

• Location: Remote (with occasional on - site visits to London)
• Clearance Required: Active SC and NPPV3
• Contract Length: 6 months
• Inside IR35
• Start: ASAP

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with active SC and NPPV3 clearance to join a secure government - focused project on a 6 - month contract. The role is primarily remote, with occasional travel to London for key workshops, sprint ceremonies, or stakeholder sessions. You ' ll be working within a high - performing agile team delivering secure, scalable, and resilient services for a public - sector environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure Java - based applications and microservices
• Contribute to solution architecture, technical design, and integration planning
• Work closely with security, DevOps, and product teams to ensure compliance with government security standards
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Troubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems
• Support deployment pipelines and CI/CD processes in a secure environment
• Produce high - quality technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing
• Attend occasional on - site meetings in London as required by the project

Essential Skills & Experience

• Active SC + NPPV3 clearance
• Strong commercial experience with Java 11+
• Hands - on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, or similar frameworks
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience working in secure government or policing environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Proficient in writing clean, testable code using JUnit, Mockito, or similar frameworks
• Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum teams

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging systems
• Knowledge of Terrafor m, Ansible, or other IaC tools
• Exposure to event - driven architectures
• Understanding of security - by - design principles
• Experience working with public - sector digital services or law - enforcement systems