Job Description

Posted 4 hours ago

Java Developer/Engineer | Public Sector Client | 3‑Month Rolling Contract

Contract Details

Contract: 3‑month rolling
Rate: £425 per day
Clearance: BPSS only
Location: 1 day per month in Newcastle (nice to have, not essential), can be fully remoteWe are working with a public sector client to bring on a Java Engineer/Developer to support an established engineering team. This role is ideal for a developer early in their career who wants to gain exposure to modern technologies in a supportive, non‑lead capacity.

You will not be expected to act as a lead engineer; instead, you'll work alongside experienced developers contributing to well‑defined services and features.

Essential Skills & Experience

You must have commercial experience or strong hands-on exposure to:

Java (17+)
Spring Framework
Microservices architecture & REST APIs
OpenAPI / Swagger for API design and documentation
Test‑Driven Development (TDD)Desirable / Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience or familiarity with any of the following would be beneficial but not required:

Docker & containerisation
Kubernetes
AWS
CI / CD pipelines
Kafka & event‑driven architectures
Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle
Service mesh technologies (e.g. Istio)
BDD tools (e.g. Cucumber)
Helm
Redis
Monitoring & observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana)The Ideal Candidate

Junior to early mid‑level backend developer
Happy working under guidance rather than leading design decisions
Comfortable contributing to existing codebases
Looking for stable contract work within the public sector