Java Developer
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £400.0 to £475.0 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3 9QA |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4710231_1753285661 |
Summary
Your New Company and Role
A forward-thinking public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a collaborative, agile team working on the development and enhancement of key digital services.
You'll be contributing to the greenfield development of a new digital service and enhancing existing platforms to improve user experience, accessibility, and operational efficiency. The team follows modern engineering practices, including XP, TDD, and DevOps, and is committed to delivering high-quality, user-focused digital products.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a multi-functional team that values continuous improvement, collaboration, and technical excellence.
What You'll Need to Succeed
You'll bring strong commercial experience in Java development and a passion for building robust, user-centred digital services. Key skills and experience include:
Essential Skills
- Java 17+ and Spring Boot microservices
- REST API development
- SQL and data modelling (ideally PostgreSQL)
- AWS and OpenShift
- CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
- Cloud monitoring and observability tools
- Infrastructure as Code
Desirable Skills - Front-end development with React, HTML/CSS, and accessibility awareness
- AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Aurora, API Gateway, CDK, CloudFormation
- Testing frameworks like Cypress
- Jenkins, Docker
- OAuth2, Spring Web Flow, Spring MVC
- Thymeleaf and TypeScript
What you need to do now
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