Java Developer | AWS Microservices I SC Cleared

Java Developer | AWS Microservices I SC Cleared £280-£500 per day (Inside IR35/Umbrella) Contract: 14 months Locations: London, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow (2-3 days on site p/w) Security Clearance: Existing SC or CTC preferred. SC eligibility required. We are looking for an experienced Java Developer to join a high-profile cloud transformation programme, working within a Scrum team responsible for developing and supporting services across a large-scale AWS-hosted microservices architecture. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-level systems, contributing across the full software development lifecycle while collaborating with highly skilled engineers in a modern cloud environment. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain Java-based microservices Write clean, scalable and well-tested code Perform unit testing and support integration testing activities Conduct and approve peer code reviews (PR reviews) Manage code promotion through multiple environments into production Support CI/CD best practices and release processes Mentor and develop junior team members Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects and Scrum team members Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Java 8+ Experience building cloud-based Microservices Strong knowledge of: Spring Boot Maven Guice JUnit PostgreSQL Experience using Git-based source control tools such as Bitbucket/Git Agile/Scrum delivery experience Desirable Skills AWS cloud services Kubernetes Helm Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and build automation Experience supporting applications through to production environments