Software Developer (Java) - Fully remote

Job Title: Java Developer (SC Cleared) Contract: Inside IR35
Setup: Remote (Hybrid initially for travel required during knowledge transfer for 1st 3 months across different locations in England – on-call work may be required later in the contract as well)
Security Clearance: Must be holding active, unelapsed SC clearance
Interview Process: 1 Stage, MS Teams
We are supporting a large, mission-critical public-sector team in expanding their java development operations, to maintain and evolve a complex legacy technology environment. This role suits Java developers who are comfortable providing L3 support in regulated environments.
Key Responsibilities
Support and maintain Java-based legacy applications within a critical national system
Provide L3 support, troubleshooting issues and resolving incidents across application components
Develop, test and maintain Java and PL/SQL applications, scripts and supporting services
Refactor existing code and contribute to automated test coverage
Work with Oracle WebLogic, JDBC / ODBC integrations and stored procedures
Support Elasticsearch components used within the application estate
Collaborate with Support, Platform and DBA teams to resolve issues and deliver changes
Maintain technical documentation, follow coding standards and contribute to peer reviews
Escalate complex issues to senior engineers while supporting technical decision-making
Participate in knowledge transfer, operational support and future on-call rota where required
Essential Technical Skills
A minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in Java & related technologies (preferably with Java SE 11+ or EJB/JSP)
Experience in supporting legacy applications
Experience refactoring & developing automated tests
Experience in basic integration work with auditing & protective monitoring services
Technologies:
Spring/Spring Boot
Oracle Weblogic
Oracle PL/SQL
ODBC/JDBC
Elasticsearch
Java
Desirable Skills
ETL
Cloud Platforms
Git
Jenkins
Nginx
Apache
Docker
IBM Initiate (MDM)