Back End Developer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Proven software development experience within MOD, Defence, National Security or similarly secure environments.
• Strong commercial Java development experience.
• Expertise with Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database experience.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or other container technologies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience developing secure, scalable and maintainable backend services.
• Current DV Security Clearance.
• Ability to work onsite at an MOD location in London four days per week.
• Previous experience delivering within MOD, Defence, Defence Intelligence, Strategic Command or wider National Security organisations.
• Comfortable working with OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and classified material where authorised.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain Java-based microservices.
• Build secure RESTful APIs supporting workflow, metadata, document management and integration services.
• Develop workflow integrations using orchestration technologies where required.
• Integrate with enterprise data sources, identity services and existing Defence systems.
• Design and develop scalable persistence layers using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Contribute to cloud-native deployments, containerisation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement secure coding practices, logging, monitoring and audit capabilities.
• Participate in technical design sessions, code reviews and agile ceremonies.

Technologies:

• AI
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• Docker
• Support
• Java
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• microservices
• AWS
• OpenSearch
• BPMN
• Camunda
• ElasticSearch
• Istio
• MongoDB

More:

We are building the core services behind a next-generation Defence Intelligence platform. Our programme is delivering an AI-enabled Defence Intelligence capability designed to improve visibility of operational data, streamline complex workflows and support faster, more informed decision-making. You will work within a highly secure environment alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, contributing to innovative digital capabilities that support Defence operations. This is a contract role at £500-£540 per day, outside IR35, based in London at an MOD site with a working pattern of four days onsite.

last updated 32 week of 2026