Java Application Developer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial Java development experience.
• Hands-on Apache Kafka experience.
• Experience with microservices architectures.
• Understanding of cloud-native development.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Ability to support and optimise production applications.
• OpenShift experience.
• Containerisation and cloud deployment technologies.
• CI/CD and DevOps knowledge.
• Experience within large-scale transformation programmes.

Responsibilities:

• Develop backend services using Java.
• Build and support event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka.
• Deliver scalable microservices-based applications.
• Participate in design, development, testing and deployment activities.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
• Support cloud-native deployments and production environments.
• Contribute to Agile delivery and continuous improvement.

Technologies:

• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• OpenShift
• REST
• microservices

More:

We are a leading organisation within the Energy & Utilities sector seeking an experienced Java Application Developer to support the delivery of business-critical applications within a modern cloud-native environment. This is a 6 month+ contract with a rate of £520 p/d inside IR35. The role is mainly remote, with one day a week in London and the rest working from home.

last updated 36 week of 2026