Senior Consultant Java Developer Solutions Engineering AI Data

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven Java development experience, including JVM-based languages like Kotlin and Scala, with experience using advanced Java features such as lambdas, maps, concurrency, and generics, and mentoring others.
• Experience with Spring Framework, including Spring MVC and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing, developing, and securing RESTful APIs, including threat assessment throughout the development process.
• Deep understanding of OOP principles, SOLID, design patterns, and secure coding practices.
• Experience deploying and managing applications using containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience using and defining version control strategies for the team, such as Git.
• Understanding of system performance monitoring, performance issue diagnosis, and implementing solutions.
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines, and GitHub Actions.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure, and their core services.
• Experience with message queueing solutions, serverless technologies, monitoring and logging tools, logging-driven application insights, and ORM tools such as JPA and Hibernate.
• Experience using Swagger for API documentation and coding alongside AI assistants such as GitHub Copilot.
• Experience with test tools such as Selenium, Axe, Postman, or Bruno.
• Experience delivering complex projects from backlog through to production.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to understand task requirements, dependencies, and prioritise work effectively for the team.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Willing and eligible to obtain UK security clearance to Security Check (SC) if required.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java codebases.
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment and maintenance.
• Engage and provide technical insight during system design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software solutions.
• Write well-documented code and contribute to technical documentation.
• Proactively troubleshoot issues, maintain the smooth operation of live services, and resolve complex production issues.
• Stay up to date with the latest Java technologies and best practices, assessing their impact and identifying opportunities for adoption.
• Communicate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to the engineering community.
• Work in mature, cross-functional teams to drive innovation and digital transformation.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Azure
• BitBucket
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Docker
• GCP
• Git
• GitHub
• Hibernate
• JPA
• JVM
• Java
• Jenkins
• Kotlin
• Kubernetes
• MVC
• OOP
• Postman
• Scala
• Security
• Selenium
• Serverless
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Swagger
• Lambda
• Dynatrace
• ELK
• Support
• Kafka
• Splunk

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We are Deloitte, working within our Technology & Transformation practice in Belfast with hybrid working. We help clients make intelligent, future-proof decisions by combining business, technology, and industry expertise to build and run services that solve challenging problems. This role offers the chance to drive innovation and technology forward, work with outstanding digital talent, and gain excellent development opportunities through new skills, qualifications, and certificates. We value diversity, inclusion, flexibility, and wellbeing, and our culture is built around leadership, integrity, collaboration, and measurable impact.

last updated 36 week of 2026