At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and develop enterprise-grade Java applications for a critical UK government initiative.
- Company: Join the HMRC Customs Declaration Service team shaping the future of UK trade.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on impactful projects.
- Other info: Collaborative Agile environment with opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in customs operations while using cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in Java development, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
- Senior Java Technical Lead - RESTful API, Spring Boot – Barnet, England
- Job Summary
- We are seeking a skilled
- Application Developer to join the
HMRC Customs Declaration Service (CDS) program, a strategic UK government initiative responsible for processing customs declarations for goods entering and leaving the UK through ports and airports.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a large-scale, business-critical platform that will shape the future of UK trade and customs operations for decades to come.
- The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in
- Java development ,
- Spring Boot ,
- Microservices ,
- API development , and
AWS cloud technologies , along with experience in database development, system integration, and performance testing.
The role involves designing, developing, testing, and supporting scalable applications while collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams in a highly secure and regulated environment.
Candidates must be
UK Nationals with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK residency to meet project security and compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications.
- Build and enhance RESTful APIs and Microservices-based solutions.
- Develop applications using Spring Boot and related Java frameworks.
- Integrate applications with databases, IBM MQ, and external services.
- Deploy and support cloud-based applications within AWS environments.
- Write and maintain Shell scripts for automation and operational support.
- Monitor application performance using Grafana and related tools.
- Conduct performance and load testing using JMeter.
- Troubleshoot application, integration, and production issues.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with architects, testers, business analysts, and Dev Ops teams.
- Maintain project documentation using Confluence and track activities in JIRA.
- Follow coding standards, security guidelines, and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Skill Requirements
- Java Development
- Core Java
- Java Enterprise Application Development
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- Multithreaded Application Development
- Microservices & API Development
- RESTful API Development
- Microservices Architecture
- API Integration
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Spring Ecosystem
- Spring Boot
- Spring Framework
- Dependency Injection
- Spring Security (Preferred)
- Build & Dependency Management
- Maven
- Build Automation
- Dependency Management
- Database Technologies
- SQL
- Relational Databases (Oracle, Postgre SQL, My SQL, etc.)
- Database Design and Query Optimization
- Messaging & Integration
- IBM MQ
- Message Queues
- Asynchronous Processing
- Enterprise Application Integration
- Linux / Unix
- Unix/Linux Administration
- Shell Scripting
- Command-Line Operations
- Log Analysis and Troubleshooting
- Cloud Technologies
- AWS Services
- Cloud-Native Application Development
- Cloud Deployment and Monitoring
- Monitoring & Observability
- Grafana
- Application Monitoring
- Performance Monitoring
- Log Analysis
- Performance Testing
- JMeter
- Load Testing
- Performance Testing
- Scalability Testing
- Agile Delivery
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Agile/Scrum Methodology
- Sprint Planning and Tracking
- Other Requirements
- Government/Public Sector Project Experience
- HMRC Domain Knowledge
- Customs & Trade Systems Experience
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Test Automation
- Dev Ops Practices
- AWS Cloud Certification
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