Java Developer (Back End)

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you will have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You will be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever-changing market. You will be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your role and responsibilities:

We are looking for a Java Developer to design and build high-quality applications using Java/JEE and modern web technologies. You will develop application features, integrate systems, and apply best practices such as dependency injection, TDD, and CI/CD. If you enjoy building reliable, secure applications and working collaboratively with technical teams, we’d love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain applications using Java/JEE and associated frameworks.
• Build web components using Java frameworks and languages.
• Implement enterprise development patterns including dependency injection, inversion of control, aspect-oriented programming, functional programming, and test-driven development.
• Develop secure and efficient data access using data access frameworks and transaction management techniques.
• Support integration with enterprise systems.
• Participate in DevOps-aligned development practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and version control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues to maintain service quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with analysts, testers, architects, and other developers to ensure successful delivery.
• Depending on experience, support technical coordination, mentor others, or take responsibility for specific technical areas.

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Java/JEE development
• Java frameworks (e.g., Spring)
• Web technologies (JSP/Servlets)
• Dependency injection, IoC, AOP
• Functional programming concepts
• Test-driven development (TDD)
• Data access frameworks (JPA/Hibernate or similar)
• Transaction management
• Batch processing concepts
• API development and integration
• DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation, Git-based workflows)
• Debugging and problem-solving
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to deliver, coordinate, or own development tasks depending on experience.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.