Senior Java Engineer in Leicester

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’ll 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’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever‑changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions that 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 programmes 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 processes as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks.
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome.
• Internal recognition programmes 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 programmes, 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 Programme, 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’re seeking a Senior Level Engineer to significantly contribute to our engineering efforts. In this role, you will lead smaller projects, guide junior engineers, and shape our technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Lead smaller projects from design through deployment, showcasing strong technical and project management skills.
• Mentorship: Guide and support Junior Engineers, fostering their growth and development.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to the definition of our engineering practices and the technical vision of our software systems.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all code developed meets high standards for quality, maintainability, and performance.
• Complex Problem Solving: Tackle and resolve intricate technical challenges, applying your deep expertise in Java and web technologies.

The role requires a dedication to continuous learning and a commitment to delivering high‑quality software solutions and is ideal for candidates who have honed their skills and are ready to take on more responsibilities, contributing significantly to our projects and team dynamics.

Preferred Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Advanced Java programming skills and a solid understanding of front‑end technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like Angular or React.
• Demonstrated strong leadership qualities, with a track record of guiding teams and delivering projects.
• Exceptional problem‑solving capabilities, with a history of effectively addressing and resolving complex engineering issues.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with test‑driven development (TDD) and behaviour‑driven development (BDD).
• Understanding of security principles in software development.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 5 years.