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Senior Software Developer (Java) - SC Cleared

Mayfleet Recruitment LimitedUnited Kingdom🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 13 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Remote
Location
United Kingdom
DockerMongoDBSpringSpring BootAWSScrumTDDAgileBDDCucumberGatlingGitLab CIJavaJenkinsKafkaKanbanKubernetesk6

Job Description

*CURRENT, ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE IS ESSENTIAL TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE*

Mayfleet Recruitment is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join a public sector digital programme on a contract basis.

Rate: £400 per day Inside IR35

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Flexible, remote with occasional travel to Newcastle

Clearance: Active SC, or eligible and willing to undergo it

This is a hands-on engineering role building and supporting event-driven Java services, working in an agile team across the full delivery life cycle.

Essential experience:

  • Java and Spring Boot
  • Kafka and MongoDB
  • A working understanding of Docker images and containers
  • Unit testing and TDD
  • BDD testing in Gherkin style, ideally with Cucumber
  • At least one CI/CD tool, such as Jenkins, GitLab or GitHub

Desirable:

  • AWS services such as SQS, S3, SNS and KMS
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Load testing with Gatling or k6
  • Kubernetes or ECS
  • Working in Scrum or Kanban teams

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