Java Engineer

Java Engineer (Data, API & Batch)

Location: Mostly remote, with occasional visits to Telford
Day Rate: £555/day, Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months, extension possible
Clearance: Active SC (essential)
Sector: Public

An existing team on a major public sector programme is expanding. We're looking for experienced engineers with a background in data, API and batch support, working in a DevOps environment. You'll have strong engineering knowledge, the ability to work at every stage of the delivery lifecycle, and an interest in learning and cross-skilling.

Responsibilities:
Design and implement robust, secure and performant data integration solutions (batch and/or near-real-time)
Build, operate and improve data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation) with monitoring, alerting and SLAs
Work with product teams and client stakeholders to refine requirements and align decisions to non-functional requirements (cost, performance, security)
Support incident resolution and keep the service running within business hours
Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and contribute to engineering communities of practice
Take part in Agile ceremonies and work across teams with engineers, analysts and business colleagues

Must-have skills:

• RabbitMQ
• Java and microservices
• MongoDB and MySQL
• Kubernetes
• Grafana and Prometheus
• GitLab
• Job scheduling tooling (eg JS7 Job Scheduler, TWS, Apache Airflow)
• Reporting and visualisation tooling (from Pentaho BA, Power BI, SAP Business Objects)

Nice to have:

• Databases and data platforms, ideally Oracle or Cloudera
• Cloud platforms, ideally AWS
• Strong grasp of data engineering fundamentals: integration, transformation, orchestration and version control
• Excellent client-facing and consultancy skills
• Experience in Agile delivery environments
• A drive to share knowledge, and to mentor and develop others

If this matches your skills and experience, please apply today!