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Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - &;750 per day

Involved SolutionsBirmingham🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 8 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Senior Java Developer contract offers a highly competitive daily rate of £750 and the chance to contribute to a significant central government program, allowing you to hone your cloud and event-driven architecture skills. You'll thrive here if you have strong Java, Spring Boot, and AWS experience, enjoy technical leadership, and are eager to mentor others and drive best practices within a hybrid work environment. Apply now to leverage your expertise on impactful projects!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
MongoDBSpringSpring BootAWSAgileJavaKafka

Job Description

Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - £750pd

Rate: £750 per day Umbrella

IR35: Inside

Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham)

Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SC

The Role:

A major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Senior Java Developers to join a digital delivery team.

You will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java development, while mentoring other developers and helping to drive engineering standards and best practice across the team.

Experience & Requirements:

  • Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Extensive experience with AWS and cloud-based application development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience working with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.
  • Proven ability to lead technically and mentor junior/mid-level developers, providing guidance and conducting code reviews.
  • Experience setting and promoting engineering standards, best practices and quality across development teams.
  • Ability to work closely with architects, product owners and wider multidisciplinary teams to shape robust technical solutions.
  • Strong experience delivering scalable and maintainable solutions within complex Agile environments.
  • Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.

6 positions available.

If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

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