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Senior Java Developer

Harvey Nash PlcLondon🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 10 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Senior Java Developer | 6 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid, Leeds/Sheffield/London (1 day per month)| Starting ASAP | SC Clearance

Day Rate: £480

About the Role:

Harvey Nash's Client have multiple requirements for Senior Java Developers, you must hold Active SC Clearance or be confident of eligibility.

Skills and Experience

  • Strong, recent experience developing applications using modern Java and Spring Boot. Experience with Legacy Java versions is advantageous.
  • Experience developing Front End applications. Experience with Thymeleaf and the GOV.UK Design System is desirable.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, including API versioning. Experience with OpenAPI (Swagger) is desirable.
  • Experience working with relational databases and data access technologies such as SQL, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate. Oracle database experience is desirable.
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests using JUnit 5 and mocking frameworks.
  • Experience writing automated UI regression tests, ideally using Playwright with Java.
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions and Helm charts.
  • Experience working with AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and structured logging using tools such as OpenSearch and Prometheus.
  • Experience applying software design principles and design patterns to produce maintainable, scalable applications.

Skills

Oracle
SQL
Spring
Spring Boot
AWS
GitHub Actions
Helm
Hibernate
JUnit
Java
Kubernetes
Playwright
Prometheus

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