Software Developer (Java)

Software Developer (Java) – SC Clearance
Contract Length: 12 Months (Extension Possible)
Location: Portsmouth (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)

About the Role & Organisation:

This organisation operates at the forefront of advanced engineering and technology, delivering complex, mission-critical systems within highly regulated environments. It offers a collaborative, quality-driven culture where innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement are actively encouraged, providing engineers the opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact programmes.

The Software Developer will join an Agile Scrum team contributing across the full software development lifecycle on a new satellite management system. The role involves hands-on design, development, and testing within a modern microservices architecture, with a strong emphasis on automated testing, clean code, and robust engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality software within an Agile (Scrum) environment
• Collaborate with the team to design, implement, and test features for new product development
• Contribute to system and software design using UML and structured modelling approaches
• Estimate tasks and actively participate in sprint planning and delivery
• Support CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices
• Ensure solutions meet compliance, quality, and security expectations
• Engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience with Java (8+)
• Good knowledge of Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Hibernate
• Experience building RESTful services over HTTPS
• Hands-on experience with microservices architectures
• Understanding of distributed systems
• Knowledge of software design patterns
• Experience working within Agile development frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and delivery techniques
• Source control using Git
• Issue tracking tools such as Jira
• UML / SysML modelling using Enterprise Architect or similar