Back End Developer (Java). (Remote)

• Back End Developer (Java).
• 3 month contract in Central London.
• Java, Maven / Gradle, Spring / Spring Boot.

We are working with a government health care division who is looking for a Back End Developer (Java) for a 3 month contract, based in Central London (possibly with 1 day per week working remotely).

The Back End Developer (Java), will be required to refactor and redevelop the Trainee Information System (TIS) Revalidation microservice.

This involves:

• Reviewing the existing Java application.

• Refactoring the existing Java code.

• Implementing new functionality.

• Fixing bugs.

• Sharing knowledge, pair programming and developing the understanding of the application within the current TIS team.

As a Back End Developer, you will be using open source and cloud technologies such as:

• Cloud Hosting (AWS).

• Appreciation of RESTful APIs and complex systems integrations.

• Source Control: GitHub.

• Working 'Agile' (using Scrum) in a pair programming environment.

With the Back End Developer role, you will be expected to work with the following:

• Scrum Master, Service Managers (Product Owners) Team (incl. BAs, UI/UX, Test Lead, Front End and Full Stack Developers, Ops).

Stakeholders such as:

• Trainees (of the medical, dental, pharmacy and healthcare science profession).

• (Hospital) Trust administrators and managers.

• Business Managers and subject experts.

• Others involved in the education and training of the multi professional healthcare workforce.

Third party suppliers

• Legacy and future suppliers.

To be considered for the Back End Developer, you will need the following skills and experience:

Essential skills and experience

• Java 8/11, Maven/Gradle, Spring/Spring Boot.

• Docker, Cloud hosting.

• Junit, Mockito.

• MySQL.

• Elastic Search.

• Experience of an Agile/Scrum environment.

• Teaching, knowledge transfer and pair-programming.

Nice-to-have skills and experience

• Angular 6+ experience.

• Knowledge of web services/REST, micro-services.

Back End Developer (Java) – Central London – 3 month contract – Day rate BOE