Lead Java Developer

Hays are now looking for a Lead Java Developer for one of our local clients:

• £377 p/d Outside IR35
• 3 days a week in Glasgow, rest is WFH
• 6 month+ contract

The Lead Java Developer will have strong experience leading teams and delivering enterprise Java applications in Agile environments.

What you'll be doing

• Leading a Java development team and working with Product Owners, BAs, Testers and other stakeholders
• Designing and delivering enterprise web applications and microservices
• Producing and contributing to solution and architecture designs
• Supporting CI/CD, performance optimisation and cloud deployments
• Driving best practice across development and delivery

What we're looking for

• Java 8+
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework
• Microservices and REST APIs
• JUnit 4/5
• AWS
• Oracle and/or MongoDB
• Jenkins, Maven, CI/CD
• Git
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Client-facing experience
• Experience producing High Level Designs and architecture artefacts
• Performance monitoring tools (e.g. Glowroot, JProfiler) desirable

Nice to have: React, Node.js, FreeMarker, Ruby, Gradle, Ansible, GoCD.

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