Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Developer

Location: Newcastle

Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement.

In our team you will learn:

·       How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.

·       How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

·       How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment.

As a Senior Java Developer, you will:

·       Advocate for and employ good development practices on the team such as consistent branching strategy, coding standards, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing.

·       Support the technical leads in designing the separation of functional into microservices and the end to end integration and flow between technical components. Support the test automation engineers in testing the stories and features delivered both from a functional and non-functional perspective.

·       Follow the Scrum Methodology participating actively in sprint backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint review and sprint retrospective.

·       Support the team in delivering features by expanding capabilities into other areas of development and testing.

The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

• Strong experience in Java 8 and above with proven background in Spring, Spring Boot, Restful services, object orientation and design patterns
• Strong hands-on experience in scripting languages such as Python, Shell, and other scripting languages to support DevOps and Quality Engineering work.
• Knowledge of database technologies such as; MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Ability to mentor and develop junior developers.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.

Set yourself apart:

• Experience with building datastore solutions on at least one No-SQL(Elasticsearch) would be beneficial but not essential
• Proven track record of applying analytical and creative thought that translate into technical solutions.
• Evidence of debugging and resolving sophisticated technical issues. 

What’s in it for you?

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, annual performance bonus scheme (Career Level dependent), private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.