Java Engineer

Company description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.  

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. 

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. 

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.  

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. 

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. 

Job description

We are seeking highly skilled and experienced Java Engineers with expertise spanning various aspects of software development, including Java OOPS concepts, Java 8 features, multi-threading, web applications, REST services, testing frameworks, and more. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in leadership and a proven track record of successful project implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply strong object-oriented programming principles in Java to design and implement robust and scalable solutions.
• Leverage Java 8 features, including streams, functional interfaces, and collections, to enhance code readability and maintainability.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of multi-threading concepts, implement strategies to avoid deadlocks, and optimize performance through parallel runs and resource sharing.
• Design and develop web applications using MVC frameworks, incorporating dependency injection for improved modularity and testability.
• Implement RESTful services using JAX-RS and adhere to best practices for designing and consuming REST APIs.
• Utilize JUnit, Wiremock, and Mockito for effective unit testing, mocking, and behaviour-driven development. Transition from other frameworks seamlessly, including TestNG.
• Develop and execute automated integration tests using Cucumber and Gherkin for efficient and collaborative testing.
• Use OpenAPI Swagger to specify and document exposed APIs, ensuring clarity and consistency.
• Implement code quality checks using SonarQube and ensure security through Redhat SSO.
• Utilise a range of libraries and frameworks, including Feign, Mustache, Spring, Guice, Swagger, and Spring Boot.
• Work with various data storage solutions, including ElasticSearch, RDS, Aurora, Postgres, ElasticCache, OpenSearch, and Debezium.
• Implement hosting and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Autoscaling Groups (ASG).
• Oversee web container management using Tomcat and NGINX.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions using the ELK stack.
• Set up and manage the CI/CD pipeline using BitBucket, Maven, Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible/Packer, and Kustomize.
• Work with Kafka, SQS for queuing solutions and implement scheduling using Jenkins/Ansible.
• Use a combination of Cucumber, JUnit, Selenium, and Postman for comprehensive testing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in Java software development with leadership responsibilities.
• Extensive experience in the specified technologies and tools.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and deliver complex software solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

We are currently operating a discretionary hybrid working model which is designed to help you plan your work and your life. We want our people to come into the office at least two days a week.

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Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. 

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. 

Find out more about Life at PA here. 

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: 

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family 
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives 
• Annual performance-based bonus 
• PA share ownership 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) 

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.