Java Developer

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Bristol, UK / Hybrid (working from the Bristol office 1-2 times a month)

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Role Overview:

As a Java Developer at Leidos, you will will play a key technical role in the delivery, support, and maintenance of our IT solution.  With a strong focus on in house products built to provide support to our core messaging capability.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as a developer, integrator, and analyst for complex and technically difficult assignments; collaborate with other developers working on production issues
• Participate in application walkthroughs and in peer code reviews for conformance to standards
• Create and maintain appropriate documentation
• Consistently apply Information Technology software standards and help to establish department specific standards
• Building Java Programs to support the business needs working in tandem with a complex IT solution
• A good understanding of Build and Deployment best practice

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• Solid Java experience
• Must hold or be eligible to apply for SC clearance.
• Practical and pragmatic approach – willing to get ‘hands on’ to deliver what is needed.
• Strong communication skills, fluent in English
• Experience working within a Linux environment
• Experience working in a cloud-hosted environment

Our ideal candidate would also have the following:

• Demonstrated proficiency of using JAX-RS, JSF and JMS
• Demonstrated proficiency in Front end web standards: HTML, CSS, simple Javascript
• Demonstrated proficiency in Oracle database query development, optimization, and tuning
• Demonstrated proficiency in full disciplined SDLC lifecycle frameworks and methodologies
• Experience working in an AWS environment
• Experience working with Jakarta 10+, Jakarta-WS-RS, XML, Git
• Integration experience working with XSLT / IBM MQ / IBM Sterling OMS

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS Pre-screening required to Start
• SC required for the role
• ​Must hold or be eligible to apply for SC clearance