Java Developer

Job Description:

Mastek is set to deliver a high-profile programme for a central government department. The programme represents the next generation of the UKs biometric capability replacing and integrating with legacy systems and other departments

A unique development opportunity to work on a Public Sector Based Large Scale programme with an innovative market leader.

Java Developer – L3 Service Support:

· You will be part of the L3 Service Support Team. Key responsibilities are listed below

· Analysis, fixing, triaging & coordinating live defects and will work closely with the development team

· Ensure and maintain overall operations stability with pre-empt health checks and daily checks.

· Actively perform Root cause Analysis of various issues and take it to resolution.

· Use systematic methods to triage, research, diagnose, and provide workarounds or solutions to both technical and functional issues with the product

· Take ownership of all queries/issues, identify and highlight issues to relevant departments for resolution and follow through until resolved.

· Adhere to agreed response time and resolution time SLAs

· Collaborate with distributed team of developers, analysts, business owners, across all levels.

· Ability to grasp new concepts quickly, and excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Essential requirements

· Hands on experience with Java 8 or above

· Hands on experience on writing Junits

· Hands on experience on Spring Framework, SpringBoot

· Hands on experience with relational database (e.g. PostgreSQL)

· Hands-on experience on Git, Jenkins

· Understanding of micro-services architecture

· Understanding of AWS services like ECS, EKS, S3, SQS

· Understanding of REST APIs

· Understanding of CICD

· Good understanding of Kubernetes

Nice to have Skills:

· Docker

· JavaScript: ReactJS and NodeJS preferred

· AWS API Gateway and Serverless technologies

· Message broker like Apache Kafka

· BPM framework

· Mustache template

· Experience in large scale integration projects involving messaging, web services and distributed systems

· ELK stack

· OpenStack platform

· Agile development – Scrum, TDD

· To qualify for the role, you should have:

· A self-starter, comfortable working in both process driven and ambiguous environments

· Experience and a passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.

· Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end-users, quickly building successful relationships and establishing credibility

· A passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others

· Good written, presentation and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail

· Good organisational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team-based environment

· The right to live and work in the UK