Senior Java Developer - Public Sector

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You'll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations.

Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

We’re looking for a Senior Java Developer to lead cloud‑focused development initiatives within IBM’s public sector projects. In this role, you will guide the design, development, and optimisation of cloud‑based applications, leveraging strong expertise in Java, Kafka, and modern full‑stack technologies on the AWS cloud platform.

You will mentor junior and mid‑level developers and oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high‑quality delivery across design, coding, testing, and deployment of cloud‑native solutions.

• System Design:
  Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure AWS‑based applications using Java, Kafka, and full‑stack technologies.
• Team Leadership:
  Lead and mentor junior and mid‑level developers, promoting a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Problem‑Solving:
  Own and resolve complex technical challenges, drawing on deep experience in distributed systems, event‑driven architectures, and full‑stack development.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Drive enhancements to development standards, tools, and processes, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and IBM’s engineering principles.
• Technical Vision:
  Contribute to architectural strategy and shape the technical direction of cloud solutions within public sector programmes.
• Project Leadership:
  Lead smaller public sector project deliveries from design through deployment, demonstrating strong technical ownership and project coordination skills.
• Mentorship:
  Support the growth and development of Junior Developers through hands‑on guidance, knowledge sharing, and structured mentorship.

• Technical Proficiency:
  Demonstrated mastery in full‑stack development, including front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back‑end expertise with languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, and Node.js.
• Strong experience working with event‑driven architectures and…