Backend Java Developer - Public Sector

Benefits

• 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 pension plan through salary sacrifice.

In this role, you’ll work in one of the IBM Consulting Future Now Centres, delivering deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients worldwide. Our delivery centres offer locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Java/JEE and related frameworks.
• Build backend components and services using Java‑based frameworks and languages.
• Apply enterprise development patterns such as dependency injection, inversion of control, aspect‑oriented programming, functional programming, and test‑driven development.
• Develop secure and efficient data access using data access frameworks and transaction management techniques.
• Support integration with enterprise systems and services.
• Contribute to Dev Ops practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and version control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues to ensure high performance, reliability, and service continuity.
• Collaborate with analysts, testers, architects, and fellow developers to deliver quality outcomes.
• Depending on experience, contribute to technical leadership, mentoring, or ownership of specific technical areas.

• Required:
  
  None
• Preferred:
  Bachelor's Degree

• Java/JEE development
• Java frameworks (e.g., Spring)
• Web technologies (JSP/Servlets)
• Dependency injection, IoC, AOP
• Functional programming concepts
• Test‑driven development (TDD)
• Data access frameworks (JPA/Hibernate or similar)
• Transaction management
• Batch processing concepts
• API development and integration
• Dev Ops practices (CI/CD, automation, Git‑based workflows)
• Debugging and problem‑solving
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to deliver, coordinate, or own development tasks depending on experience

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Ruby or Groovy for web development.
• Knowledge of functional programming principles.
• Familiarity with batch processing frameworks and tools.

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Additional security checks such as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.