🚀 Senior Java Developer – Full-Stack | Legal Aid Agency (MoJ) | Up to £470/day (Inside IR35) We're hiring a Senior Java Developer to join a major UK public sector programme supporting the Legal Aid Agency, contributing to the design and development of full-stack Java applications and RESTful APIs. 📍 Location: Leeds, Sheffield or London (travel required once a month max) 💰 Rate: Up to £470/day, Inside IR35 🔒 Clearance: Active SC clearance required, or strong confidence of obtaining it ⚠️ Essential: Prior experience working within UK Government or wider public sector is required What we're looking for: ✅ Strong, recent experience developing applications using modern Java and Spring Boot (experience with legacy Java versions advantageous) ✅ Experience developing front-end applications (Thymeleaf and GOV.UK Design System experience desirable) ✅ Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, including API versioning (OpenAPI/Swagger desirable) ✅ Experience with relational databases and data access technologies — SQL, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate (Oracle experience desirable) ✅ Experience writing unit and integration tests using JUnit 5 and mocking frameworks ✅ Experience writing automated UI regression tests, ideally using Playwright with Java ✅ Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, including GitHub Actions and Helm charts ✅ Experience working with AWS and Kubernetes ✅ Experience implementing observability, monitoring and structured logging using tools such as OpenSearch and Prometheus ✅ Strong grasp of software design principles and design patterns for maintainable, scalable applications ✅ Previous UK Government or public sector experience essential Senior candidates should demonstrate greater depth across these skills plus leadership and mentoring experience.

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