Software Engineer
Summary
Hands-on 12-month contract Java Software Engineer role (inside IR35, £70/hr umbrella) on a major UK defence programme in Newcastle upon Tyne, hybrid with 4 days onsite. Day to day: building scalable cloud-native microservices with Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes/OpenShift and DevSecOps/CI-CD tooling. Must hold active SC clearance and be a sole British national.
Java Software Engineer – Active SC
£70 per hour Umbrella | Inside IR35 | 12 Month Contract | Newcastle upon Tyne (4 days per week onsite, 1 remote working) | UKEO
We’re looking for an experienced Java Software Engineer to join a major UK defence programme, developing scalable cloud-based software within a modern Agile engineering environment.
This is a hands-on Java development role, with a strong cloud-native focus and exposure to containerisation and DevSecOps throughout the software lifecycle.
Key experience:
- Strong commercial Java development experience
- Cloud services / cloud-native development
- Unit and automated testing
- Spring / Spring Boot and microservices
- Kubernetes and/or Red Hat OpenShift
- CI/CD and DevSecOps experience
- SonarQube, Tekton, ArgoCD, Quarkus or Angular beneficial
Security requirements
Due to the security restrictions of the programme, applicants must already hold active SC clearance and be a sole British national. Unfortunately, candidates who do not meet both requirements cannot be considered.