Role 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 government departments. 

You will be part of a Mastek team in a multi-vendor project with a shared code base. As a Java full stack developer you will be responsible for designing and developing cloud native applications using cutting edge technologies.  

The role requires in-depth understanding of the software development lifecycle and strong technical experience with an open-minded attitude and ability to rapidly adapt and learn. 

Must have skills:  

• Extensive server-side, hands-on Java 8+ development experience with strong Spring, Spring Boot & Hibernate 

• Strong understanding of Microservice architecture 

• Experience building web services and APIs on REST 

• Strong understanding of unit & integration tests, following TDD / BDD 

• Experience using test frameworks like Junit, Mockito, PowerMockito & Wiremock 

• Experience and understanding of CICD pipeline of Docker, Jenkins and Kubernetes 

• Experience with front end technologies: HTML, JavaScript, Jquery, Mustcahe Templates 

• Led a team of Java developers to deliver high-quality software solutions 

• Design and develop Java applications, APIs, and microservices 

• Work collaboratively with other teams to ensure seamless integration of software components 

• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards 

• Actively participating in architectural & design discussions 

• Experience with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) 

• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the team 

• Take ownership of scrum team’s timelines and deliverables 

• Proposing solutions to complex problems that are in the boundary of the existing system architecture 

• Have an ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. 

• Understanding of all the agile ceremonies. 

• Experience in Relational Database Management System (e.g. PostgreSQL) 

Nice to have skills: 

• Knowledge of Workflow/Business  Process Management tools 

• Experience with Performance and Monitoring tools: JMeter, Kibana, Splunk, Dynatrace 

• Experience writing Shell script 

• Understanding of Python 

• Good understanding on AWS services (EC2, ECS, EKS, API Gateway and Serverless technologies) 

• Integration Engine tools: Apache Camel and Active MQ for messaging, web services and distributed systems 

• Public Sector domain experience preferable