Software Engineering Backend Java Developer - Public Sector Professional Multiple Cities

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth.

We invest heavily in you-supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer

• 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 our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a Backend Java Developer to design and deliver high quality applications using Java/JEE and modern web technologies. You will build new features, integrate systems, and apply best practice engineering principles such as dependency injection, TDD, and CI/CD. If you enjoy developing secure, reliable backend solutions and working closely with other technical teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• 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 DevOps 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 education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Web technologies (JSP/Servlets)
• Functional programming concepts
• Data access frameworks (JPA/Hibernate or similar)
• Batch processing concepts
• API development and integration
• DevOps 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

This role is subject to pre employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Exposure to scripting languages such as Ruby or Groovy for web development, enhancing application functionality and user experience.
• Knowledge of Functional Programming: Exposure to applying functional programming principles, improving code efficiency and scalability in application development.
• Familiarity with Batch Processing: Exposure to batch processing frameworks and tools, ensuring efficient data processing and system integration.

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.