Java Developer at RT Consulting, Solihull, £400 to £500 per Day

Clearance: Active SC + NPPV3 requiredIR35: Outside – 6 month initial contractLocation: Hybrid (2 days per week onsite – Solihull)Start: ASAP

We are seeking Java and Lead Java Developers with current SC + NPPV3 clearance to support complex engineering, platform integration and live service environments.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing new features and integrations across secure biometric and identity platforms
• Supporting live, mission‑critical systems and troubleshooting production issues
• Building high‑quality Java microservices and APIs
• Contributing to Agile delivery teams focused on reliability, performance and secure coding

Core Skills & Experience

• Java
• Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch
• Microservices architecture
• REST & SOAP Web Services
• JPA/Hibernate
• PostgreSQL / Aurora
• ActiveMQ or similar messaging technologies
• CI/CD: Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube
• Docker, Linux
• AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, KMS, CloudWatch)
• Experience supporting live environments
• Strong Agile mindset (Scrum, TDD, BDD)

Nice to Have

• Angular / Node.js
• SQL performance tuning
• BPMN (Activiti)
• Jaspersoft
• Spring Cloud
• Exposure to secure or regulated environments (Gov, Defence, Policing)

Why Join RT Consulting?

• Work on significant programmes
• Outside IR35 opportunities in a market where these are increasingly rare
• Join a network of consultants across Defence, Government and National Security