Java Technical Architect - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Walsh Employment

Walsh Employment

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Voted by staff and customers as one of the best places to work in the UK and a Top 100 employer; our client is a global Tier 1 consultancy involved in leading cutting edge Public Sector and Government projects throughout the UK.

We are looking for a JavaTechnical Architect to join their successful, stable, and growing team. This can be working from home.

The Company considers employees as highly valued members of the business and offer an extensive benefits package plus fantastic progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national, or global scale.

Java Technical Architect
Working from home

£70-80K plus extensive benefits package

Due to the secure nature of this work all applicants will be required to gain UK Security Clearance to at least SC level.

You must have been resident in the UK for at least the last 5 years and cannot have been outside the UK for more than 28 days on anyone occasion within this time.

To be successful in the role:

You will be a confident Java Technical Architect with experience of Java engineering and general software architecture including software lifecycle automation and best practices.

Other essential requirements for this role include:

Broad knowledge of JAVA / JAVA EE current and legacy versions, including best practices and patterns for code migrations
Knowledge of best practices regarding continuous Integration/Delivery Pipelines (Jenkins or similar)
Experience in setting up Test Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, REST Assured)
Configuration As Code (for example Jenkinsfile, Ansible or similar)
Continuous Inspection Tooling (for example SonarQube)
Sound understanding of DevOps principles, practices and philosophy
Using consultative approach, engaging with internal and external stakeholders
Product identification and downselection
Problem solving complemented by good analytical and reasoning abilities
Awareness of security concerns and best practices
Deployment and management of largescale systems
Must be comfortable in a working from home environment

Other desirable skills for this role include experience with:

Cloud Providers (Azure, AWS)
Configuration Management Tooling (GitLab or similar)
Project/Issue Management Tooling (JIRA or similar)
Infrastructure As Code (ARM Templates, Terraform)
Containerisation (Docker, Podman) and Container Orchestration Systems (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes)

Job role and responsibilities:

As a Java Technical Architect, you will take a lead position in the transformation of a UK Central Government Programme to a cloud-ready solution built upon modern DevOps principles.

You will be providing strategic decision making and technical leadership,sharing your Java expertise and providing advice to fellow technical architects.

Position Summary:

Our client is looking for a Java Technical Architect to join their Central Government business unit working on a high-profile Programme which is currently transforming its legacy technology stack.

This role is a working from home.

Benefits:

The company is highly regarded within the industry and is one of the largest and most successful independent technology & business services firms in the world.

Alongside a competitive salary, you will have access to an annual bonus plan and share scheme making you a member not just an employee.

You will also have the option to benefit from private medical and dental insurance, flexible retirement options, childcarevouchers, and a cycle to work scheme.

This role is working from home.

Diversity is actively encouraged, and inclusivity is a top priority, with support networks for Parents, Women, LGBT+, BAME, Neurodiversity and Disability.