Lead Java Developer - SC Clearance

Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer (Java Kafka Spring Boot) London / WFH to £120k Are you a skilled Java Developer with strong Java and real-time messaging experience combined with SC Clearance? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Lead Java Developer position at a scale-up technology company with a successful workforce management solution used within the government, defence and other public sector clients. As a Lead Java Developer you will take a lead role in designing and developing secure, event driven, distributed backend systems for real-time operations, resilience and extensibility. You'll collaborate with engineers across the full stack to integrate backend services with Identity and Access control frameworks such as Keycloak, apply observability best practices and contribute to system architecture and codebase quality through reviews and mentoring. Location / WFH: You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues in the London office once a week. About you: You have significant experience as a backend focussed Java software engineering with leadership responsibilities You have strong Spring Boot, Kafka and event driven microservices experience with high throughput You have leadership, mentoring and coaching skills You have a strong understanding of system-level concerns: observability, availability, resilience You have experience working within security-conscious, regulated, or mission-critical domains You are proficient working with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code principles and containerised environments Please note : You must have SC Clearance (or ability to achieve it - i.e. you must be a British citizen with the past 5 years continually based in the UK) and be DBS checked due to the nature of the project / client What's in it for you: As a Lead Java Developer you will receive a competitive package: Salary to £120k potential equity Hybrid working with only one day a week in London office Pension, Healthcare Impactful role with excellent career progression Apply now to find out more about this Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer (Java Kafka Spring Boot) opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.