Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - £750 per day

  • Involved Solutions
  • Aug 19, 2026
Contractor Telecommunications

Job Description

Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - £750pd

Rate: £750 per day Umbrella

IR35: Inside

Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham)

Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SC

The Role:

A major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Senior Java Developers to join a digital delivery team.

You will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java development, while mentoring other developers and helping to drive engineering standards and best practice across the team.

Experience & Requirements:
  • Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Extensive experience with AWS and cloud-based application development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience working with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.
  • Proven ability to lead technically and mentor junior/mid-level developers, providing guidance and conducting code reviews.
  • Experience setting and promoting engineering standards, best practices and quality across development teams.
  • Ability to work closely with architects, product owners and wider multidisciplinary teams to shape robust technical solutions.
  • Strong experience delivering scalable and maintainable solutions within complex Agile environments.
  • Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.

6 positions available.

If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.