Senior Java Consultant
About the role and what you'll be doing
You can expect to be supporting the Tech Lead on one of our client’s projects, and being responsible for designing and architecting sub-systems, creating testable code in Java and building cutting edge cloud native solutions with the support of your Amido colleagues and team.
You will be working across the full project lifecycle closely with your Amido team members, understanding their business and client requirements, navigating through complex stakeholder relationships, and articulating solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences, as well as coaching and mentoring members of the project team.
Amido has a diverse set of communities, as well as your core competency, that you’ll be encouraged to contribute to, and learn from, where projects and client commitments allow.
You will be a self-starter, and proactive in your project work and your career, continuously looking for ways to add value to your community and Amido.
We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely for a majority of the time so if you are not required to be on client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Amido offices.
What you’ll bring to Amido
We are looking for passionate senior developers bringing the following skills and experience:
- Developing in Java (8+)
- Working with cloud technologies, such as AWS or Azure
- Working with Microservice architecture
- Transferring business requirements to design and architecture sub-systems
- Writing appropriate integration and end-end testing in a BDD style
- Accountability for code and engineering quality
- Understanding of business and client requirements and articulating the purpose of a solution and why certain tools and frameworks were chosen to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Confidently resolving challenges on a complex project and being responsible for outcomes, code and engineering quality
- Great communication skills, in particular: presenting, collaborating and partnering with stakeholders
What we offer you
- We will give you a place to strive and grow, where you will have the opportunity to work on interesting, yet challenging projects. Applying your thinking to build a better world founded on intelligent technologies alongside highly skilled and like-minded individuals.
- This will be an extremely varied position that’s all about problem-solving and finding the right technical solutions for your client. You will be given autonomy over your work so that you will have the opportunity to shape the projects you’re working on.
- We are a people-first business, which means people are at the heart of everything we do here. We offer our consultants a safe environment where knowledge sharing, and open communication is encouraged. Whether at one of the internal monthly events, such as Lunch & Learns, Tech Time, and internal competency meet-ups, or at one of our community groups, such as football, gaming, yoga, or wellbeing; we have strived to build a business where everyone feels welcomed, included, and valued.
Benefits package
- 27 days annual leave, rising each year to a total of 30 days (plus bank holidays)
- An annual training budget of £2,000
- Generous company pension
- Private healthcare with Vitality
- Season Ticket loan
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life insurance
- Income protection
Apply for this role
If you haven't had a response within two weeks, please assume that we won't be taking your application to the next stage on this occasion. We list all our roles on the Careers page so do keep checking the page in the coming months to see if anything else opens up.
