Java/Scala Developer - United Kingdom, 6-12 months contract

Amdaris are a multinational software development company with offices in the UK, Moldova and Romania. We Build, Integrate and Manage.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
ESSENTIAL
Excellent demonstrable commercial experience in programming and back-end software development with either Java, Scala
Use and implementation of modern front-end web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, REST, JSON
Good understanding of web/agile technologies & protocols
Demonstrable experience in automated testing solutions
Proven problem solving skills: able to logically break down a problem into smaller manageable parts to solve
Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Proven ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques
Demonstrable knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build, deploy and operate outstanding digital services within an agile environment that meet well-defined user needs. Participate in the rapid development of user-driven Digital prototypes
Building prototypes, writing tests, codes and documentations, implementing RESTful APIs, JSON ensuring continuous integration,
Work in cross-functional teams to write and test production quality, sustainable code for world-class new and existing systems
Implement RESTful APIs for integration with internal and external systems
Ensure that new and updated digital services are thoroughly tested for performance and are able to handle specified load
Collaborate with all Scrum Team and Delivery Centre colleagues, providing feedback on more junior/apprenticeship developers where necessary
Contribute to a culture of continuous service improvement in which key systems “owned” by your digital service team are regularly analysed, maintained and improved
Contribute to a robust automated test suite to work in a continuous integration environment
Become involved in the wider web development community, building relationships with other developers and identifying best practices we can adopt
Sharing knowledge of tools and techniques with technical and non-technical team members in the wider digital team and across government
Providing ‘second-line’ support and occasional ‘on-call’ support

DESIRABLE
Experience of programming languages such as Scala, Python, Ruby, C#
Experience developing and using web-based APIs (especially HTTP REST-based APIs)
Experience with web frameworks such as Django, Ruby on Rails, Play Framework, Google Guice, Spring, MVC
Experience with open source solutions and community, including Linux system administration and configuration management skills
Including Linux experience
Experience with automated testing and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, junit
Experience using and deploying on cloud based platforms
Experience working on technical projects within an agile team
Configuration management skills
Confluence and JIRA
Experience presenting work at user groups and conferences
Experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites
Understanding of the use of responsive web design
Experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage
Understanding of web security best practices and security application design, such as OWASP top 10
Knowledge of the use of version control systems such as git or subversion