Software Engineering Senior Java Developer - Public Sector Professional

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.

Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We’re looking for a Senior Java Developer to lead cloud‑focused development initiatives within IBM’s public sector projects. In this role, you will guide the design, development, and optimisation of cloud‑based applications, leveraging strong expertise in Java, Kafka, and modern full‑stack technologies on the AWS cloud platform.

You will mentor junior and mid‑level developers and oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high‑quality delivery across design, coding, testing, and deployment of cloud‑native solutions.

Responsibilities

• System Design: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure AWS‑based applications using Java, Kafka, and full‑stack technologies.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor junior and mid‑level developers, promoting a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Problem-Solving: Own and resolve complex technical challenges, drawing on deep experience in distributed systems, event‑driven architectures, and full‑stack development.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive enhancements to development standards, tools, and processes, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and IBM’s engineering principles.
• Technical Vision: Contribute to architectural strategy and shape the technical direction of cloud solutions within public sector programmes.
• Project Leadership: Lead smaller public sector project deliveries from design through deployment, demonstrating strong technical ownership and project coordination skills.
• Mentorship: Support the growth and development of Junior Developers through hands‑on guidance, knowledge sharing, and structured mentorship.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated mastery in full‑stack development, including front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back‑end expertise with languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, and Node.js.
• Strong experience working with event‑driven architectures and streaming technologies, particularly Kafka.
• Cloud Expertise: Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure, with additional exposure to other cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud.
• Leadership: Proven leadership qualities with a successful track record of managing engineering teams, guiding technical delivery, and ensuring high‑quality outcomes.
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional problem‑solving capabilities, supported by a history of effectively diagnosing and resolving complex engineering and architectural challenges.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Exemplary verbal and written communication skills, including experience engaging with stakeholders across the public sector and presenting technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of serverless architectures and microservices.
• Familiarity with event-driven design patterns.
• Understanding of database systems (SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience with cloud security best practices