2944 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Strong Java development experience (essential) with a focus on API and Back End services
- Experience building cloud-native applications and microservices architectures
- Solid understanding of IAM/Identity concepts (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, federation)
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Pub/Sub or similar messaging systems)
- Knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, and API-driven workflows
- Familiarity with Terraform and cloud platforms (ideally GCP)
- Experience with identity platforms (eg Auth0, Okta) (desirable)
- Exposure to Kubernetes/containerised environments (desirable)
- Understanding of security and compliance frameworks (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Design and develop secure, scalable RESTful APIs (Java) supporting identity and access workflows
- Build and enhance identity lifecycle orchestration (provisioning, de-provisioning, access controls)
- Develop event-driven solutions using Pub/Sub for Real Time identity and security workflows
- Integrate APIs with authentication services (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT) and enterprise systems
- Contribute to cloud-native microservices and Back End services (GCP preferred)
- Implement automation and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
- Troubleshoot and optimise IAM, API, and distributed system performance
Description
We are supporting a leading financial services client in hiring a Java-focused Application Developer to build secure, scalable identity and access solutions within a modern cloud environment. This is a great opportunity to work on cutting-edge identity and API solutions within a large-scale, complex environment, with a strong emphasis on Java engineering and secure system design. The role is based in Sheffield with 1-2 days per month onsite.
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