Senior Java Developer

About Arkivum

Arkivum is recognised internationally for its expertise in the archiving and digital preservation of valuable data across a range of industry sectors including life sciences, heritage and higher education.

Headquartered in Reading, with offices in Boston and New York, our customers rely on us to ensure the long-term security and accessibility of their data, regardless of volume, variety or complexity.

At Arkivum hard-work, commitment and a self-starter mentality all valued and rewarded, with genuine opportunity for career progression. We strongly believe we are a good fit for anyone looking for a career within a fast-paced, energetic and fun environment.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Senior Java Developer to join an Agile development team based in our Reading offices.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering.

Location:  Green Park, Reading

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and implementation of cloud-scale software components to meet business requirements within a cross-functional Agile Scrum team.
• Help guide less experienced team members towards solutions.
• Take responsibility for the continuous smooth operation of the software; helping to troubleshoot issues, refine and enhance existing features and enable upgrading to new versions.
• Write unit tested, documented and peer-reviewed code.
• Work with Product Managers and QA to ensure software is high quality and meets requirements.
• Work with Scrum master and participate and contribute to all Scrum ceremonies.

Skills / Experience

Essential

• Java
• Spring Framework
• Junit
• 5+ years’ experience in a role delivering software solutions to meet business requirements

Desirable

• Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• NoSQL: Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Solr
• Microservices
• CI/CD
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Jenkins pipelines
• Linux/Unix command line
• Restful APIs (JAX-RS or Spring MVC)
• Automated Testing: Selenium, Cucumber and restAssured.
• Agile scrum
• Angular UI
• Apache Kafka, RabbitMq or other JMS experience
• Keycloak, OAuth
• Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins