Java Engineer

at  Benefact Group

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Duration: Permanent
Location: Gloucester
Job Ref: 202885

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of developing enterprise scale Java applications (Java 11+)
• Ability to write Automated tests (we use Virtuoso)
• Understanding of relational databases
• Knowledge of JavaScript Frameworks
• Experience with Git, Git Flow and BitBucket Version Control
• Knowledge of working with Jenkins pipelines
• The ability to engage and co-operate in productive working relationships
• Understanding of software design and software architecture principles

ABOUT US

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Benefact Group, are looking for a Java Engineer to join our Gloucester office.
Are you a Java Engineer looking for a new challenge? Do you understand the Scrum Framework? Are you someone that understands the delivery lifecycle?
If yes, we are looking for a Java Engineer to join our team in Gloucester, with hybrid working between home and office. This is a key role in our journey to build technologies across our Bespoke Platform and across the business, and you will be working within our Continuous Improvement Team and at Programme level, using the Scrum Framework.
Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and Development: Create and maintain Java-based applications, ensuring they are high-volume and low-latency
• Requirement Analysis: Analysing user requirements to define business objectives and system functionality
• Coding and testing: Write clean, efficient and testable code; conduct software analysis, testing and debugging to ensure the applications run smoothly; work with the shift-left principle to write automation tests
• Documentation: Create detailed design documentation and technical specifications
• Collaboration: Work closely with other developers in the team, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Technical Lead and Delivery Lead to determine product requirements and scope
• System Integration: Integrate Java-based applications with other systems and databases
• Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing applications to improve functionality and performance
• Scrum: Work in the Scrum Framework, and proactively seek new ways of working