Summary: The Java Engineer role involves remediating, stabilizing, and modernizing Java applications as part of a project to decouple data from Ingres to target relational platforms. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure compliance with security and data protection standards while delivering thoroughly tested enhancements. The role emphasizes risk reduction and quality assurance in line with client standards. The contract is for a duration of 6 months and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze Java applications to map dependencies and Ingres touchpoints.
- Design and implement low-risk remediation aligned to target databases.
- Collaborate with DBAs to plan and validate schema/data migration.
- Build and execute test plans with QA across various testing phases.
- Contribute to release documentation and change approvals.
- Work within the client's governance for security and data protection.
- Participate in agile ceremonies and coordinate with relevant streams.
Key Skills:
- Strong Java: Core Java, JDBC, JSP/Servlets, Spring Framework.
- Legacy remediation in regulated environments.
- Database fluency and experience with schema and performance optimization.
- Quality engineering and practical test design experience.
- Delivery habits including version control and stakeholder communication.
- Flexibility to adapt to different approaches and technologies.
- Innovative thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
Salary (Rate): £483/day
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Java Engineer 6 Months £483 Inside IR35
As a Java Engineer, you will remediate, stabilise, and modernise Java applications participating in the "Ingres?only" pathway-decoupling data from Ingres to target relational platforms (Oracle/SQL Server) and implementing secure, supportable fixes that reduce risk ahead of March 2027. You'll collaborate with architects, DB specialists, testers, and delivery leads to plan and execute safe change in line with the client MU standards.
Key Outcomes
- Risk reduction & compliance: Identify and remediate vulnerabilities, unsupported dependencies, and non?compliant Java patterns to meet MU security and data?protection expectations.
- Decoupling from Ingres: Refactor Java data access layers and any other necessary application components; supporting migration from Ingres to the agreed target RDBMS.
- Quality & Release readiness: Deliver thoroughly tested fixes and enhancements that are verifiable in SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT/NFR phases, supporting traceability and sign?off.
- Knowledge transfer: Produce clear documentation and handover notes to run teams.
Responsibilities
- Analyse Java applications (TBC but likely JSP/Servlets, Spring, JDBC, custom libraries) to map dependencies and Ingres touchpoints.
- Design and implement low?risk remediation: data access abstraction, connection?string/driver changes, error?handling hardening, and performance fixes aligned to target databases.
- Collaborate with DBAs to plan and validate schema/data migration and optimise SQL queries post?migration.
- Build and execute test plans with QA: unit/functional/regression, non?functional (reliability, performance), and defect lifecycle management across SIT, E2E/UAT and OAT.
- Contribute to release documentation and change approvals; support rehearsals and cutovers where needed.
- Work within the clients governance for security, data protection, and auditability; keep artefacts current (design notes, runbooks, KT packs).
- Participate in agile ceremonies; coordinate with Actian Exit streams and Model Office activities.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong Java: Core Java, JDBC, JSP/Servlets, Spring Framework, and integration with legacy systems.
- Legacy remediation in regulated environments: diagnosing runtime faults, dependency drift, and security gaps; implementing safe, minimal?change fixes.
- Database fluency: experience moving away from Ingres or similar RDBMS; comfort working with DBAs on schema, queries, and performance while preserving behaviour.
- Quality engineering: practical test design, defect triage, and readiness for multi?phase test models (SIT/E2E/UAT/OAT).
- Delivery habits: version control (Git/TFS), lightweight design documentation, and effective stakeholder communication. Experience working in a Scrum and Kanban environment using Test-Driven Development and Pair Programming.
- Flexibility: ability to adapt to different approaches (AI-assistance etc.) and technologies as required.
- Traits: Innovative thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
Desirable
- Awareness of Actian Exit remediation pathways and the specific Java services in scope.
- Familiarity with AI?assisted upgrade accelerators and technical proving approaches used in the programme.
- Experience with the clients MU governance, SD&T/implementation forums, or Model Office validation.
