Java Engineer - Newcastle
Opus RS · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Java Engineer - Newcastle at Opus RS, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, paying £40,000 - £50,000 per annum. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Salary
- £40,000 - £50,000 per annum
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · Hybrid
- Contract
- Contract
- Posted
- 16 hours ago
- Closes
- 7 Nov 2026
- Sector
- IT & Software
29% below the typical rate for it & software
Reference job-search/322/java-engineer-newcastle/it/newcastle-upon-tyne/job
About the role
We're looking for a talented Java Engineer to join a leading technology consultancy delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes for high-profile clients.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on modern cloud-native applications, enterprise integrations and microservices architectures using the latest Java technologies within collaborative Agile engineering teams.
The position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract, with a strong intention to move successful candidates into a permanent position following the initial term.
What You'll Be Doing
- Developing Java-based enterprise applications and microservices.
- Building secure, scalable solutions using Java (JDK 11+) and Spring Boot.
- Working on AWS-hosted cloud solutions.
- Developing and consuming REST APIs.
- Contributing to modern Microservices architectures.
- Working closely with engineering, DevOps, testing and architecture teams.
- Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives.
- Following engineering best practices including CI/CD, TDD and automated testing.
- Commercial Java development experience.
- Java (JDK 11+).
- Spring Boot.
- REST APIs.
- Microservices.
- AWS.
- Agile/Scrum.
- CI/CD exposure.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Kafka
- JUnit / Mockito
- TDD
- Oracle WebLogic
- Enterprise-scale systems
Applicants must be eligible for UK SC Clearance.
This means you must typically:
- Be a British Citizen, hold Settled Status, or Indefinite Leave to Remain.
- Have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years.
- Have no periods of 30 days or longer spent outside the UK during that time.
- £40,000 - £50,000
- 12-Month FTC
- Strong route into permanent employment
- Hybrid working
- Newcastle based
- Leading consultancy environment
- Long-term career development
If you're interested in hearing more, please apply with your latest CV!
Reference: job-search/322/java-engineer-newcastle/it/newcastle-upon-tyne/job · Posted 16 hours ago · Closes 7 Nov 2026 · Listed via Opus RS
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