X4 Digital Java Developers - Leeds - 12 Month Contract - £460 per day

X4 Contract Java Developers required in Leeds for a year-long contract. £460 day rate.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

- Have experience in implementing APIs for internal and external use.
- Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment.
- Be involved in the wider web development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing your experiences.
- Be knowledgeable of tools and techniques used within the wider team, both Developers and Non-Developers.
- Take part in 2nd-line support of applications and platforms, including occasional support outside of office hours.
- Have experience building Server Side web applications and have detailed knowledge of HTML, Java 7, REST.
- Have an ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Have experience working on technical projects within a team.
- Have working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X.
- Have knowledge of the use of version control systems such as Subversion or Git.
- Experience of working in an Agile environment
- Good understanding of TDD and BDD
- Have the ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques.
- Have knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems.
- Have experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites.
- Understand of the use of Responsive Web Design.
- Have experience of designing and maintaining public HTTP APIs.
- Have experience of handling large data sets and scaling their handling and storage.
- Understand web architecture.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

- Flexible/adaptable. Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions.
- Copes effectively with complexity and change.
- Takes responsibility/ownership.
- Proactively removes blockers to ensure that work is delivered.
- Is able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.
- High standards.
- Is committed to quality and is therefore willing to challenge colleagues and to constantly question their own approach.
- Openness to criticism and ideas.
- Draws value from collaboration with others.
- Actively seeks input from colleagues and values a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy.
- Strategic thinking and visioning.
- Able to understand and communicate the big picture and use it to prioritise and judge impact of smaller tasks and objectives.
- Creativity/innovation.
- Generates new and innovative approaches to problems.
- Isn't bound by the status quo. Enthusiasm.
- Exhibits passion and excitement over work.
- Has a can-do attitude, even under pressure.
- Considerate. Enjoys working with and is sensitive to the needs of others.
- Values a positive working environment.