Accenture Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Java Software Developer

Hybrid Working: This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Please note: due to the nature of the clients we partner with on this project, this role requires SC clearance, i.e. UK nationality (or citizenship or ILR/settlement status or dependent visa) and residence in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. If you do not meet this criteria I would be very happy to instead keep in touch regarding future opportunities at Accenture.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services.

We believe in inclusion and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Accenture is recognized worldwide for both business performance and inclusion and diversity.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

In our team you will learn

• How to provide solutions to real world problems across a variety of industries.
• How to help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an opportunity to grow and advance.
• How best to develop your skills and hone your talents within an innovative technology environment.

As a Java Developer, you will

• Work as part of a team to deliver features across the technical solution with a focus on developing Java Spring Boot based microservices.
• Advocate for and employ good development practices on the team such as consistent branching strategy, coding standards, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing.
• Support the technical leads in crafting the separation of functional into microservices and the end-to-end integration and flow between technical components. Support the test automation engineers in testing the stories and features delivered from both functional and non-functional perspectives.
• Follow the Scrum Methodology, participating actively in sprint backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint review and sprint retrospective.

Essential skills and experience

• Significant Java programming experience, ideally utilizing Spring Boot to develop microservices.
• Ability to work in an agile development environment, both collaboratively and independently.
• Experience applying TDD/BDD approaches.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, collaborating with others, contributing to craft, estimating discussions, and using strong collaborative leadership skills.

Set yourself apart

• Experience in a client-facing environment.
• Industry-relevant certifications.
• Led teams and/or worked across multiple projects.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, annual performance bonus scheme (Career Level dependent), private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.

About Accenture

We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and build lasting value across their enterprises.

Visit us at www.accenture.com!

EEO statement

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.