Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

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Job Description

INTERNAL APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 14/10/2026

• Reporting to the Head of Business Systems, the Java Developer will support all aspects of database improvement, refinement, and upgrade against Reed in Partnership specification. You will analyse, design, develop, and unit test robust software solutions to meet the business requirements.  You will be exposed to and involved with architecting and implementing all aspects of the software solutions.
• You will take ownership of assigned tasks and take responsibility for keeping the Business Systems Manager and appropriate teams updated on progress and escalating where appropriate.
• You will work to standard team working practice using Reed In Partnership approved code management tools and document all solutions in a clear and concise manner to ensure work can be picked up by other team members where necessary.

• Maintain and develop new functionality to the agreed specification.
• Develop new code, unit test and perform code reviews.
• Ensure Reed In Partnership system security is at the specified level and that any new features or components adhere to best practice in this area.
• Demonstrate an excellent understanding of the entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance.
• Aware of business issues as they impact overall development plans.
• Excellent use of written and verbal communication with strong interpersonal skills.
• Analyse problems or issues and provide practical high quality IT solutions.
• Share lessons learned with team colleagues.
• Bring forward ideas to help the team be more efficient by different ways of working.
• Support the life cycle of the project where required. You will be involved in testing, and being present during out of hour deployments.

Essential Attainments:

• Must have a good knowledge/experience of:

• • Java

• • Spring Boot

• • Building REST Services

• • Microservices

• • SQL

• • Maven

• • GIT

• GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage.

Desirable Attainments:

• Knowledge / experience of:

• • Azure

• • IntelliJ

• • Mockito
• Experience of working to the requirements of publicly funded / Government contracts.

• Demonstrable understanding of management information systems.

• Experience of providing a high quality advisory and guidance service to internal customers.

Essential Criteria:

• Proactive and creative problem solver.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and team-working.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Demonstrable experience of management of projects.

• Able to work in an environment where multiple projects operate in tandem.

• Shows exceptional time keeping and organisational skills including the ability to work to deadlines.

Desirable Criteria:

• Demonstrates a high level of business and commercial awareness.

• Demonstrable experience of data security management.

Demonstrable experience of being able to absorb complex information quickly and present it in a way that can be understood by all levels within the business.

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.  We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.