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In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.​ Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology. A career in IBM CIC is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java Engineer to join our agile team and work on innovative big data systems that support public sector projects. As a Senior Java Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our clients to achieve their hybrid-cloud and AI goals. As a Senior Java Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects that make a real difference to people's lives. You will be responsible for participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including design, code implementation, testing, and support. Your primary focus will be on creating software that is high performing, highly available, responsive, and maintainable, and that meets the unique needs of our public sector clients

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