Java Developer

6 month contract – Inside IR35 – Investment Banking, London

Job Purpose

In support of the Securitisation business, the developer will be responsible for:

• Development of functional features or fix bugs on MyCreditApp application (target securitisation application)

• Contribute to maintaining and improving quality and performance of the application

• Maintain and support existing securitisation system for credit approval and capital calculation. Core accountabilities of role

• To work closely with Business Analysts to accurately interpret functional specifications

• To develop, unit test and implement enhancements to existing software

• To design, develop, test and implement new pieces of software

• To improve existing software by correcting bugs

• To be involved in all phases of testing in the run‐up to a major release

• To be involved in support if a major problem in production arises

• To ensure development is completed on time and that work is prioritised correctly

• To ensure that all development is completed in line with the Company’s technical architecture standards

• To ensure documentation about the application is maintained and updated

• To participate in out-of-hours/intra-day support rotas as required

• To produce high quality code – with good supporting commentary

• To escalate risks / issues to IT Management

• To learn about the business which the IT applications support

• Follow the Agile methodology

• To Contribute to continuous improvement plans throughout the product lifecycle, particularly during team retrospectives

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

• Proven experience of Java, Spring and Hibernate

• Proven experience of Angular, Javascript, HTML5, CSS, RESTful services

• Proven experience of Oracle database

• Proven experience of testing framework using Junit 5

• Experience in cross-platform applications highly desirable

• Knowledge of optimising stored procedures, query performance and Excel

• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills

• Strong communicator / Interpersonal Skills

• Experience in working within an environment with high pressure on timeliness and quality of deliveries

• Strong level of autonomy and proactiveness

• Team Working

• Time Management and strong organisational skills