Senior Java Developer Integrated Financial Crime (IFC) in Glasgow

hackajob is collaborating with Barclays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Join our dynamic Technology team as a Senior Java Developer and play a key role in shaping the future of financial crime prevention through the transformative Integrated Financial Crime (IFC) Program. This multiyear, group‑wide effort aims to strengthen regulatory compliance, deliver a more seamless client experience through unified technology platforms, and drive operational efficiency through modern engineering practices and innovative solutions.

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer with a keen interest in progressing towards architecture. You will bring practical, hands‑on technical experience combined with a forward‑looking approach to system design, contributing to long‑term, meaningful improvements across our technology landscape. The IFC portfolio is a multi‑faceted programme of change delivered through more than 20 programmes. Its purpose is to build a holistic, risk‑based and effective Financial Crime environment, strengthen the resilience and automation of Financial Crime processes, enhance skills and capabilities across all lines of defence, and empower colleagues, partners and customers to better identify and prevent financial crime by increasing awareness of the associated risks.

To be successful as a Java Fullstack Engineer, you should have:

• Solid experience in full‑stack development, including building dynamic, responsive and reusable components, with hands‑on work on Enterprise Case lifecycle applications and backend development using the Java technology stack.
• Well‑developed backend engineering capability, covering the design and delivery of RESTful APIs and microservices using Java Spring Boot, with practical knowledge of Spring MVC, Spring Security and Spring Data, and experience creating cloud‑native Java components on platforms such as OpenShift or AWS.
• Practical experience working with event‑driven architectures, including Kafka or other message brokers, and a well‑established background in developing core API services that can be reused across wider teams and systems.
• Established experience working with React, including React hooks, state approaches (Redux, Context API), and integrating frontend applications with backend services.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include:

• Basic understanding of Camunda BPM for workflow orchestration and process automation, and familiarity with BPMN 2.0 for designing workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of unit testing and integration testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Jest, React Testing Library).

This role will be based in Glasgow.

Purpose of the role: To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities:

• Development and delivery of high‑quality software solutions using industry‑aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contributing to the organisation’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations:

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well‑developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate leadership behaviours to create an environment where colleagues thrive and deliver a consistently excellent standard.
• The four LEAD behaviours are: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• For an individual contributor, lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured tasks, identify the need for inclusion of other specialisations, and identify new directions for assignments or projects, using cross‑functional methodologies to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; provide advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies or procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work performed.
• Perform work that is closely related to other areas, requiring understanding of how those areas coordinate to achieve organisational objectives.
• Collaborate with other areas to keep up to speed with business activity and strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information to stakeholders, ensuring clarity and sensitivity.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.