Senior Java Engineer (Kafka, Kubernetes, SpringBoot) – Banking

My client is looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join on a contract basis. They need someone with strong core Java expertise as the role primarily involves server‑side deployment. 8 days on site per month.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Work as part of an Agile development team to deliver the migration of the legacy application to a new event‑based and service‑oriented architecture solution, collaborating with the Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Application architects and other stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of a coherent end‑to‑end IT solution that meets both functional and non‑functional requirements and complies with Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Ensure end‑to‑end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams, e.g. by organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.
• Ensure the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development.
• Undertake hands‑on development and coach staff in the new technologies used; support the development of junior colleagues.

Technical Skills

• Strong systems development experience at all stages of systems development covering design, development, testing, live implementation and post‑implementation support.
• Strong hands‑on Object‑Oriented Design skills.
• Strong core Java programming skills.
• Experience developing services/micro‑services in Java.
• Experience developing containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands‑on SpringBoot skills.
• Experience developing and deploying on Unix or Linux.
• Hands‑on experience of using the Kafka ecosystem.
• Experience of profiling and performance tuning.
• Experience of Behaviour‑Driven and Test‑Driven development principles and skills.
• Experience of Public Cloud development.

Soft Skills

• Ability to motivate those you mentor, coach & lead.
• Stand‑out colleague and role model, willing to participate in peer reviews and be reviewed by peers.
• Reliable, self‑motivated and able to work without close management and supervision.
• Inspiring communication and presentation skills to present proposals orally and in writing.
• Demonstrable ability to complete work within agreed timescales and identify problems and provide the most suitable solution(s).

Desirable Skills

• Working in an Agile development team.
• Designing and implementing platform‑independent, database‑independent event‑driven applications.
• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle, Splunk.
• DevOps principles, processes and tooling.
• IBM MQ Messaging Standards, e.g. ISO15022, ISO20022 and JSON.
• Working in Financial Market Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments.