• Client: Global Investment Banking Industry

• Contract duration: 12 months (possibility to extend)

• Location: London, UK

• Hybrid Working Model

• £750 PAYE

• Contract Start Date: ASAP

Key Technical Skills

• 8+ years hands on development with investment banking IT experience

• Java 17+ development experience working in a performance focused concurrent environment

• Experience with Caching technologies like Redis could be advantageous

• Experience with Cloud technologies like AWS could be advantageous

• Experience with Database technologies like PostgreSQL could be advantageous

• Experience with Messaging technologies like ActiveMQ and Apache Kafka could be advantageous

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Development Manager, Project Manager, and a team of developers to deliver Java components to internal business users

• Demonstrate a systematic and disciplined architectural, system design and programming approach

• Deeply passionate about best-practice software design principles, you will write robust code along with a high-level of test coverage

• Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort

• Design smart and scalable solutions following the bank standards

• Coordinate with other teams in Technology

• Develop, prepare and maintain system documentation, including program descriptions and operational procedures

• Act as the second line of support during production problems.

Qualification & Skills

Development Tools and Methodologies

• Experience of TDD and BDD in a commercial environment

• Exposure to continuous build and deployment solutions with Azure DevOps

• Able to work within an agile environment delivering software incrementally

Other Preferred Skills

• Strong analytical & problem solving and creative skills

• Good communication skills in both written and oral English

• Ability to be organized and multi-task on different requirements across various stakeholders, and to work independently and under pressure

• Cultural sensitivity and awareness to work with a range of people from diverse background and geographies

• Should have a technical or numerate degree in subjects such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Economics