Java Developer - Agile - Banking

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with solid banking and financial-services experience to join a growing, fast-moving engineering team. The role suits a technically strong developer who enjoys building new solutions, solving complex integration challenges, and taking ownership across the full development life cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior Java engineers and Agile transformation teams to design, architect and deliver greenfield, brownfield and integration applications using best development practices.
• Apply sound technical judgment to deliver high-quality software within the bank's governance and infrastructure constraints.
• Contribute across all phases of development: analysis, architecture, design, coding, unit testing, documentation, automated testing, and CI/CD delivery.
• Work effectively within Agile frameworks (Scrum or Kanban), actively participating in story writing, sprint planning, demos and retrospectives.
• Author clear Epics and Stories using BDD/Gherkin or similar methodologies.
• Maintain a strong delivery focus - tracking velocity, lead time, and quality metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Present and document solutions with clarity and impact using tools such as Visio and PowerPoint.
• Manage estimates, progress reporting and delivery plans.
• Use Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) for workflow tracking and KPI monitoring.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across business, QA, infrastructure, and security teams.

About You

• Proven experience in Server Side software development with Java 11+ and practical knowledge of SQL (DB2, SQL Server, or Postgres).
• Strong understanding of design patterns, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs.
• Some capability in Front End development (JavaScript, React, Node.js, HTML, CSS).
• Comfortable working in an Agile engineering environment, familiar with build tools, static/dynamic code analysis, and CI/CD pipelines (eg, Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Strong communicator - clear, collaborative, and proactive.
• Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional experience).

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Elastic (ELK) stack, Docker/Kubernetes, or test automation tools such as Cucumber/Selenium.
• Exposure to client-side JavaScript frameworks and UI/UX collaboration is advantageous.

Java Developer, Software Engineer, Java 11+, Agile, Banking, Financial Services, Microservices, RESTful APIs, CI/CD, Scrum, Kanban, BDD, Gherkin, React, Node.js, JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Visio, PowerPoint, Docker, Kubernetes, Selenium, Cucumber.