Senior Java Consultant

Duration:
Long Term

The candidate shall develop software for banking products. The individual should be highly experienced with Core Java development, Java Restful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot, IBM Websphere MQ Series and related frameworks, Kafka. The candidate should have good problem solving skills, and take ownership of items independently while tracking them to closure. The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements, develop high quality code and deliver projects.

The position requires attention to detail, coupled with ownership, to ensure the delivery of high quality applications.

• 12+ years of hands on professional experience using Core Java, Java Restful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot, IBM Websphere MQ Series and related frameworks.
• 2+ years’ experience of working with geographically dispersed teams, that fall across different time zones.
• Excellent understanding and experience with Object-Oriented design and development.
• Experience in building server-side applications using J2EE Technologies.
• Proficient with database technologies (preferably DB2), including modelling and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
• Experienced with JUnit, Test Driven Development (TDD) using Concordion framework, and Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Competency with source control (preferably Git) and Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Practiced understanding of Agile development methodologies & understanding of Dev Ops Integration.
• Strong familiarity with Agile software/tools (e.g., JIRA, etc.).
• The ability to write reusable, optimized, maintainable code that is well documented and follows industry-standard best practices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills: ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner, across all stakeholder groups and with staff from junior to senior levels.

• Proficiency with Kafka and in-memory databases.
• Knowledge of Financial markets, lending based products & Wealth Management.
• Prior work experience with cloud based applications.

• Minimum BTech degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.