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Lead Java Developer - VP (Belfast)

Lead Java Developer - VP (Belfast)

Hybrid

Belfast, United kingdom

Full Time

15-04-2025

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Job Specifications

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Java developer and team lead responsible for building out the firm’s strategic reference data platforms used by the Institutional Clients Group in Citi. The successful applicant will take ownership of key projects and components and will be responsible for all phases of the SDLC including analysis and design, development, testing and deployment. As a senior developer, the candidate will be responsible for providing technical guidance to junior developers, including overseeing their deliverables, provide architectural guidance, enforce Citi best practices, and conduct code reviews. A potential candidate will need to understand system and enterprise architecture concepts and will be expected to understand how all components fit together and impact one another. They will work with a global and diverse team of peers as well as liaise closely with Business Analyst, Production Support, and Infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities:

Deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule, quality and scope expectations
Participate in all stages of the SDLC within an agile Scrum environment
Form partnership with technology vendors and gain deep understanding of products
Interact with senior management to define and drive architectural direction
Interact with PMO and translate reported problems/issues into JIRA items to implement
Enhance/Re-architect existing components to satisfy new requirements in terms of performance and scalability
Provide level 3 (escalation) support for the application

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Expertise in Java development, with a strong focus on Spring Boot and REST API architecture
Strong experience with Oracle PL/SQL and database performance analysis and tuning
Proficient in Unix commands, Korn shell scripting, and working with RedHat Linux environments
Experience using Bitbucket and GitHub Enterprise for version control and collaboration
Preferred to have experience / exposure to Docker / OpenShift based container deployment
Familiarity with tools like Teamcity / Tekton & uDeploy / Harness for CI/CD automation
Experience with SonarQube for code quality analysis and JUnit for unit testing
Proven track record of working in Agile Scrum environments, with the ability to collaborate effectively with product owners and team members
Experience working with the Scrum methodology
Experience working with a NoSQL database, preferably MongoDB/Redis
Experience developing web frontend using Javascript frameworks (prefer AngularJS, React & VUE)
Exposure to functional programming language like Scala.
Financial services technology experience preferably in reference data domain
Physical and logical data modelling

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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About the Company

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