Senior Associate, Backend Developer, Consumer Banking Technology, Group Technology (WD89770) - #1175140

Business Function

Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble, and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability, and innovation. In Group Technology, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and aspire to delight our business partners through multiple banking delivery channels.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.

• Build and expose RESTful APIs and backend services that support digital banking platforms and enterprise applications.

• Develop reusable, testable, and efficient code following engineering best practices and coding standards.

• Design, build, and deploy microservices on OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) and Kubernetes-based environments.

• Implement event-driven and asynchronous processing solutions using Apache Kafka and messaging frameworks.

• Analyze functional and non-functional requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.

• Design and optimize database schemas, SQL queries, stored procedures, and integration patterns across relational and NoSQL databases.

• Ensure application performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience through proper design, monitoring, and optimization practices.

• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to enhance system stability.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, API specifications, and deployment guides.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in designing and developing Microservices and RESTful APIs.

• Proficient in Core Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, and related backend frameworks.

• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging platforms, particularly Apache Kafka.

• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications on OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) or Kubernetes.

• Strong knowledge of database technologies, including SQL and NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).

• Experience with API security, OAuth2, JWT, SSL/TLS, and secure application development practices.

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Maven, SonarQube, and automated testing frameworks.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Banking or financial services domain experience.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns and API gateways.
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Dynatrace, or Prometheus.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and modern backend engineering practices.

We offera competitive salary and benefits package and the professional advantages of adynamic environment that supports your development and recognises yourachievements.