Senior/Lead Java Software Engineer

Division: Group Business Solutions (GBS)

Euroclear is migrating its CREST system from legacy applications to modernised Java-based applications running in a cloud-ready OpenShift-managed Kubernetes container platform. This migration will be an incremental process over a period of years and will incorporate new and improved functionality rather than be a straight “lift and shift”. This is an exciting, unique opportunity to join a large modernising programme using the latest Java-based technologies and infrastructure.

Our new technology will be Java based and use Event Hub technology (such as Kafka) for integration between the new migrated services and non-migrated legacy CREST system.

We are seeking a Senior/Lead Java Software Engineer with Kafka and Docker skills to join our Transformation journey.

Responsibilities & Duties

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working as part of an Agile development team to deliver the migration of the legacy application to new event-based and service-oriented architecture solution, working in collaboration with the Solution Architect, Technical Lead, CREST application architects and other collaborators.

• Lead delivery of a coherent end-to-end IT solution that meets both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Ensuring that the IT solution aligns with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.

• Ensuring end-to-end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by, for instance, coordinating walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.

• Ensuring that the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development.

• Undertaking hands-on development and mentor staff in the new technologies used.

• Mentoring of more junior developers.

Qualifications

Crucial Candidate Traits:

The successful candidate will have proven solutions design and development skills and experience alongside validated strong systems development experience at all stages of the software delivery lifecycle.

Technical Skills:

• Strong systems development experience at all stages of systems development covering design, development, testing, live implementation and post implementation support

• Strong hands-on Object-Oriented Design skills

• Strong core Java programming skills

• Experience of developing services/micro-services in Java

• Experience of developing containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes

• Hands-on SpringBoot skills

• Experience of developing and deploying on Unix or Linux

• Hands-on experience of using the Kafka ecosystem

• Experience of profiling and performance tuning

• Experience of Behaviour-Driven and Test-Driven development principles and skills

Soft Skills:

• Have the ability to empower those you mentor, coach & lead!

• Be a stand-out colleague and role model, willing to participate in peer reviews and to be reviewed by peers

• Be reliable, driven and able to work without close management and supervision

• Possess encouraging communication and presentation skills to present proposals both orally and in writing

• Have the demonstrable ability to complete work within agreed timescales and identify problems and provide the most suitable solution(s)

Desirable Skills:

The following are not essential but would be a plus if the candidate can demonstrate any experience of:

• Messaging Standards, for example ISO 15022, ISO 20022 and JSON.

• Working in an Agile development team

• Designing and implementing platform independent, database independent event driven applications

• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle

• Splunk

• DevOps' principles, processes and tooling

• Working in Financial Market Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments

About Us

Why join us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system. 

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries. 

• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment. 

• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

New ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working. 

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

About the Team

The Group Business Solutions (GBS) division ensures the competitiveness of Euroclear by delivering reliable and sustainable IT solutions for the financial securities markets. Our technical teams deliver new IT solutions and improve existing applications for both our internal and external clients. We deploy changes into the production environment in a controlled and structured way that doesn't compromise production stability and we ensure applicative production support.