Java Developer

• Project for: Java/Spring/Kafka and a small part of frontend development in Angular

Role description:

• Building solutions for Fixed Income Financing Business, including Telos optimizers, inventory management systems, and service mesh infrastructure.
• You will design, develop and improve software solutions for distributed systems and microservices architecture, utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and modern engineering methodologies that provide business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.
• This is a new strategic initiative that integrates with multiple internal systems and data sources across the organization.

Required Technical Skills:

• Strong Java development experience
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot and Spring ecosystem
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts
• Experience with RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Proficiency in containerization technologies
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Frentend experience with Angular or similar modern JavaScript frameworks
• Cloud platform experience
• Experience with service mesh technologies
• Experience with distributed caches

Accountabilities:

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations:

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Company Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.