Java engineer developing and supporting complex banking applications in Singapore, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and resolving difficult legacy defects and production issues. Core stack: Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, EJB, MySQL/Oracle, and IBM MQ, with Agile delivery to bank standards.
KEY FEATURES OF THE POSITION
Functional / Technical
•Communicate highly technical issues to non-technical audience.
•Earn good reputation of being technically strong in the organization by help solving problems others struggle
•Development and delivery with Java/Kotlin, EJB, Spring Boot, MySQL, Oracle and IBM MQ.
•Understand business / system requirements and translate them into technical solutions that are scalable, stable and fit for purpose.
•Tackle very complex legacy defects that mediocre developers cannot analyse/solve.
•Ensure adherence to the bank standards (including code, security and performance).
•Passionate about technologies and building robust and scalable Java Systems.
•Analysis, design coding, and implementation of complex and custom-built applications.
•Work collaboratively with team to achieve goals. Experience working in Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, and/or Extreme programming.
•Investigate and resolve production issues to help maintain a stable production environment; remain cool and effective in crisis.
Regulatory Responsibilities &/OR Risk Management
•Demonstration of appropriate values and behaviours including but not limited to standards on honesty and integrity, due care and diligence, fair dealing (treating customers fairly), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, adequate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations
•Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and drive all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION
Professional and Technical
Professional
•Well organized and ability to prioritise and carry out multiple tasks
•Able to influence and drive projects to meet key milestones and overcome challenges
•Able to translate functional requirements to efficient and fit-for-purpose technical solutions
•Preferably, have experience in finance/banking or public sector domain.
Technical
Must Have:
•Core Java / Kotlin and JUnit.
•Spring Boot
•Strong computer science knowledge (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design)
•TDD. Able to write acceptance test.
•Basic Linux shell scripting commands
•Java Messaging Concepts. (JMS, MQ)
•Relational Database concepts, SQL, joins, index, triggers etc.
•Web Services Rest, SOAP.
•Spring core concepts.
•Experience in SQL queries optimisation
•Basic DevOps and AWS cloud experience (CI/CD, containerisation, common AWS services)
•Familiarity with Intellij, Git, SonarQube/SonarLint
Desirable:
•JBOSS (or any other application server knowledge).
•Java Server Faces, JPA, EJB knowledge.
•Able to write/understand complex SQL queries.
•Kafka
•React JS
Personal and Social
•Good communication skills
•Good work ethnics and punctuality
•Good problem-solving abilities
•Good team player
FURTHER INFORMATION
•Location: Singapore