Senior Technical Lead - Java

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Lead – Java to define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and delivery of a next-generation financial platform for syndicated markets. This role requires strong architectural leadership, deep hands-on engineering expertise, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams in delivering scalable and regulatory-compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate will lead cloud-native development, mentor engineers, and champion modern engineering practices while collaborating with senior business and technology stakeholders.

Mandatory Skill-set

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Programming & Systems Analysis, or related discipline;
• Must have minimum 10+ years of Java engineering experience, including 3+ years in Technical Lead capacity;
• Must have strong system design and architectural expertise, including microservices and event-driven architectures;
• Must have hands-on expertise with Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, and modern JVM tooling;
• Proven experience designing and developing cloud-native applications, including containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes;
• Experience with API development (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) and industry-standard documentation frameworks;
• Strong knowledge of asynchronous/event-driven systems, messaging protocols, and platforms such as Kafka;
• Experience in full lifecycle project delivery, requirement gathering, gap analysis, and solution design;
• Strong DevOps and CI/CD understanding: Git, pipelines (Jenkins/GitLabCI), artifact management, code quality, TDD/BDD;
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.

Desired Skill-set

• Experience in corporate or investment banking, particularly financing or loan management systems;
• Strong exposure to performance tuning, load testing (JMeter, Gatling), and microservice optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and architectural direction for the engineering team;
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable system architectures aligned with business needs;
• Lead evaluation and adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and tools;
• Architect a collaboration ecosystem for investors, lenders, and clients to streamline syndicated deal workflows;
• Design solutions that manage complex loan formats, multi-party transactions, and institutional investor structures;
• Oversee development of cloud-native integration layers and core platform services;
• Ensure best engineering practices including TDD/BDD, clean code, automated testing, and high-quality releases;
• Integrate DevSecOps principles across the engineering lifecycle, ensuring security-by-design;
• Troubleshoot, analyse, and resolve development, deployment, and production issues;
• Mentor software engineers, conduct technical coaching, and build a high-performance engineering culture;
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Project Managers to translate requirements into solutions;
• Support rollout planning, production deployment, and post-deployment stabilization.

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