Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Contract - Initial 6 months

Hybrid, Dublin

My client, a multinational financial services company is on the lookout for a Senior Backend Java Developer on an initial 6 month contract with view for extension.

The Job:

• Design, develop, and deliver complex software solutions to meet critical business objectives in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Take ownership of end-to-end feature delivery, ensuring all functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements are fully met.
• Create well-architected, maintainable, and testable code by applying industry best practices and proven design patterns from the outset.
• Collaborate with the team on story refinement and clearly defining technical and business requirements.
• Provide technical guidance during effort estimation and planning across the entire delivery lifecycle.
• Conduct technical spikes and proof-of-concept work to de-risk complex problems or evaluate new technologies.
• Implement features by writing high-quality code and comprehensive unit tests that align with acceptance criteria.
• Design and integrate solutions across multiple architectural layers, including data, application, and business domains.
• Resolve technical challenges and support team members in overcoming development hurdles.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain core architecture components, interfaces, and enablers while safeguarding overall system integrity.
• Build and maintain automated test suites for integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Set up and continuously improve continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Identify and automate manual release and deployment activities to increase efficiency.

Have You:

• 5+ years of strong hands-on experience developing large and complex enterprise applications using Java (JDK 8 or higher) and the Spring framework
• Deep expertise in designing and working with web services, including both REST and SOAP
• Solid proficiency with development and DevOps tools such as Git, Maven, Jenkins, and Jira
• Practical experience in configuring, deploying, and running applications in Linux environments?
• Strong understanding of application security concepts including authentication, authorization, and session management, with hands-on knowledge of OAuth, OIDC, and FIDO protocols
• Familiarity with LDAP and related directory services (desired)
• Good knowledge of system architecture principles, load balancing, TLS/SSL, cryptography, and PKI concepts
• The ability to read and understand vendor or technical documentation and quickly build proof-of-concepts to evaluate new tools or features
• A proven track record of working independently with strong initiative and ownership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with both technical and business teams

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