Summary
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Join a specialist risk-technology team within a regulated financial environment. Around 70% of the role is hands-on Java backend development, with the remainder focused on platform support and production issues. You will develop new functionality, improve the technical platform, analyze business requirements, design solutions with stakeholders, and participate in an on-call rotation approximately one week per month.
Highlights
Join a specialist technology team in a regulated financial environment, with the majority of the role dedicated to hands-on Java backend development. The position combines new feature development, platform improvement, stakeholder collaboration, and exposure to production support responsibilities.
Description
Your new company
You will be joining a leading financial services organisation, working within a specialist risk technology team supporting a proprietary risk platform.
The team is focused on delivering high-quality technology solutions across a regulated financial environment, with development centred around new business requirements and platform evolution.
Your new role
As a Java Developer, you will be working on a proprietary risk platform used within a financial services environment.
The role will be approximately 70% hands-on Java development, focused on backend development for the risk platform, and 30% support, including FLR and L3 support responsibilities.
You will be responsible for developing new functionality, supporting technical platform improvements and working closely with stakeholders to analyse business requirements and design appropriate solutions.
The role will also include participation in a support rota, typically 1 week per month, covering on-call support.
This is a purely backend-focused position, with no frontend development.
The platform is not currently cloud-based, making this an excellent opportunity for a developer who enjoys working closely with core business-critical systems.
What you'll need to succeed
Strong hands-on server-side Java development experienceExperience developing fault-tolerant distributed systemsStrong backend development backgroundFinancial services experience, ideally within risk management, front office or quant-focused environmentsExperience working on risk platforms, pricing, clearing or other complex financial systemsStrong experience with relational databases such as Oracle and/or PostgreSQLGood understanding of software engineering best practices within regulated environmentsExperience using Git, JIRA, Maven, IntelliJ and CI/CD toolingAbility to engage with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutionsWillingness to participate in a support rota and provide L3 production supportStrong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solvingWhat you'll get in return
Hybrid working arrangements.Access to market leading tech.What you need to do now
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