Java Technical Lead / Architect – Greenfield Development – Tier One Investmen Bank recruitment

Java, Technical Lead, Post Trade Derivatives, tier one investment bank

Our tier one investment banking client are currently recruiting for a senior technical lead to work on a greenfield build out of functions from legacy platforms onto a Java platform in addition to contributing to the technical direction of department.

As a lead within the team the successful candidate will be involved and responsible for:  

• Full System Development Lifecycle

• Technical design and development of core-processing applications

• Assisting with requirements gathering.

• Design components of new or existing applications.

• Implement, test and deploy new/existing applications.

• Perform maintenance and enhancements to existing applications

• Support of new and existing applications

Candidates should note that this list is not exhaustive and duties are liable to change from time to time in line with the needs of the department.

As the technical lead/architect, additional responsibilities include;

• Technical/application assessments for projects in terms of feasibility, effort, risk, and ensure the new solution works seamlessly with existing applications.

• Participate in project quality management tasks such as peer and quality reviews of specifications and design documents.

• Provide technical direction to development and implementation teams for solution realisation.

• Contribute to the development of high quality IT solutions and take ownership for complete delivery.

• Work in a globally distributed team located in different regions/time zones

• Can juggle multiple streams of work, without losing sight of any one, and able to prioritise work accordingly

• Able to work under periods of intense pressure and maintain clear decision making ability

• Needs to demonstrate excellent problem-solving ability

Our client are looking for smart developers with strong computer science fundamentals and a track record of delivery, whether in previous professional roles, college or personal projects (for instance open source software contributions). 

They require very strong development skills across Java, JEE, Spring, Sybase, XML, MQ, JMS  and UNIX, with experience of tools such as Subversion, JIRA, JUnit and FitNesse. 

To be considered for this ecellent opportunity please forward through a copy of your CV through for review.