Lead Java Developer

Project descriptionAn international Investment Bank is enhancing its IT systems by introducing new technology and integrating with new third-party providers. Several projects will take place in the coming years, focusing on Trading, Market data, and Risk Management.ResponsibilitiesDevelop/integrate Derivative Trading ApplicationsCommunicate with business stakeholders including Traders, Operations and StratsHelp to understand and translate business requirements into technical design specificationsIdentify technology solutions for enhancements or new initiativesImplement unit and integration test cases with industry standard test automation frameworks.Document changes necessary to support businessSkillsMust have2+ years of experience in Investment banking8+ years of enterprise development experience. (JDK 8+)Experience in leading distributed teamsExperience developing High-Load SystemsWorking with Distributed ApplicationsUsing Message Brokers (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar)Setting up Cache/In-Memory Data Grids (Redis, Hazelcast, or similar)Enterprise services (including monitoring, state management)Expert practitioner of object-oriented techniquesSolid expertise in concurrency and multithreadingSpring (including Spring Boot and Spring Boot Actuator)MS SQL ServerREST APIExperience with automated testing (TDD, BDD)Exceptional verbal and written communication skillsPersonal leadership: realistically identifies own skills, experience, knowledge and other personal attributes; displays confidence and resilience.Planning and organizing: identifies and meets milestones; understands and articulates deliverables; assesses and mitigates risks; sticks to the scope of work and manages any changes.Nice to haveApache Camel (Version 2 or 3)Integration with vendor packages such as: Murex, MarkitWire, BloombergTest managementTrade life cycle managementMarket Data managementOtherLANGUAGESEnglish: B2 AdvancedSENIORITYLead