Senior Java Developer

One of our major clients is the investment bank division of one of the world’s largest AAA Asian banking group with more than 50,000 employees and $ 1.8 trillion in Assets-Under-Management. This client provides sophisticated investment banking services, including equity and bond underwriting and M&A advisory services. The bank has one of the largest customer bases in Japan and also an extensive international network covering financial and business centres around the world, such as London, Toronto and more.

The client are currently developing an in-house-built Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) using an open-source technology with a core architecture written in Java. The bank is looking to integrate the various in-house systems and the vendor applications, at an enterprise level, across departments globally. As the construction and the scope of the core architecture is progressing rapidly, the team requires additional support. Phi are now looking for Senior Java Developers to further bolster our team of experts, who are currently supporting the development of this cutting-edge software characterised by Low Latency & 100% reliability.

About the role

You will be working on a capacity model, following a priority-based approach which will provide exposure to various bank’s departments at an enterprise level. Specifically, you will be involved in:

• Analysis, design and development of new integration projects in a Unix and Windows environment
• Production of detailed functional and design specifications
• Implementation and enhancement existing application integration projects within the middleware framework
• Participation to the full project-cycle as well as exposure in all business areas
• Participation in the day-to-day product problems and maintenance of the application, as needed

Required skills

• Strong educational background with BS/MS in computer science or equivalent
• Extensive experience in core Java development and JEE
• Experience in following SOLID principles as well as objected oriented analysis, in particular UML
• Understanding of integration architecture, design skills and Enterprise Integration Process
• Experience in Unix, Jira, JBoss, JMS, Spring, Hibernate
• Strong knowledge of Git, Subversion, Sybase, MS SQL
• Experience of using Junit, JMock, Cucumber
• Experience working with multi-threading applications will be ideal, but not compulsory
• Having experience with Investment banking is desirable, but not mandatory

The right candidate will have strong communication, problem-solving and analytical skills, allowing to think clearly under pressure, and will be able to construct programs in a clear manner.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with one of the leading banks in the world, and have exposure to some of the best technologists in the industry. It will be an opportunity to engage in a long-term project, from construction to implementation, utilizing the latest technologies and state-of-the-art resources, while contributing to a products on its way to commercialisation.