Lead Java Engineer (Lucee/Coldfusion/Chef/Vendor) – Finance

Lead Java Engineer (Lucee/Coldfusion/Chef/Vendor/Offshore) – Finance – London/Remote

FREELANCE – CONTRACT

Day rate: £600 – £900 (INSIDE IR35)

Duration: 6 months

Start: ASAP

Role context:

• Identity & Fraud (ID&F) is one of the most vibrant business units of Decision Analytics, currently undergoing the most remarkable Digital Transformation across its product line-up.
• It is a particularly exciting and pivotal time for ID&F as we begin decomposing several monolithic applications into microservices and deploying them into the cloud.
• As an ID&F Software Engineer (Java), you will be part of a high-performance engineering team that delivers the product backlog of ID&F’s market-leading Identity Services platform.
• You will lead other Software Engineers to build our cloud-native microservices and web applications using the latest technologies and architectural patterns.
• You will work closely with a product owner, business analysts, quality engineers, architects, and scrum master to guide your team to deliver the business requirements with the best technical solutions efficiently.
• You will set the standards and be the gatekeeper of quality for your team.

Soft skills

• You work well independently as well as collaborating with others as part of large cross-functional teams.
• You have strong leadership skills, capable of supporting, mentoring, and developing less experienced test automation engineers.
• You have good communication and influence skills to shape and contribute to the outcomes across distributed groups.
• You lead with integrity and tenacity.
• You will have a strong work ethic and willingness to ‘go the extra mile to adhere to deadlines and team commitments.
• You are an enthusiastic learner, keen to keep up to date with software engineering best practices, technologies and architectural patterns.

Technical skills

• You will have a BSc Science or Engineering degree (or equivalent experience).
• We expect you to have considerable experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of building secure, mission-critical, high-volume transaction web-based software systems, preferably in regulated environments (finance and insurance industries).
• You will have extensive knowledge of the following technologies and software engineering best practices.
  • Java 8 / 11
  • Spring Boot
  • RESTful Webservices
  • CI/CD
  • Test-Driven Development (JUnit, Cucumber, Postman)
  • Source Code Management tools (Git, Bitbucket)
  • SOLID Principles
  • Software Design Patterns
  • Open API / Swagger
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Desirable certifications & additional skills

• Jira & Bitbucket.
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Experience in building high-performance microservices.
• You have worked in an agile environment using a Scrum approach.
• Working knowledge of Lucee and/or Coldfusion.
• Experience working with and leading offshore development teams.
• Experience working with a vendor management service