Dublin City Centre Financial Services client requires a Java Developer for a permanent role with experience developing Java web services and Spring components.

Job Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate will have proven experience in leading development teams, specifically
  developing Java web services and Spring components, with a track record of high quality delivery,
  combined with a keen appetite for all aspects of software engineering.
• Contributes to the strategic direction for software development across the I.S. Enterprise
  Architecture
• Ensures requirements and proposed solutions align with technology domains and business area
• strategic directions.
• Contributes to/forms the strategic directions for the use of concepts, technologies, languages, patterns, APIs, and frameworks
• Promotes the use of new I.T. industry standards, processes and practices.
• Identifies and tests underlying development assumptions
• Applies due diligence when making decisions under conditions of uncertainty and high pressure.
• Utilises structured approach to effectively manage project/programme components
• Plans efforts across multiple business functions to ensure they integrate the needs of the organisation
• Contributes to long-range strategies and effectively manages risk
• Contributes to project planning to define activities, resources, timelines and cost estimates.
• Leads software development teams for specific programmes or projects as required.
• Mentor, provide direction, and assist with development plans for other members of the software
  development team
• Delegates authority and empowers others.

Experience Required

• Experience in leading development of complex software systems that have successfully been
  delivered to customers.
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, Service oriented architectures (SOA) and relational databases.
• 7+ years Java programming experience with at least 3 years in a team leading role
• Highly proficient in Java Full Stack Technologies. Track record of delivering high quality, complex technical solutions
• Knowledge and experience of Spring, Spring Boot and Java EE
• Experience with applications servers and in particular IBM Websphere
• Unit and Integration testing (Junit and Mocking)
• Web services (SOAP and REST)
• Hibernate, SQL
• Maven or similar
• Good knowledge of System Architectures, Software Engineering, and DevOps / Agile practices – experience of Agile Methodologies and operating in agile / scrum based teams
• Strong competencies in Strategic Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Problem Solving, Working on own Initiative
• Experience of Team Leading, Balancing Workloads, Performance Management, and Staff
  Mentoring
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills – ability to explain complex IT
• applications in simple user friendly language.
• Experience working with Business SMEs and Leaders
• Excellent problem solving skills, and ability to craft effective solutions
• Excellent team player, collaborative, and supportive
• Ability to multitask while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• A solution driven, self-starter with commitment and follow through
• Fluent in English – written and verbal

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of insurance or financial services industry applications and functionality.
• Experience developing Broker IT / Broker portal solutions for the Insurance Industry
• Knowledge and experience of Angular, npm, TypeScript, HTML and CSS
• Experience using JIRA
• Working knowledge of German language

Educational Requirements

• 3rd level qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline

• 37.5 hour week
• Pension
• Annual Leave
• Bonus