We are partnered with an established financial services organisation to look for a Technical Lead (Java / Cloud-Native Platforms) with a deep background in enterprise Java ecosystems and modern cloud-native architectures. In this role, you will act as the engineering gatekeeper and architectural governor for high-volume, internet-facing web and mobile channels.
This is not a day-to-day coding role instead, you will focus heavily on code quality governance, low-level design validation, DevOps strategy, and technical risk mitigation across both internal engineering teams and external delivery vendors.
Responsibilities:
- Review and validate internal and vendor-delivered codebases to enforce strict standards around modularity, scalability, performance, and the reduction of technical debt.
- Review low-level design documents (including class/sequence diagrams, API contracts, and database ER models) and ensure actual implementation perfectly matches theoretical design.
- Define and oversee branching, merging, and baselining strategies while monitoring adherence to automated CI/CD pipelines and deployment standards.
- Proactively identify technical risks and ensure all applications strictly align with regional financial regulatory compliance, data privacy laws, and OWASP security standards.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance, conduct merge request reviews, and mentor developers to foster a culture of technical accountability.
- Partner with IT Planning and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure platforms align with the long-term corporate technology roadmap.
Requirements:
- 10 years of professional IT delivery experience, with a significant track record inside a Financial Institution like a Bank, FinTech, or Tier-1 Financial Vendor
- Deep technical expertise in enterprise Java, Spring Boot microservices, and modern integration patterns including Kafka, IBM MQ, or RabbitMQ.
- Strong practical experience with cloud-native deployment patterns, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps frameworks utilizing ArgoCD.
- Proven track record delivering secure, internet-facing web and mobile applications with deep knowledge of SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA, and OWASP standards.
- Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, alongside exposure to payments or cash management domains.
- Assertive and highly collaborative communication profile, capable of driving architectural standards and confidently auditing external vendor deliveries.
