Java Developer – Banking / Financial Services

Location: Charlotte, NC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid / Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Number of Openings: 1

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with strong Banking / Financial Services domain experience to design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise-scale applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, and enterprise application development, along with experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Banking or Financial Services experience is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise Java applications.

• Develop scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.

• Design and implement RESTful APIs and Microservices.

• Participate in application design, development, testing, and deployment.

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Develop clean, maintainable, and reusable code.

• Perform unit testing, debugging, and troubleshooting.

• Participate in code reviews and follow established development standards.

• Troubleshoot application and production issues and provide timely resolutions.

• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, QA Engineers, DevOps teams, and other developers.

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups.

• Support application deployments and production releases.

• Contribute to application modernization and performance improvements.

• Ensure applications meet enterprise security and compliance standards.

Required Technical Skills

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17+

• Spring Framework / Spring Boot

• Microservices architecture

• RESTful APIs and web services

• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming

• Java design patterns

• Strong SQL experience

• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or similar relational databases

• Experience with Git or other source-control systems

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Banking / Financial Services Experience – Mandatory

Candidates must have professional experience working in the Banking or Financial Services industry.

Relevant experience may include:

• Retail Banking

• Commercial Banking

• Investment Banking

• Digital Banking

• Payments

• Credit / Lending

• Cards

• Wealth Management

• Capital Markets

• Financial Transactions

• Banking Applications

• Financial Services Platforms

Candidates without Banking or Financial Services experience will not be considered.

Preferred Skills

• Kafka / Apache Kafka

• AWS or Azure

• Docker / Kubernetes

• Messaging systems such as IBM MQ

• Event-driven architecture

• Redis / caching technologies

• API Gateway

• OAuth2 / JWT

• NoSQL databases

• Jenkins / GitLab CI/CD

• Splunk

• SonarQube

• Terraform

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle.

• Experience developing highly available and scalable enterprise applications.

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Work Location

Charlotte, NC

Candidates should be available to work in the Charlotte, NC area under the client''s hybrid/onsite work model.

Key Skills

Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | REST APIs | Banking | Financial Services | SQL | Oracle | Kafka | AWS | Azure | Docker | Kubernetes | CI/CD | Agile