Senior Java developer

Role: Java developer ( Payments & SWIFT)

Location: NYC – Onsite Position

Duration: 8+ months of contract

Must: Experience with payments, SWIFT

• Our client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethics. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives, and needs is an important part of our culture.

About Practice Area:

• Technology works as a strategic partner with client for business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Client's sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients' businesses and to our own.

Team Profile:

• Operations Technology develops and maintains systems in support of Client’s global Operations, including (but not limited to) Payments, Settlements, Confirmations, Regulatory Reporting, Position Keeping, Corporate Actions processing and other post-trade functions. Operations Technology is a global organization that is client-focused and functionally aligned.
• Payments Technology within Operations Technology builds and supports systems that enable secure and efficient processing of high‑volume transactions across global markets. The team ensures smooth end‑to‑end payment flows, strong controls, and platform stability while partnering with operations and technology groups to enhance straight‑through processing, reduce risk, and deliver scalable, modern payment solutions.

Qualifications Primary Responsibilities:

• We are looking for a Java developer with 3 to 5 years of experience who can take ownership for the whole end-to-end delivery, performing analysis, design, coding, testing, and maintenance of large-scale and distributed applications. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated team player and is likely to have significant experience in application development, a strong technical background, and good communication skills. He/she will interact directly with the users and with other technologists across the firm when using their framework/software.

Skillset required:

• Excellent working knowledge of the following technologies: Java, Spring, Relational Databases, Messaging, RESTful services
• Sound understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis, Design and Programming, familiarity with Design Patterns
• Experience in iterative / agile development practices.
• Exposure to working in a global delivery team. Comfortable with direct interaction with the business users at all levels.

Skills desired (optional):

• Familiarity with containerized applications and kubernetes. Experience with payments, SWIFT