Java Fullstack Technical Lead

Join our dynamic Technology team as a Java Fullstack Technical Lead and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of financial crime prevention through the transformative "Integrated financial crime program". This multiyear group wide initiative is designed to strengthen regulatory compliance, streamline client interactions via unified infrastructure and drive operational efficiency through cutting edge technological advancements.

The ideal candidate would be an experienced Senior Java Fullstack Engineer with passion for transition into architecture, ready to apply technical expertise to strategic system design.

The Integrated Financial Crime (IFC) portfolio is a multi-faceted Financial Crime programme of change delivered via over 20 programmes to create a holistic, risk-based and effective Financial Crime environment, strengthen robustness and enhance automation of Financial Crime processes, develop and strengthen our skills and capabilities across all lines of defence and empower our partners, colleagues and customers to identify and prevent Financial Crime by raising awareness of the risks.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Experience in full-stack development with expertise in building dynamic, responsive, and reusable components
• Worked on Enterprise Case Management Life cycle applications involving backend server builds in either Java or C++ Tech Stack
• Experience with Kafka or other message brokers for event-driven communication
• Proficiency in developing RESTful APIs and microservices using Java Spring Boot. Strong understanding of Spring Framework (e.g., Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data)
• Strong knowledge of state management (e.g., Redux, Context API) and React hooks. Experience with RESTful APIs and integrating frontend with backend services

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Basic understanding of Camunda BPM for workflow orchestration and process automation. Familiarity with BPMN 2.0 for designing workflows
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of unit testing and integration testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Jest, React Testing Library)

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based out of our Glasgow Campus.