Java Technical Lead – Swiss Himmel GmbH
About the Role
Join Swiss Himmel GmbH as a Java Technical Lead, where you will leverage your expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern UI technologies to deliver innovative solutions for clients in the investment banking domain. This role requires a strong understanding of investment and private banking processes, particularly in reference data management. Experience with reconciliation tools will be an added advantage. Your background in BPM tools, event streaming, and DevOps practices will be pivotal in developing scalable, high-performance systems.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Lead and mentor a team of Java developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and architectural principles.
- Drive technical design discussions and decision-making for new features and system enhancements.
Solution Design & Delivery
- Lead requirements gathering, solution design, integration, and verification of platform software solutions.
- Contribute to sprint planning, task estimation, and resource allocation.
- Develop scalable, testable, and efficient code using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
- Design and implement RESTful services and microservices architectures for high-availability systems.
BPM & Process Management
- Manage BPM tools such as Flowable, Camunda, OBPM, or Actico.
- Implement process management solutions for investment and private banking account operations to optimize financial processes.
Event Streaming & Messaging
- Build and manage event streaming platforms using JMS, RabbitMQ, and Apache Kafka for real-time data processing.
UI Development
- Develop and maintain modern UI frameworks using Angular and React.
DevOps & Infrastructure
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to maintain Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, and Helm for continuous integration and delivery.
- Manage databases including Oracle, PLSQL, Iceberg, and Amazon S3, ensuring performance and scalability.
Monitoring & Version Control
- Implement monitoring and observability using AppDynamics, Grafana, Osmosys, Splunk, and Prometheus.
- Oversee version control systems with Git and GitLab.
- Ensure code quality through unit testing frameworks such as JUnit, Karma, and Mockito.
Domain Expertise
- Investment & Private Banking: Extensive experience managing reference data systems for private customer and portfolio management.
- Reconciliation: Proficiency in reconciliation setup and management across upstream and downstream systems using Clareti Transaction Control (CTC).
- Provider Settlement: Expertise in streamlining settlement processes for financial institutions.
- Lending & Settlement: Strong background in developing systems for collateral calculations and revenue management.
Preferred Experience (Nice-to-Have)
- Familiarity with Flowable, OBPM, Angular, and open-source contributions.
- Interest or exposure to Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Blockchain, Web3, or Distributed Networks.
Candidate Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, Angular, and React.
- 7+ years of experience managing BPM tools such as Flowable, Camunda, OBPM, or Actico.
- 5+ years of experience with event streaming/message queues: JMS, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka.
- 7+ years of experience with databases: Oracle, PLSQL, Iceberg, Amazon S3.
- 5+ years of experience in Kubernetes, DevOps, OpenShift, Jenkins, Odyssey, and Helm.
- Strong proficiency with monitoring tools: AppDynamics, Grafana, Osmosys, Splunk, Prometheus.
- Hands-on experience setting up CI/CD pipelines and working with Git/GitLab version control systems.
What We Offer
- A culture of innovation, delivering lasting value for both clients and employees.
- Continuous learning and training opportunities to grow your expertise.
- A flat, non-hierarchical structure enabling direct interaction with senior partners and clients.
- A diverse, inclusive, and meritocratic environment that values contributions at every level.
Location: Basel, Switzerland (Full-time, on-site)
Company: Swiss Himmel GmbH
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