Lead Java Microservices Engineer – Banking

Viable Solutions Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Viable Solutions Pty Ltd is seeking a Lead Engineer to design and deliver cloud-native Java microservices for financial crime platforms at a bank or APRA-regulated organisation. You will own solution design, set engineering standards, and remain hands-on in code.

You will lead the development of scalable microservices in Java/Spring Boot, containerise with Docker, and deploy to Kubernetes. The role emphasizes AI-assisted coding tools, security, and real-time monitoring of transactions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with recent lead/senior roles.
• Deep expertise in Java (Java 17+) and Spring Boot.
• Proven experience designing and building microservices and RESTful APIs at scale.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD).
• Solid design experience – patterns, distributed systems, resilience, DDD.
• Experience in banking/financial services or APRA-regulated environments.
• Financial crime domain experience – KYC/CDD, AML/CTF, real-time monitoring.
• Experience using AI coding tools and driving productivity gains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of microservices, APIs and integration patterns with clear docs.
• Hands-on development in Java and Spring Boot for production-grade services.
• Containerise services with Docker and deploy on Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE/OpenShift).
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, quality checks, and secure releases.
• Drive AI-assisted engineering guidelines and measurable productivity gains.
• Design and build real-time financial crime detection services (KYC/CDD, monitoring).
• Ensure regulatory alignment with CPS 234, CPS 230, AML/CTF obligations and AUSTRAC requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration with architects, product owners, testers, and platform teams.
• Own production services with observability and rapid incident response.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

KYC/CDD

AML/CTF

Real-time processing

AI tools

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

ArgoCD

Terraform

Helm

Kafka

Job description

Viable Solutions Pty Ltd is seeking a Lead Engineer to design and deliver cloud-native Java microservices for financial crime platforms at a bank or APRA-regulated organisation. You will own solution design, set engineering standards, and remain hands-on in code.

You will lead the development of scalable microservices in Java/Spring Boot, containerise with Docker, and deploy to Kubernetes. The role emphasizes AI-assisted coding tools, security, and real-time monitoring of transactions.