Senior Java Developer - Banking

DWS Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

DWS is seeking a Senior Java Developer with proven banking experience to join a major greenfield transformation program within a leading Australian financial services organisation. This role will suit an experienced Java professional with strong Microservices expertise and proven Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure.

Previous banking experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven Java development experience in a banking/financial services context.
• Strong microservices design and development capabilities.
• Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure with modern deployment patterns.
• Extensive Spring and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and API gateways.

Skills

Java

Banking experience

Microservices

Spring

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab)

AWS

Azure

Docker

DevOps mindset

Splunk

API Gateway concepts

Job description

DWS is seeking a
Senior Java Developer with proven banking experience to join a major greenfield transformation program within a leading Australian financial services organisation. This role will suit an experienced Java professional with strong Microservices expertise and proven Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure.

Previous banking experience is essential.

Where:

Melbourne CBD

Type:

Permanent

Start:

ASAP

Style:

Hybrid; 3+ days onsite

Salary:

up to $185K (inc super)

Essential skills & experience:

• Significant professional experience as a Java Developer
• Previous banking or financial services experience is essential
• Strong experience designing and developing Microservices architectures
• Strong Cloud experience across AWS and/or Azure
• Extensive experience with Spring and Spring Boot
• Strong knowledge of building and integrating REST APIs
• Experience with source code repositories such as Git
• CI/CD experience using tools such as Jenkins and/or GitLab
• Containerisation experience using Docker
• DevOps mindset and modern engineering practices
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk
• Understanding of API best practices and API Gateway concepts

About Us:

Since 1991, DWS has been helping organisations across Australia reimagine what's possible through technology, business, and management consulting. With offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Canberra, our 300+ locally based consultants bring deep expertise and fresh thinking to every project. We deliver end-to-end solutions spanning IT consulting, Staff Augmentation, Managed Delivery, Data & Analytics, Cloud, AI and Automation. Our strength lies in our people; each consultant is carefully selected for their expertise, creativity, and commitment to excellence. Together, we deliver impactful solutions that drive innovation, efficiency, and long-term value. At DWS, we don't just meet expectations - we redefine them.

Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency (PR), or other permanent work rights - DWS are unable to sponsor or support visas.