Java Tech Lead – Corporate Banking

Nfq Advisory, Solutions, Outsourcing; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 260 000 - 420 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive benefits package

Dynamic international environment

Mentorship and professional dev

Resumo da oferta

NFQ is seeking a Java Tech Lead for Corporate Banking and Digital Transformation to guide large-scale modernization across banking platforms and integration ecosystems. You will drive hands-on backend design, architecture, and technical leadership, mentoring teams and promoting DevOps, security, and scalable patterns.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of Java backend experience, strong Spring Boot and microservices expertise, and a track record in consulting or client-facing projects.

Qualificações

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with Java backend focus.
• Proven leadership and architectural decision experience in complex environments.
• Strong expertise: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Distributed Systems.
• Experience with integration architectures, APIs, and messaging.
• Experience delivering large banking transformation programs.
• Advanced English; Spanish a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Design, architecture, and implementation of backend solutions using Java.
• Drive decisions on scalability, security, maintainability, performance.
• Design and implement microservices and distributed systems.
• Lead integration between banking platforms and external systems.
• Define API, event-driven, messaging strategies.
• Lead modernization and cloud migration programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Promote engineering best practices, observability, DevOps.
• Mentor development teams and support continuous improvement.
• Engage with AI initiatives and emerging technologies.
• Support Agile delivery processes.
• Previous experience in consulting or client-facing projects.

Conhecimentos

Java backend

Spring Boot

Microservices

Distributed Systems

API Design

Event-Driven

Cloud Platforms

Kubernetes/OpenShift

DevOps Practices

Leadership

Ferramentas

Kafka

CI/CD

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are a global consulting firm specialized in business, technology, and operations, with over 2.500 professionals across national and international offices. At NFQ, we offer a different consulting model: Flexible | Scalable | Specialized | Client-Centric.

We are looking for a Java Tech Lead – Corporate Banking & Digital Transformation to join our team and work on large-scale transformation initiatives within the banking sector.

This professional will play a key role in the modernization of corporate banking platforms, enterprise integration ecosystems, and mission-critical applications, combining hands-on technical leadership with strong architectural and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise-grade backend solutions using Java and modern software engineering practices.
• Drive technical decisions ensuring scalability, resilience, security, maintainability, and performance.
• Design and implement microservices architectures and distributed systems.
• Lead integration initiatives between banking platforms, third-party solutions, digital channels, and enterprise systems.
• Define integration strategies involving APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging platforms, and enterprise connectivity.
• Lead modernization and migration programs, including legacy transformation, cloud adoption, platform evolution, and monolith-to-microservices initiatives.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and delivery teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, testing strategies, observability, and DevOps principles.
• Mentor and support development teams, fostering technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled solutions and intelligent automation initiatives.
• Support Agile delivery processes throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Previous experience working in consulting environments or client-facing technology projects.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on Java backend development.Proven experience leading technical teams and driving architectural decisions in complex environments.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and Distributed Systems.
• Solid experience designing and implementing Integration Architectures, APIs, asynchronous communication patterns, and enterprise connectivity solutions.
• Experience with Event-Driven Architectures and Messaging Platforms.
• Proven experience leading modernization and migration initiatives, including:
• Legacy System Transformation
• Cloud Migrations
• Platform Modernization
• Experience delivering complex transformation initiatives within Banking, Financial Services, or Enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Software Architecture principles and Design Patterns, including:
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Hexagonal Architecture
• Experience with Cloud-Native Environments, Containers, CI/CD Pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Software Quality, Testing Strategies, Secure Development Practices, and Observability.
• Strong leadership, communication, mentoring, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, or highly regulated financial environments.
• Familiarity with banking integration standards and protocols such as:
• ISO 20022
• SWIFT
• Open Banking
• Host-to-Host
• Experience with Kafka or other event-streaming technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of Reactive Programming and modern Java capabilities.
• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence initiatives, LLM integrations, intelligent automation, or AI-enabled business solutions.
• Experience working in international and multicultural teams.
• Advanced English (mandatory)
• Spanish (nice to have)

What We Offer:

• Career path, mentorship, and continuous professional development.
• Access to certifications and language classes.
• Dynamic, international environment with cross-country collaboration.
• Competitive CLT benefits package (health, dental, life, meal/transport allowances, WellHub).
• Exposure to large-scale banking transformation programs.
• Opportunity to work with modern technologies, cloud adoption, enterprise integration platforms, and emerging AI initiatives.
• Flexible work environment focused on innovation, growth, and technical excellence.

Learn more about us: nfq.es