Senior Java Developer

Elavon; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Java Developer to execute end-to-end development and testing of software products. The ideal candidate will have extensive application development experience, strong coding skills, and a background in functional testing. This role offers a hybrid work schedule with an expectation of being in the office 3 or more days per week. Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative payment solutions, enhancing customer experiences worldwide.

Benefits

Diverse working environment

Health and financial security benefits

Career growth development resources

Qualifications

• At least eight years of work experience in Application Development/IT Systems Testing.
• Entirely self-directed, capable of solving business problems from inception to implementation.
• Experience in Unit Testing and Agile Software Development.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end development and testing of software products.
• Partner with key technical and business stakeholders to refine product vision.
• Support new software as it is moved to production.

Skills

Expert-level Coding Skills (Java or C#)

Functional Testing skills

DevOps capabilities

Strong understanding of system and network architecture

Creative and flexible problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

Eclipse IDE

CI/CD solutions (Jenkins, Maven)

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

Job Description

Senior Java Developer

The Agile Software Developer will execute true end-to-end development and testing of software products in an agile lifecycle. Partnering with key technical and business stakeholders, the agile developer will help refine the product vision, estimate and design a solution, create, purchase, or customize the requisite hardware and software to create the solution, ensure the quality of the final product through manual and automated tests, and support the new software as it is moved to production.

Basic Qualifications

• At least eight years of work experience in Application Development/IT Systems Testing, and team leadership
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Expert-level Coding Skills (typically Java or C#), including Version Control Systems and the Eclipse IDE
• Functional Testing experience, including ability to create, maintain and execute both manual and automated tests
• DevOps capabilities - containers, cloud, automation, security, configuration management, CI/CD
• Extensive knowledge in modeling and application design and architecture
• Expert programming knowledge skills
• Expert knowledge in IT/Software quality assurance
• Expert knowledge with system/application testing tools and implementation
• Strong understanding of Information Management
• Extensive knowledge in product/vendor management and change control
• Experience in: Unit Testing (including automation and integration with CI systems) and Agile Software Development (typically Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
• Open, honest, collaborative and clear intra-team communication skills
• Entirely self-directed, can solve business problems from inception to implementation- can solve business problems without explicit direction
• Creative, flexible, and willing to continuously change, evolve, and improve software development processes
• Strong understanding of system and network architecture
• Ability to identify, resolve, and retest defects
• Expert skills in service virtualization, test case modeling, and test data management tools and processes
• Leads by example; providing support and mentoring as needed to ensure sufficient skill, knowledge and effectiveness in the development and testing process
• Demonstrated technical leadership and direction
• Demonstrated enterprise-level collaboration and system architecture design
• Demonstrated mentorship of more junior resources in technical and business topics
• Expert knowledge in CI/CD solutions, such as Jenkins and Maven
• ability to analyze features to deliver solutions that meet business needs
• Ability to follow policy requirements related to documentation and other processes
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong time management skills and communication/leadership skills

Location Expectations

The role offers a hybrid / flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.