Senior Java Software Engineer

NatWest Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NatWest Group is seeking a Senior Java Software Engineer to design, develop and test software across the lifecycle, with emphasis on scalable, automated solutions. You will work in a permanent feature team liaising with engineers and architects to align platform work with business objectives.

You will apply Agile methods, produce resilient software, and focus on automation of build, test, and deployment. Expect collaboration with business teams and emphasis on security in a financial context.

Qualifications

• Strong full stack experience in software design and implementation.
• Complex requirements analysis capture and validation with business and system requirements.
• Experience leading programming best practice around scalability, automation, virtualization, optimisation, availability and performance.
• Strong experience in Microservices, Observability and Cloud Technology (AWS).
• Hands-on experience in Spring, Spring Boot and Docker.
• Ability to collaborate with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions.
• Experience of information security policies and practices in the financial sector.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts simply.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of the platform across business, applications, data and infrastructure.
• Liaise with principal engineers, architects and stakeholders to understand how the platform works.
• Apply Agile methods to software development on the backlog.
• Deliver resilient, long-lived software and adapt to future needs.
• Design and develop software focusing on build, test and deployment automation.
• Utilise Microservices, Kubernetes and Cloud Technologies.

Skills

Full stack experience

Programming languages

Microservices

AWS

Kubernetes

Observability

Cloud technologies

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Spring

Spring Boot

Docker

Job description

Join us as a Senior Java Software Engineer

• This is an opportunity for a technically minded individual to join us as a Senior Java Software Engineer
• You’ll be designing, producing, testing and implementing working software, working across the lifecycle of the system
• Hone your existing software engineering skills and advance your career in this critical role
• You'll work from home some of the time, but you'll spend at least one day a week working from our Manchester office

What you'll do

Working in a permanent feature team, you’ll be developing knowledge of aspects of the associated platform across the disciplines of business, applications, data and infrastructure. You’ll also be liaising with principal engineers, architects in the domain and other key stakeholders to understand how the platform works and how it supports business objectives.

You’ll also be:

• Applying Agile methods to the development of software on the backlog
• Producing resilient and long-lived software and acting flexibly to cope with future needs
• Delivering intentional architecture and formulating emergent design through innovative ideas, experimentation and prototyping
• Designing and developing software with a focus on the automation of build, test and deployment activities, using executable patterns
• Applying knowledge on Microservices, Kubernetes and Cloud Technologies

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong full stack experience in software design and implementation, including being able to exploit programming languages to solve complex problems. You’ll also need to be capable of complex requirements analysis capture and validation against and with business and systems requirements.

Additionally, you’ll demonstrate:

• Experience of leading the implementation of programming best practice, especially around scalability, automation, virtualisation, optimisation, availability and performance
• Strong Experience in Microservices, Observability and Cloud Technology specifically AWS
• Hands-on experience in Spring, Springboot and Dockers
• Sound collaboration skills with the ability to work with business teams to produce pragmatic solutions that work for the business
• Experience of information security policies and practices within the financial sector
• Strong stakeholder management skills and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simple way