Lead Java Engineer (Payments & Cards)

Bank of Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Excellent pension contributions

6 months maternity leave

Job summary

Bank of Ireland is looking for a Java Lead to drive the design, development and deployment of scalable microservices-based applications. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and promote best practices in software engineering.

The ideal candidate brings deep Java/JEE, Spring Boot and microservices expertise, with strong Agile Scrum experience. The role is hybrid and based primarily in Dublin, Ireland, with opportunities to contribute to the bank's digital

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Java/JEE, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Strong experience in Agile Scrum environments.
• Experience with relational databases is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure Java-based applications.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, and QA to translate requirements.
• Lead design reviews of architecture, data models, and integrations.
• Ensure coding standards, best practices, and documentation.
• Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Mentor junior developers and drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare and review BoI/IBM deployment and technical design docs.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues.
• Monitor and optimize performance to meet NFRs.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring Boot

Microservices

Agile Scrum

Relational databases

Tools

JDBC

Job description

What is the opportunity?

Bank of Ireland is on a journey to transform how it leverages technology and develops software used to support its customers. Our Payments Team have a significant change agenda for the foreseeable future across its Payments Services that requires an experienced Java Lead to support our Java engineering capability.

This is a great opportunity to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable microservices-based applications. You will mentor a team of engineers, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and drive best practices in software engineering.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java/JEE, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture, with a strong understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies. Experience in the payments domain is a significant advantage!

In this role, you will:

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and high-performance Java-based applications
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and QA teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Lead the design and review of system architecture, data models, and integration strategies across the team
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Complete and review BoI conceptual, logical and deployment technical design documentation and equivalent Kyndryl (IBM) documentation
• Troubleshoot application issues and support with troubleshooting of infrastructure issues
• Monitor and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability to meet NFRs

What will make you stand out?

You have proven hands-on experience in Java/JEE development, with strong experience in a technical leadership role. You are a strong expert in Spring Boot and Microservices architecture. You have proven experience working in Agile Scrum environments and with relational databases.

We are looking for someone who possesses excellent problem-solving skills, a proactive mindset with strong communication and leadership skills. You highly value teamwork and a collaborative approach and supporting/mentoring other members of the team.

Essential qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role.

More about the team

Our IT Engineering & Delivery teams are responsible for designing, building, testing and delivering the technology that powers Bank of Ireland. Our teams, based out of Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, and Bristol, UK enable the bank's digital transformation by modernising platforms, improving system resilience and accelerating software delivery.

Our focus spans cloud adoption, DevSecOps, automation, cybersecurity and engineering standard processes - ensuring secure, scalable and high-performing solutions.

We are fully embracing new ways-of-working such as Scaled Agile and from core banking systems to innovative customer-facing applications, we deliver technology that drives efficiency, compliance and offers the best customer-experience.

This is a hybrid role, based primarily in Dublin. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support collaboration and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.

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Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

Flexible working matching promise

We know how important flexible working arrangements are to our colleagues, and we promise to try to match your current flexible working arrangement in this new role (all existing working arrangements considered!)

Key Competencies

• Better together - Leader
• Take Ownership - Leader
• Be Decisive - Leader
• Manage Risk - Leader
• Customer Focused - Leader

We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.