Java, Spring, Microservices/Senior Consultant Specialist

HSBC Holdings plc; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Software Development India is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant Specialist to join its IT delivery team in India. The role focuses on designing, developing and maintaining scalable solutions, with emphasis on performance and DevOps automation.

You will work with global teams in an IC role, translate requirements, provide effort estimates, and ensure quality and alignment with bank standards. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in IT, deep Java/Spring, microservices, and production

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IT delivery or software engineering.
• Proven lead experience for small–mid teams.
• Strong practical use of Agile and DevOps.
• Expert in Java 8, Spring / Spring Boot.
• Hands-on microservices in production.
• Experience with Oracle and MSSQL.
• Proficient with REST, MQ/Solace messaging.
• Experience with low-latency, high-availability systems.
• Proficient with SDLC tools: IDEs, Git, Jira, Maven, Jenkins, Ansible.
• Production ownership in global matrix environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the full delivery journey.
• Engage with globally distributed team to deliver scalable solutions.
• Build high quality, reusable, scalable software.
• Provide effort estimates and contribute through Agile delivery lifecycle.
• Diagnose and resolve defects with robust fixes.
• Support Solution Architect to align with architectures and systems.

Skills

Leadership

Agile & DevOps

Java backend

Team coaching

Problem solving

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Git

Jira

Maven

Jenkins

Ansible

Oracle

MSSQL

MQ

Solace

REST

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist.

In this role, you will:

• This is an Individual Contributor (IC) role, working closely with the POD Lead and Product Owner to deliver agreed business outcomes.
• The role sits within a strategic IT initiative team, responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and supporting solutions, with a strong focus on performance improvement and end-to-end automation of DevOps processes and procedures.
• Design and develop technology solutions that enable strategic business initiatives.
• Translate business and technical requirements into deliverable plans, provide effort estimates, and contribute throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle.
• Diagnose and resolve defects, implementing robust, sustainable fixes that reduce repeat incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the full delivery journey, from requirements analysis through to production rollout.
• Engage with a large, globally distributed team to shape and implement strategic, scalable solutions.
• Build software that is high quality, reusable, scalable, and supportable over the long term.
• Identify opportunities to innovate and improve tooling to enhance delivery efficiency and operational effectiveness.
• Support the Solution Architect to ensure solutions and services align with the appropriate architectures and systems.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Senior experience level: 10+ years in IT delivery/software engineering, indicating a seasoned engineer comfortable with complex enterprise systems and long-running programmes.
• Team leadership: Proven lead experience for small–mid teams, covering delivery execution plus coaching/capability development (not just “task management”).
• Agile + DevOps maturity: Strong practical use of Agile and DevOps with emphasis on continuous improvement, stable releases, and reliable delivery outcomes.
• Core Java depth: Strong Java 8 fundamentals (Collections, multithreading/concurrency) and enterprise backend engineering using Spring / Spring Boot.
• Microservices delivery: Hands-on experience building and running microservices-based solutions in production (design, build, deploy, support).
• Database competence: Solid experience with Oracle and MSSQL, implying ability to handle SQL performance, data modelling, and integration with Java services.
• Integration & middleware: Familiarity with REST plus messaging middleware (MQ, Solace), suggesting event-driven integration patterns and resilient communication.
• Low-latency/high-availability engineering: Demonstrated capability with distributed data grids and building for performance and resilience at scale.
• Toolchain proficiency: Comfortable with modern engineering tools across the SDLC—IDEs (Eclipse/IntelliJ), version control (Git), tracking (Jira), build (Maven), CI/CD (Jenkins), deployment automation (Ansible).
• Production ownership + stakeholder management: Strong record of implementations and production support in global matrix environments; clear communication, ownership mindset, analytical problem-solving, and pragmatic risk/quality balance aligned to bank standards.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India