Java Technical Lead (with Line Management Experience)

Euroclear; Kraków; On-site; PLN 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Learning and development environment

Job summary

Euroclear is seeking a Technical Lead for a business transformation program in Kraków. You will lead a new team in delivering end-to-end IT solutions within a modern Java microservice-based platform.

Your experience in Core Java, Agile methodologies, and container technologies will be pivotal in migrating legacy systems to a service-oriented architecture. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, alongside a collaborative international environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Core Java development and common frameworks.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging technologies.
• Proficiency in Object-Oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of a new team and provide technical leadership.
• Lead delivery of coherent end-to-end IT solutions.
• Work in an Agile team to migrate legacy applications.

Skills

Core Java development

Spring Boot

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Object-Oriented design

Agile methodologies

Tools

JUnit

Mockito

Cucumber

Job description

Job Description

Euroclear UK and International (EUI) is embarking on an exciting multi-year business transformation programme, with technology change at its heart. Group Business Solutions (GBS) delivers technology services to EUI and is currently developing a modern Java microservice-based platform to replace the legacy system. The new platform will use Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes and the OpenShift container platform, and is designed to be cloud‑ready for future migration.

Division

Group Business Solutions (GBS)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of a new team and provide technical leadership.
• Lead delivery of coherent end‑to‑end IT solutions that meet functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Work within an Agile team to migrate the legacy application to an event‑based, service‑oriented architecture, collaborating with the Solution Architect, Engineering Lead and other stakeholders.
• Ensure IT solutions comply with enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Organise walkthroughs with delivery teams to maintain end‑to‑end consistency across platforms.
• Uphold guidelines and standards for design and development.
• Perform hands‑on development and provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Potential for line management responsibilities.

Qualifications

Crucial Candidate Traits

The successful candidate will have previously performed a technical lead role and possess strong demonstrable solutions design and development skills.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Core Java development and common frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience of line management.
• Developer of Java micro‑services.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture and messaging technologies (Kafka, MQ).
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Object‑Oriented design.
• Experience developing and deploying on Unix or Linux.
• Ability to profile and tune performance.
• Familiarity with testing tools and frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber).
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL).

Soft Skills

• Strong technical leadership and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge.
• Results‑oriented, with a can‑do attitude and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• A passion for innovation and technology.

Nice‑to‑have

• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle.
• Hibernate experience.
• Splunk experience.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles, processes and tooling.
• IBM MQ experience.
• Angular experience.
• Knowledge of messaging standards (e.g., ISO 15022, ISO 20022, JSON).
• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments.

What We Offer

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment that emphasises knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Equality and Diversity

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, …). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.