About this role
Job title: Java Lead
About the Role We are looking for an experienced Java Lead with strong expertise in the Banking domain to lead development and BAU support functions. This onshore role requires a combination of technical leadership, stakeholder management, and production support experience in mission-critical banking applications. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring system stability, driving technical solutions, and aligning with business and regulatory requirements.
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and guide the development team using strong Java expertise; provide architecture and design solutions aligned with banking systems and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure best practices in coding, security, scalability, and performance; conduct code reviews; troubleshoot critical issues in high-availability banking applications.
- Own and manage BAU support activities for banking applications; handle production tickets, incidents, and service requests; perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent fixes; ensure compliance with SLAs/SLOs; collaborate with offshore teams; manage incident, problem, and change management processes; maintain detailed documentation and knowledge base.
- Act as the primary interface with banking business stakeholders, product owners, and clients; gather and understand business requirements for banking workflows (payments, lending, core banking, etc.); communicate releases, incidents, and delivery status; handle escalation management and governance participation.
What We're Looking For
- Technical Skills: Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture; experience in building secure, scalable banking applications; knowledge of REST APIs, distributed systems, and integration patterns.
- Databases and Cloud: Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, NoSQL; familiarity with cloud platforms is a plus; hands-on experience with DevOps tools.
- Banking Domain Experience (Mandatory): Strong understanding of core banking systems; payments; lending/retail banking/wealth management; regulatory standards.
- Additional: Stakeholder management, BAU incident management, ability to work with offshore teams; onshore Banking role with emphasis on uptime and production stability.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with cloud platforms is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools is a plus.