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Contract Period: 12 months with potential to extend or convert

Location
:
New Jersey, NJ

Business

Hours:

Monday to Friday;
Core Business Hours

We are seeking a Java Software Engineer with a Banking/Financial background for a 12-month contract (with potential extension or conversion). This role is located in New Jersey and operates within core banking teams and modernization initiatives.

• 15+ years of software engineering experience in banking or financial services, with at least 5+ years in a technical leadership role.
• 5+ years of strong experience working on core banking systems - FIS Modern Banking, FIS Systematics, Temenos, Thought machine, Pismo or similar.
• 10+ years of Java 11+, Spring Boot, RESTful services
• 3+ years of Confluent Kafka (event streaming and integration)
• 3+ years of Open Shift, Kubernetes, Docker (containerization and orchestration)
• 7+ years API Gateway & Mediation (Apigee, WSO2 API Manager or vendor-provided gateways)
• 5+ years of Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle, or other relational/no sql databases
• 4+ years CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab CI, Jenkins), Dev Ops & automation
• 4+ years Observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, etc.)
• 5+ years of familiarity with modern core banking concepts (product factories, service orchestration, event notifications, platform APIs)
• 5+ years of solid grasp of domain-driven design, integration patterns, and transactional consistency in distributed systems
• 5+ years of solid presentation skills for senior leadership, cross-platform teams, and architectural diagrams
• Demonstrated experience leading core banking modernization or migration projects (greenfield core implementation, legacy decommissioning, or coexistence strategies)
• Deep understanding of Consumer Banking/Small Business Banking products and processes, especially deposits (checking, savings, CDs, interest-bearing accounts, and transaction postings)
• Hands-on experience with the New Core Platforms technical stack

• Experience in a leadership role in at least one large-scale core banking transformation program
• Exposure to vendor SaaS platforms or hybrid deployments and no code/low code architecture
• Familiarity with data migration tooling and cutover strategies from legacy platforms (FIS Systematics or similar)
• Knowledge of security best practices, authentication and regulatory compliance frameworks
• Ability to lead across cross-functional teams in a matrixed, fast-paced delivery environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable working with external vendors, internal product teams, and architecture boards

• Seniority level
  :
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type
  :
  Contract
• Job function
  :
  Information Technology
• Industries
  :
  Banking

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