Senior Java Engineer; Kubernetes, Kafka, Docker – Hybrid

Senior Java Engineer (Kubernetes, Kafka, Spring Boot) - Finance - London

Daily rate: £550 - £750 (inside IR35) – Duration: 12 months – Hybrid: 8 days per month – Start: ASAP

A banking client is looking for a Senior Java Engineer with Kafka and Docker skills to join the team on a freelance basis. Must be based in the UK and be happy to be on site 8 days per month which is mandatory.

• Working as part of an Agile development team to deliver the migration of the legacy application to a new event‑based and service‑oriented architecture solution, working in collaboration with the Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Application architects and other stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of a coherent end‑to‑end IT solution that meets both functional and non‑functional requirements and ensures compliance with the Enterprise engineering and architecture standards.
• Ensure end‑to‑end consistency of solution delivery across platforms and teams by organising walkthroughs of the solution with delivery teams.
• Ensure that the solution meets guidelines and standards for design and development; undertake hands‑on development and coach staff in the new technologies used. The successful candidate will be expected to support the development of more junior colleagues.

• Strong systems development experience at all stages (design, development, testing, live implementation and post‑implementation support).
• Strong hands‑on Object‑Oriented Design skills.
• Strong core Java programming skills.
• Experience developing services/micro‑services in Java.
• Experience developing containerised services using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands‑on Spring Boot skills.
• Experience deploying on Unix or Linux.
• Hands‑on experience using the Kafka ecosystem.
• Experience with profiling and performance tuning.
• Experience with Behaviour‑Driven and Test‑Driven development principles and skills.
• Experience with Public Cloud development.

• Working in an Agile development team.
• Designing and implementing platform‑independent, database‑independent event‑driven applications.
• Database design skills in technologies such as Oracle, Splunk.
• Dev Ops principles, processes, and tooling.
• IBM MQ Messaging Standards (ISO 15022, ISO 20022, JSON).
• Working in Financial Market Infrastructure and/or Regulated environments.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements.