Lead Java Engineer — AFC Platform & Cloud; Hybrid, London

AMS is the world’s leading provider of Talent Acquisition and Management Services. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) service, partner with Deutsche Bank to support contingent recruitment processes.

On behalf of Deutsche Bank, we are looking for a Lead Java Engineer for a 6 month contract based in the bank’s London office on a hybrid working model of 3 days per week in the office and 2 from home.

Deutsche Bank is a global banking business with strong roots in Germany and operations in over 70 countries. Their large but focused footprint gives an established position in Europe plus a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

‘Together we’re sharing new perspectives and transforming what it means to be a bank.’

As a Lead Java Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and take ownership of critical applications that drive the next generation of Anti‑Financial‑Crime (AFC) capabilities.

• Design and deliver baseline and future‑state components to modernise the AFC technology landscape.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams working on critical AFC applications.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Architects to define requirements, solution vision, and delivery roadmap.
• Contribute high‑quality code and conduct code reviews to maintain engineering excellence.
• Ensure development practices align with modern engineering standards and methodologies.

• Proven track record of delivering complex IT projects in a mature engineering environment.
• Solid experience of server‑side development experience with Java, SQL, and messaging/search technologies.
• Demonstrable experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including use of services such as GKE, Cloud Functions, or Pub/Sub, and hands‑on expertise with container technologies (Kubernetes/Docker) for deployment and orchestration.
• Clear evidence of working within Dev Ops/SRE‑aligned environments, including implementing CI/CD pipelines, applying TDD/BDD practices, and using tools such as Jenkins or Git Lab CI, with strong understanding of reliability and observability principles.
• Broad awareness of emerging technologies and ability to translate them into business relevant solutions.

Deutsche Bank’s values define the working environment they strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. They embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. They build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage their people to develop to their full potential.

The Bank promotes good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. They welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs, and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

This client will only accept workers operating via a PAYE engagement model.

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