SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER

Position Description.
CGI is looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our team.
Your future duties and responsibilities.
• The vacancy is for a position within the Risk Systems Applications Services pole based in Lisbon/Porto; • The role is a technical programming role, focusing on the user interface developments covering enhancement and changes for our strategic Credit risk platforms whilst ensuring compatibility with our legacy tools.
Working as part of an Agile team the candidate should have very strong Java server-side development skills including Spring and SQL databases.
Proven experience of Angular development would also be advantageous; • The successful candidate will be highly delivery focused with a desire to achieve high quality deliverables which are ‘right first time’ and will work closely with the rest of development team, with the business analysis and UX design teams and with other Risk Systems teams located in London, Lisbon, and Porto.
The candidate can be expected to contribute to the deliverables as a part of larger complicated projects but will also be expected to have the flexibility to switch to smaller scale enhancements and changes as and when required.
Main Responsibilites.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code; • Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic; • Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications; • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems; • Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications; • Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization; • Integration with a variety of data storage solutions; • Be part of a growing team that is at the heart of our investment in regulatory and business driven change; • Rapidly prototyping solutions to quickly prove/disprove new concepts.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role.
Technical Skills.
• Proficient in Java with a good knowledge of its ecosystem (RESTful, Spring framework, JPA/Hibernate); • Familiar with Java application design and architectural pattern; • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and functional programming paradigms; • Able to incrementally deliver server-side applications to meet dynamic customer requirements; • Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application; • Knowledge of multithreaded design and concurrency patterns in Java; • Knack for writing clean and readable code; • Strong unit test and debugging skills; • Knowledge of Continuous Integration Continuous delivery tools.
Jenkins/TeamCity/ BitBucket/ Ansible; • Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3; • Knowledge of database.
T-SQL; • Knowledge of Kafka/S3; • Knowledge of JWT Token/Oauth; • Exposure to Angular JavaScript framework; • Experience of Credit/Market risk; • Exposure to the practical issues of data loading, validation and management.
Soft Skills.
• English – Expert; • Strong analytical skills with a creative and flexible approach to problem solving; • Capacity to work effectively in a team and appetite to lead a team towards the best solutions; • Delivery-focused with keen attention to detail; • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; • Professional and precise communication skills.
Skills.
Angular Java JavaScript RESTful (Rest-APIs) Spring SQL What you can expect from us.
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