Senior Software Engineer

Description: SmartStream Technologies is a global software and managed services provider to the worlds top banks, asset managers, custodians and broker dealers with offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Software Engineer - Java Development Manager to join our team. The Java J2EE Development Manager role is responsible for supervising the development, troubleshooting, and testing of software components in our Fees and Expense Management solutions.

Job Responsibilities : Supervise the following activities:
• Development of java script-based user interfaces, server-side and database components as per the technical specifications
• Development and execution of unit and integration tests
• Maintain an enterprise-level information technology solution by analysing, testing, and implementing new software and by suggesting modifications/enhancements to existing software applications
• Implementing automation solutions to deliver streamlined software development processes
• Understand processes, services, software, and other platforms and how they support business processes
• Responsible for learning and understanding the underlying code, expected performance behaviors, and how to resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Responsible for identifying and reporting bug fixes throughout the applications
• Communicate with end users to provide technical analysis for the production incidents, resolution, and root cause analysis for the incidents
• Provide code/config fixes to the applications in production
• Design software architecture and solftware solution design based on functional requirements

Key Skills: Good work experience and proficiency in developing the web applications using Java/J2EE technologies like Java, J2EE(JSP/Servlet/JDBC/JMS), Web Services, SOAP, REST, Jasper Reporting, SQL, PL/SQL, JSON, XML, Maven, Jenkins.
• Knowledge of frameworks like Hibernate
• Experience working with databases like Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Good knowledge on Web/Application Servers: Weblogic, JBoss / Wildfly, Apache Tomcat
• Strong knowledge in production technical architecture, deployment architecture and design
• Good knowledge on log monitoring tools for troubleshooting
• Understanding on AWS services (EC2,RDS,S3)
• Good understanding on version control systems like GIT/BitBucket

Desirable Skills : AWS technologies - Experience in cloud-based software projects, web application development, security and open-source technologies
• Monitoring tools like Splunk, Kibana or any other industry standard ones
• Proficient in a scripting language such as shell scripts or Groovy

Qualifications: Graduate/Post Graduate in any faculty related to Banking and Financial Services

Experience: 7 - 10 years of experience in managing application support and development or related experience
• 5 - 10 years experience in the financial domain including Equities and Fixed Income Products

Employment Type : Permanent

Equality Statement : SmartStream is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and following practices which are free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.