Senior Java & Banking Platform Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Banking Platform Engineer to support the implementation of a new banking application platform within a leading financial services organisation. This is a hands‑on opportunity to help deliver and support a modern banking technology stack in a greenfield environment.

Your responsibilities as the Senior Banking Platform Engineer:

• Develop, deploy and support Java-based banking applications and APIs.
• Configure and optimise applications running on Apache Tomcat.
• Install and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Work with GT.M database technology and backend integrations.
• Support platform design, performance tuning and production readiness.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security and architecture teams.

As a successful Senior Banking Platform Engineer, you will have:

• Experience with OpenJDK, Apache Tomcat and enterprise backend systems.
• Strong RHEL administration and Linux scripting (Bash/Shell) skills.
• Experience supporting applications on virtualised infrastructure.
• Experience within banking or financial services environments.

Desirable skills: GT.M, MUMPS/M language , FIS Profile, JDK 21 migration, WebSphere, database tuning and DevOps tooling.

Technology Stack: RHEL 9/10, OpenJDK 17 (roadmap to JDK 21), Apache Tomcat 10.x, GT.M NoSQL Database, Enterprise Banking Applications and Virtualised Infrastructure.

If you are a Senior Banking Platform Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

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