Senior Development Consultant

We are looking for a skilled experiencedand motivated Senior Development Consultant to join and guide our development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in Java Full Stack development with proven expertise in the Spring Framework and frontend development using React addition this role requires demonstrated leadership experience in managing teams driving technical decisions and ensuring the successful delivery of complex software projects.

The candidate will combine hands-on coding skills with the ability to mentor developers participate in design discussions and set technical direction to deliver scalable secure and high-performing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction guidance and best practices across the development team.
• Mentor coach and support team members fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Allocate tasks effectively balancing workload and ensuring timely delivery.
• Work closely with the Design Leads and Architecture team to design and validate technical solutions.
• Design develop test and maintain high-performance reusable Java applications.
• Develop and maintain responsive frontend components usingReact JSJavaScript and related technologies.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for relational databases such as DB2 or Oracle.
• Work with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
• Develop scalable solutions using microservices architecture to ensure modularity availability and ease of deployment in distributed systems.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs to enable backend-to-frontend integration
• Analyse requirements and propose effective technical solutions considering functional and non-functional requirements. Assist team members in clarifying requirements.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) including design implementation testing deployment and support.
• Ensure test automation test automation (unit integration regression) is implemented and maintained.
• Ensure documentation of software components and code.
• Conduct and participate in peer code reviews and design discussions.
• Ensure performance security and availability of applications.
• Identify and address technical risks and issues; propose and implement practical solutions.
• Conduct demos and facilitate acceptance discussions with Product Owners to validate deliverables.
• Maintain a proactive attitude toward learning and adopting new tools and frameworks.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10 Years of experience
• Degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field or equivalent professional IT qualification.
• Proven experience in leading software development teams (mentoring task allocation performance feedback).
• Proven experience in Java development with Java 17 (minimum Java 8).
• Strong knowledge of Spring Framework 6 Spring Boot 3.
• Experience inTest-Driven Development (TDD)andBehaviour-Driven Development (BDD)with hands-on use ofJUnitandMockito.
• Demonstrated experience in frontend development usingReact JSandJavaScript.
• Hands-on experience withrelational databasesDB2orOracle.
• Solid understanding ofRESTful APIdesign principles.
• Experience withmicroservicesarchitecture.
• Hands-on experience with messaging systems such asRabbitMQIBM MQ.
• Experience withMavenDocker andJenkins.
• Experience with GIT and understanding of standard branching strategies (Release Flow or GIT flow).
• Understanding of secure coding standards (e.g.OWASPCWESEI CERT).
• Broad experience in IT projects and an understanding of enterprise systems architecture.
• Awareness of DevOps tools/practices is beneficial.
• Strong problem-solving analytical and debugging skills.
• Attention to detail with a commitment to producing high-quality results.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities capable of engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Apache Camel or other integration frameworks.
• Experience working in the Banking or Payments industry.
• Understanding of automation testing frameworks with a willingness to learn contribute to and support the continuous improvement of the automation test suite.

Additional Information :

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time