The Digital S/W Engineer Sr Analyst is a seasoned professional role required for Securities-Based Lending (SBL) technology program, a key part of the OMAI Initiative. The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding of application development and a strong desire to build expertise in the SBL domain. This role will support senior team members in designing and building technology solutions that enhance the SBL business. The candidate will act as a key contributor, learning to bridge the gap between the SBL Engineering team and our business partners. This involves interaction with specialists in SBL Business, Credit Risk, Legal, and Operations, providing an excellent opportunity to grow and leverage technology to solve complex challenges across our global SBL operations.
Key Responsibilities
Backend Service Development: Contribute to the hands-on development, testing, and maintenance of robust backend services and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies, following best practices in software engineering.
System Integration: Assist in building and consuming RESTful APIs to ensure seamless integration between the SBL platform and other critical internal and external systems.
Database Management: Help implement and maintain the data layer for SBL solutions, writing efficient SQL queries and interacting with both relational and NoSQL databases.
Documentation & Automation: Support the development of solutions that automate business processes, such as analyzing data from legal documents or integrating with tools like DocuSign to help reduce the documentation lifecycle.
Risk & Compliance: Work under the direction of senior team members to ensure all code and platform features align with lending policies, regulatory requirements (e.g., Regulation U), and security best practices.
Problem Solving: Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues across the full application stack, from database queries to API performance, with senior support.
CI/CD & Deployment: Actively participate in the team's CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the deployment of applications to production environments using tools like Jenkins, Docker, and OpenShift.
Qualifications & Skills
8+ years of relevant experience in backend application development using Java.
Proficiency in Java (Java 8+), including a solid understanding of the Spring Framework and Spring Boot for building microservices.
Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs using JSON.
Hands-on experience with relational databases and writing SQL. Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
Familiarity with build tools like Maven or Gradle and version control systems like Git.
Exposure to unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
Awareness of containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Interest in or exposure to messaging systems like Kafka or JMS.
Understanding of secure coding practices and communication protocols (e.g., TLS, JWT).
Familiarity of the Securities Based Lending (SBL) lifecycle, wealth management, private banking, credit environments is a plus.
Excellent communication skills and an eagerness to collaborate within a team environment.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven and results-oriented
Experience delivering with an agile methodology
Education:
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Level :C12
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of relevant experience in backend application development using Java
- Proficiency in Java (Java 8+) and Spring Framework
- Experience building or consuming RESTful APIs
- Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with build tools like Maven or Gradle
- Exposure to unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
- Awareness of containerization technologies (Docker)
- Interest in messaging systems like Kafka or JMS
- Understanding of secure coding practices and communication protocols
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