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Java Developer - Financial Services - London

London

£625 - £675 per day

Posted 8 January 2026

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Glenn Barton

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Glenn Barton

Associate Director

Job description

Contract: 2 days per week onsite in London
Rate: £650 per day (via umbrella)
Location: London

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer to join a greenfield project building a cloud-ready application for a leading financial services organization. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-impact system within a mission-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop Java-based microservices for a greenfield application.
  • Work with on-prem infrastructure while ensuring future cloud compatibility.
  • Collaborate with architects and engineers to deliver scalable, secure solutions.
  • Integrate with enterprise systems and messaging platforms.

Core Skills
  • Java (latest versions) – strong hands-on development experience.
  • Microservices architecture – design and implementation.
  • Oracle Database – schema design, performance tuning.
  • Apache Kafka – event-driven architecture and messaging.
  • Experience with on-prem deployments and cloud-ready design principles.

Supporting Technologies
  • Spring Boot / Spring Cloud
  • RESTful APIs
  • Docker / Kubernetes (for containerization and orchestration)
  • CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, or similar)
  • Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
  • Testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito)

Preferred Background
  • Financial services experience is highly desirable, particularly in regulated environments.



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