Java/ ESB Senior Tech Specialist

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Job Title: Java/ ESB Senior Tech SpecialistBusiness Unit: CIO, Digital SolutionsSalary: Starting from £39,689 - £51,000 per annum DOELocation: UK, FlexibleContract Type: Permanent Disrupt the status quo. Its a simple statement that tells you everything aboutVirgin Money. Its about thinking whatDigitalcould be, instead of what itis now. Thinking this way gives us so many opportunities to make our customers happier.So, whats ourDigital SolutionsVision Simply put, we will become a fully digitised bank, by developing a best in class digital delivery capability for our colleagues and our customers. But how will we deliver it By becoming a truly Agile Organisation,ourDigital Solutions Agile journey started in October 2020, since then, we have set up new Tribes, new squads, new ways of workings, loads of training sessions and muchmuchmore, its an exciting time to join the team,what are you waiting for.Were looking for an ambitious Microservice and Integration Senior Technology Specialist who of course has lots of experience and loves the techy side of being a technologist but also someone who cares about delivering engaging customer experiences. We believein collaboration, with Agile at the heart of everything we do. We arent perfect (who is) so we iterate and improve as we go.As a Senior Technology Specialist youll be responsible for development and implementation of Integration and Microservice based solutions from initial conception through completion in an Agile environment. Youll be supporting the business and technicalarchitecture of the delivered solution matches enterprise, technical and functional requirements. Interested Keep reading to find out more!Day to day youll be:

• Working as part of an agile team assisting in the evolution of the Java Microservice and Integration Platform to keep fit for the future to support changing requirements and working practices in a fast-changing technology landscape.
• Identifying, implementing or suggesting changes that improve service to internal and external customers.
• Working as part of a team to deliver and manage tasks across Java and ESB stacks, to deliver quality outputs in a timely fashion, that meet the needs of stakeholders; focusing not just on what is delivered, but equally focused on quality.
• Using your SME knowledge and ability to collaborate with other members of the team, to enhance their and your skills and manage multiple streams of work through to completion.
• Coaching and mentoring other developers within the team
• Understanding end-to-end architecture to create low level designs in consultation with the dev team and Solution Designers
• Finding ways to optimise and make delivery pipelines more efficient
• Confidently being able to challenge the status quo

To be brilliant youll need to bring:

• A proven and successful track record and in-depth experience in Java 7/8 development preferably at an enterprise scale and/or a proven and successful track record and In-depth experience in IBM ESB or similar Middleware product, across multiple areas ofa typical enterprise technology.
• SME knowledge and significant practical experience in Agile development with a strong grasp of automation, continuous integration, test-driven development and continuous refactoring.
• In depth knowledge and significant practical experience of performing code reviews and drive software standards and best practices
• SME experience in Agile development, e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
• SOAP/ REST Web Services
• SQL / ESQL

Its a bonus if you have below,butitsnot essential:

• IBM Security Access Manager experience
• IBMDatapower experience
• Any experience with Pega, BPM tool
• Atlassian Stack
• Unix / Linux

We really need you to have the skills and experience listed in the"to be brilliant youll need to bring"section above, but the final section isjust our wish list, so please dont let that put you off applying, wed love to hear from you!RED HOT Rewards A generous holiday package and the option to buy more! Private Medical Insurance - with the option to extend to family members. Pension! A market leading pensionwell top up your contributions too. Flexible benefitscustomise your rewards to work for you!Inclusion at Virgin MoneyInclusion is at the heart of everything we do here at Virgin Money. Its good for you, its good for us and its amazing for our customers. We know that great minds dont think alike, so we rely on your diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgroundsto be the best we can possibly be. Got any questions about this or need some support with your application Wed love to hear from you so get in touch with our friendly team at orPoint to noteAt the minute, depending on which team you are joining, lots of us are working from home. This is something that may change over time, and if so, we will come together in one of our hub locations, giving you the chance to meet your new colleagues in person.We will of course, make sure you have the IT equipment to access our systems and to interact digitally with your new team and colleagues, but we thought it best to let you know this in advance, so you can make sure you are set up to work safely and productively.If you have any questions on this let us know!Now the legal bitIf we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing 3 years worth of satisfactory references.