About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team at Zinkworks and work with a leading financial services client to deliver scalable, high‑performance solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain robust and secure Java‑based applications.
Work with Spring and Spring Batch frameworks to deliver high‑performance services.
Build and deploy solutions in AWS using Lambdas, EC2 and other cloud‑native services.
Transform legacy functionalities to support mainframe modernization.
Ensure scalability, performance and reliability across distributed systems.
Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams including architects, testers and DevOps engineers.
Participate in code reviews, provide technical guidance and mentor junior developers.
Support continuous integration and deployment pipelines to ensure efficient delivery.
Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to root cause analysis.
Work in an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to sprint planning, estimation and retrospectives.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of professional software development experience.
Strong expertise in Java and the Spring Framework (Java 17+ and Spring 3.x+).
Hands‑on experience with Spring Batch, Spring Integration and Spring Kafka for large‑scale data processing.
Solid background in AWS services, particularly Lambdas, EC2, EKS and Keystore.
Knowledge of S3 (or willingness to upskill quickly).
Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
Understanding of relational and non‑relational database concepts – PostgreSQL and H2.
Excellent problem‑solving, debugging and analytical skills.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
Requires travel to the client site in Galway City one week per month.
Nice‑to‑Have Skills
Experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management.
Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Exposure to financial services or highly regulated environments.
Knowledge of security best practices for cloud‑native applications.
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