• Strong experience in Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Microservices Architecture.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, and API lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of API security including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, mTLS, and certificate management.
• Experience with Azure services including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Services, Azure Key Vault, Azure Storage, Application Insights, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, distributed systems, resilience patterns, and fault tolerance mechanisms.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, and secure SDLC practices.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of backend development experience with at least 3 years building Spring Boot microservices.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise banking, fintech, payments, digital banking, or financial services solutions.
• Strong understanding of banking integration patterns, API Gateways (Kong, Layer7), and enterprise integration architecture.
• Experience working within regulated environments with strong security, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Experience building highly available and scalable systems supporting mission-critical customer journeys.
• Understanding of CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud-native development, and containerized deployments.
• Experience with Kafka, IBM MQ, Rabbit MQ or other messaging technologies.
• Knowledge of OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Istio Service Mesh, and container orchestration platforms.