Specialist Java Backend Developer

About the position

The senior software developer for the Digital banking IT group provides design and development for internet banking, mobile banking, and origination applications within the RBC Caribbean Banking space. The candidate will work with all stakeholders to support, enhance, and upgrade technology solutions using a modernization approach that solves given business problems. This role involves developing new and extending existing applications and APIs in the Caribbean Digital Channel portfolio. As an open-minded technical specialist operating within an Agile product team, the primary role will be manager of software development, providing technical direction, design expertise, and implementation of applications for RBC Caribbean Digital banking. The candidate will collaborate with other internal development teams, solutions architects, and infrastructure groups to support, enhance, and upgrade technology solutions. From an expert position on Caribbean Technology’s landscape, this position leads, directs, and oversees activities/projects on planning, delivery, and implementation to ensure enterprise-wide program strategic goals and objectives are accomplished within approved time frames and scope.

Responsibilities

• Design and code application programs; performing testing for developed applications
• Review, analyze and modify programming systems, including encoding, testing, debugging and installing for a large-scale system
• Ensure the operating efficiency of existing application systems and maintain records for the documentation of systems development and revisions
• Conduct analyses of organizational needs and goals for the development and implementation of application systems
• Development and design of API services applications and ensure high code quality through automated unit and functional testing
• Contribute towards the creation of intuitive, robust, and reusable user interfaces using modern API frameworks. Optimize applications for maximum usability and function
• Work within an Agile product team composed of technical, product and business team members to deliver exceptional products
• Ensure requirements are understood, gaps identified and project deliverables met and alignment of coding and solutions to overall RBC guidelines
• Develop feasibility studies and proposals for senior management and executive decisions on large complex projects. Risk and Develops criteria for and participates in the evaluation of third party vendors and software as well as due diligence exercises.
• Provide consulting services on new and strategic initiatives (medium to large and of varying complexity)
• Research emerging trends / best practices and determines implications of proposed solutions on meeting business unit strategy
• Responsible for the maintenance and support of a portfolio of diverse and complex applications (Netbank, Mobile Banking) that are of critical strategic impact and organizational significance to the Businesses
• Provide estimates for given tasks/features and collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Requirements

• Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT Engineering graduate / post-graduate
• Experience working on cloud native solutions and DevOps technology and modernization.
• 10+ years of experience with Java, REST API, Microservices, MQ, Spring framework/Spring Boot, Cloud development
• Knowledge of enterprise-level security concepts and methodologies, including SSO, SSL, encryption, Apigee, authentication and entitlements.
• Demonstrated leadership/facilitation skills to manage cross functional development teams utilizing an Agile methodology

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Access to world-class training