APPLICATION ENGINEER JAVA

What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. Come and shape the future of finance with us.
Madrid | Working from home up to 40% | Reference 7432
Are you are enthusiastic about exciting projects in the financial industry? Do you enjoy working with internal and external interfaces and you are good at managing IT systems? Then become part of our connectivity team for Post Trading area and take your career to the next level.
We are looking for a bright mind to help us to move forward as an Application Engineer. As part of this team you will have the opportunity to work in an agile and self-organized environment where collaboration, trust, and innovation are paramount.
Don't hesitate and apply now with your CV in English
Develop, maintain, and support IT applications in the Connectivity Area for Post Trading, using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Integration and related frameworks.
Ensure smooth IT operations and incident management within SLA requirements, including ITSM processes, service desk activities, problem resolution, and participation in a rotating on-call (picket) support schedule (approx. once every 5–6 weeks) using Jira and Confluence.
Implement and deploy new releases across Development, Test, and Production environments, leveraging CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Maven, JFrog, and OpenShift.
Adhere to architectural, security, and compliance standards throughout the development lifecycle, utilizing best practices and tools like SonarQube and XRAY.
Drives continuous improvement in application SLAs, monitoring, and automation by leveraging, Grafana, Elastic, Ansible and proactively managing technical debt.
5–8 years of hands‑on experience in software development, application maintenance, and production support, with a strong commitment to resolving critical issues.

• Expertise in Java technologies (Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate) and solid experience with relational databases such as Oracle and MS SQL.
• High knowledge with modern DevOps and automation tools, including Git, Maven, Helm 3, Ansible, and Argo CD.
• Ability to thrive in fast‑paced, agile environments, demonstrating flexibility to work outside normal hours when needed to support production.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken) are required; domain knowledge of banking or post‑trading services is a plus.