Full Stack Java/Angular Developer

We are partnering with a dynamic and innovative technology-driven company at the forefront of the financial services industry. This organization is committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower millions of users and shape the future of finance. As a proud partner, Aquent is seeking exceptional talent to join their high-performing engineering teams.

Are you a passionate technologist eager to make a significant impact on critical, high-volume systems that handle peak transactions during market open? This is an incredible opportunity to lead the development of best-in-class authentication solutions, directly influencing the security and reliability of a platform that serves a vast user base. You'll be instrumental in shaping the technical direction, driving innovation, and ensuring the delivery of highly scalable and robust applications that align with strategic technology visions. Your contributions will directly enhance user experience and maintain the integrity of vital financial operations.

In this pivotal role, you will lead technical initiatives, guiding teams in the delivery of highly scalable and reliable applications. You will be at the forefront of developing and enhancing a critical authentication solution, ensuring it meets the demands of a high-volume transaction system. Collaborating closely with Solution and Platform Architects, you will ensure all implementations adhere to robust architectural designs and established standards. This role champions engineering excellence, advocating for agile practices, high software quality, and continuous improvement across development, coding, testing, and automation standards. You will also have the opportunity to coach and mentor creative and passionate teammates, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

**Key Responsibilities:**

* Lead and guide technical teams in the successful delivery of highly scalable and reliable applications, meeting business objectives and timelines.

* Drive the development and enhancement of a best-in-class authentication solution for a high-volume transaction system, capable of handling peak demands.

* Partner with Solution and Platform Architects to ensure all technical implementations align with strategic architecture and design principles.

* Champion and augment platform principles, guidelines, and standards across development teams.

* Act as a strong advocate for software agility, quality standards, and engineering excellence within an agile environment.

* Promote and implement agile practices to enhance delivery speed and responsiveness.

* Coach, mentor, and support talented engineers across multiple teams, fostering their growth and development.

* Establish, maintain, and ensure adherence to rigorous development, coding, testing, and automation standards.

**Qualifications:**

**Must-Have Skills & Experience:**

* Proven experience in software design for building applications capable of handling thousands of transactions per second with 99.999% availability, integrating with multiple internal and external applications.

* Demonstrated experience in resolving complex problems in high-stress and time-critical situations, such as production issues.

* Strong understanding of authentication protocols such as OAuth and SAML.

* Expertise in JavaScript and related frameworks, with a preference for Angular.

* Proficiency in Java development.

* Extensive experience with web application development, with a preference for consumer-facing applications.

* Hands-on experience with gateway technologies, such as Spring Cloud or similar solutions.

* Strong background in designing and implementing REST APIs.

* Proficiency with testing automation frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Karma, Cucumber, BDD frameworks).

* Experience with NoSQL databases, specifically MongoDB.

* Familiarity with various logging technologies, log analysis, and reporting tools.

* Solid understanding and experience with CI/CD technologies.

* Experience with containerized deployment strategies.

* Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in Computer Science.

* Demonstrated curiosity and a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving.

**Nice-to-Have Skills & Experience:**

* Experience with .Net C#.

* Experience with relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL.

* Familiarity with specific logging and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, BigQuery, Grafana).

* Experience with specific CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, Bamboo, Sonar, Blackduck, Veracode).

* Experience in deploying applications to cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS).

* Background in performance testing and engineering.

* Prior experience developing Identity and Authentication solutions for use by other applications.

* Understanding of NIST Identity Standards.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.