Java Developer (Mid-Senior)

Founded in a garage by two technology enthusiasts who love solving business problems, 25 years on Sandstone is now one of Australia’s leading FinTechs delivering innovative software solutions to over 40 financial institutions on a global scale.

From digital banking and digital onboarding to origination and AI-based data analysis, with cloud based or on-premise deployment, we create flexible, robust, end-to-end solutions using a multichannel approach that gets our clients to market faster.

The role
We are currently on the lookout for bright, talented and dedicated developers to provide expertise, maintenance, support and 24/7 system monitoring for Sandstone applications deployed on-prem for one of our key clients, one of the Big Four Banks.

Working in an agile team, you’ll proactively identify and drive service improvements, resolve problems, respond and resolve incidents, and ensure changes to applications are implemented effectively. We’re looking for passionate developers who love to solve problems, work collaboratively, customer-service driven, and are focused in driving continuous improvement. You will also be confident to express your ideas across a highly skilled & talented team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Sandstone applications deployed on-prem for one of our key clients
• Supporting applications to ensure service level agreements are met in terms of service restoration, resolution, performance, reliability, maintainability, and serviceability
• Working on application codebase to resolve defects and implement improvements to provide a better experience for the end user
• Developing short-term and/or long-term solutions with appreciation of upstream and downstream system impacts
• Building code changes that permanently resolve application problems
• This role includes rostered (and incentivised), after hours, on-call support to respond to and resolve incidents

About you
• Analytical mindset, natural curiosity, and an ability to think outside of the box to solve problems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to express and put forward your ideas and to liaise with developers, internal and external client teams
• Ability to research and troubleshoot technical problems
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work as part of a fast paced and dynamic team
• 4+ years of JAVA 1.8+ programming experience using IDE (i.e. Eclipse)
• Experience with MS SQL and Rest API, SOAP web services
• Understanding of back-end frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot and Hibernate
• Understanding of ITIL methodology specifically Incident, Problem and Change Management practices
• Experience with Git and Bitbucket for version control
• Experience with Jenkins for deployment
• Experience with application monitoring tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace, an advantage
• Demonstrated experience in ensuring quality code and continuous improvement
• Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field

About us
At Sandstone, our people are our number one asset and we believe in providing opportunities for our people to develop and grow their careers through our training and development programs, mentoring and on the job coaching.

We also offer all employees:
• Opportunity to work for a company servicing the finance industry in Australia, UK/Europe and Asia
• Healthy work life balance
• Opportunity to work with a talented, market leading team and top tier clients
• Competitive remuneration package