Backend java developer in market risk

Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future.

• Work on developing new and enhancing existing Market Risk applications
• Be part of an Agile squad, following Agile principles and applying DevOps practices
• Be able to work with business partners / stakeholders
• Shape the tooling and technology landscape of Risk Management, by introducing tools enabling better business processes required for meeting Firm's regulatory obligations

• 6+ hands-on experience with Java, Python, Spring, RDBMS
• Strong object oriented design and development skills, data-structures and algorithms, and design patterns
• Excellent analytical ability
• Strong experience with relational databases logical modelling
• Strength in querying large relational databases in an optimized manner
• A culture of incorporating unit test cases when designing systems using Junit
• Ability to write scripts in Shell/Perl/Python
• Strong collaboration and communication skills. The candidate will work in a global team where clear and concise communication skills are a must.
• Work independently following proper coding standards
• Exposure to leveraging AI agents and automation tools across software development, validation, and production deployment
• At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• EXCELLENT communication skills

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
• Social - Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
• Time off 25 days a year
• Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
• Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
• Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
• Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
• Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)