Senior Technical Specialist

Job Summary

Skill / Category Mandatory / Non-Mandatory Evaluation Focus Rationale Java (Spring Boot) Microservices Development Mandatory API design, service development, unit testing, debugging, code quality, performance optimization and production support Core engineering capability required for building and operating microservices. Microservices Architecture & Cloud-Native Design Mandatory Service decomposition, resiliency patterns, scalability, fault tolerance, secure communication and cloud-native architecture principles Fundamental to the role and long-term platform evolution. REST API Development & Integration Engineering Mandatory API design standards, integration patterns, error handling, versioning, security and service contracts Critical for interoperability across banking services. Event-Driven Architecture & Kafka Engineering Mandatory Producers, consumers, topics, consumer lag, event design patterns, monitoring and operational support Key capability for integrating services within the Vault ecosystem. Kubernetes (GKE) Application Deployment & Operations Mandatory Containerization, deployments, ingress, service networking, scaling, troubleshooting and production operations Required for hosting and operating microservices. CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation Mandatory Build pipelines, automated testing, deployment automation, release governance and engineering controls Supports efficient and reliable software delivery. Software Engineering Quality & Test Automation Mandatory Automated testing, code quality controls, static analysis, integration testing and release readiness Ensures maintainable and reliable services. Python/Go Automation & Platform Tooling Development Mandatory Development of automation tools, scripts, utilities and operational services Supports platform efficiency and engineering productivity. Cloud Security, Identity & Service Communication Mandatory Authentication, authorization, certificates, secrets management and secure service-to-service communication Essential for secure platform operations. Cross-Functional Engineering & Agile Delivery Mandatory Collaboration across engineering, platform, product, SRE and supplier teams Important for end-to-end delivery and operational ownership. Thought Machine Vault Integration & Platform Development Preferred Experience integrating and supporting services within the Vault ecosystem Directly relevant to the target platform. Core Banking Platform & Banking Domain Knowledge Preferred Knowledge of banking systems, transaction processing and regulated environments Accelerates onboarding and solution effectiveness. GCP Cloud Application Engineering Preferred Experience building, deploying and operating applications within GCP services Valuable for cloud-native development. Istio Service Mesh & Advanced Service Networking Preferred Traffic routing, service security, mTLS, observability and service-to-service communication management Supports modern microservice architectures. Apigee API Management & API Governance Preferred API gateway management, security policies, traffic controls and API lifecycle management Enhances enterprise integration capabilities. AlloyDB/PostgreSQL Data Access & Integration Preferred Database integration, query optimization and operational considerations for microservices Valuable for service persistence and performance. Contract Testing & Consumer-Driven Testing Preferred Service compatibility validation, API contract testing and integration quality assurance Reduces integration risk across distributed services. Large-Scale Distributed Systems Engineering Preferred Experience operating highly scalable, distributed and business-critical systems Valuable for resilience and performance optimization. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for Data Services Mandatory Metrics, logs, traces, pipeline monitoring, health dashboards and actionable alerting Production readiness, operational support, root cause analysis and continuous improvement Scalability

Key Responsibilities

Skill / Category Mandatory / Non-Mandatory Evaluation Focus Rationale Java (Spring Boot) Microservices Development Mandatory API design, service development, unit testing, debugging, code quality, performance optimization and production support Core engineering capability required for building and operating microservices. Microservices Architecture & Cloud-Native Design Mandatory Service decomposition, resiliency patterns, scalability, fault tolerance, secure communication and cloud-native architecture principles Fundamental to the role and long-term platform evolution. REST API Development & Integration Engineering Mandatory API design standards, integration patterns, error handling, versioning, security and service contracts Critical for interoperability across banking services. Event-Driven Architecture & Kafka Engineering Mandatory Producers, consumers, topics, consumer lag, event design patterns, monitoring and operational support Key capability for integrating services within the Vault ecosystem. Kubernetes (GKE) Application Deployment & Operations Mandatory Containerization, deployments, ingress, service networking, scaling, troubleshooting and production operations Required for hosting and operating microservices. CI/CD Engineering & Release Automation Mandatory Build pipelines, automated testing, deployment automation, release governance and engineering controls Supports efficient and reliable software delivery. Software Engineering Quality & Test Automation Mandatory Automated testing, code quality controls, static analysis, integration testing and release readiness Ensures maintainable and reliable services. Python/Go Automation & Platform Tooling Development Mandatory Development of automation tools, scripts, utilities and operational services Supports platform efficiency and engineering productivity. Cloud Security, Identity & Service Communication Mandatory Authentication, authorization, certificates, secrets management and secure service-to-service communication Essential for secure platform operations. Cross-Functional Engineering & Agile Delivery Mandatory Collaboration across engineering, platform, product, SRE and supplier teams Important for end-to-end delivery and operational ownership. Thought Machine Vault Integration & Platform Development Preferred Experience integrating and supporting services within the Vault ecosystem Directly relevant to the target platform. Core Banking Platform & Banking Domain Knowledge Preferred Knowledge of banking systems, transaction processing and regulated environments Accelerates onboarding and solution effectiveness. GCP Cloud Application Engineering Preferred Experience building, deploying and operating applications within GCP services Valuable for cloud-native development. Istio Service Mesh & Advanced Service Networking Preferred Traffic routing, service security, mTLS, observability and service-to-service communication management Supports modern microservice architectures. Apigee API Management & API Governance Preferred API gateway management, security policies, traffic controls and API lifecycle management Enhances enterprise integration capabilities. AlloyDB/PostgreSQL Data Access & Integration Preferred Database integration, query optimization and operational considerations for microservices Valuable for service persistence and performance. Contract Testing & Consumer-Driven Testing Preferred Service compatibility validation, API contract testing and integration quality assurance Reduces integration risk across distributed services. Large-Scale Distributed Systems Engineering Preferred Experience operating highly scalable, distributed and business-critical systems Valuable for resilience and performance optimization. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for Data Services Mandatory Metrics, logs, traces, pipeline monitoring, health dashboards and actionable alerting Production readiness, operational support, root cause analysis and continuous improvement Scalability

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