Lead Software Engineer Java AWS

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Ability to lead and guide a small team to deliver innovative solutions.
• Understanding of application and data architecture disciplines.
• Knowledge of architecture, design, and business processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively in diverse, global teams.
• Experience with authentication and modern authentication practices and solutions such as OAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML, Facebook Login, and Google Sign-In.
• Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Java is strongly preferred.
• Cloud-native experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Flexibility to work across disparate technology stacks and applications.
• Experience integrating anti-fraud and biometric authentication solutions.
• Familiarity with open standards and security protocols.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Passion for mentoring and developing others.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver high-quality, innovative identity and access management solutions.
• Modernize authentication and authorization platforms across multiple channels and domains.
• Evaluate and prototype internal and vendor solutions for user authentication.
• Integrate anti-fraud and biometric authentication solutions into customer-facing applications.
• Utilize APIs and SDKs for both niche solutions and open standards.
• Drive quality and efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Set and model high technical standards for the team.
• Collaborate with local and global teams to achieve common goals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• Java
• OpenID
• SAML
• Security
• Support

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We are a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors worldwide. Our Commercial & Investment Bank operates across banking, markets, securities services, and payments in more than 100 countries. We value our people as our strength and foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative environment where contributions matter. We are committed to equal opportunity, reasonable accommodations, and building trusted long-term partnerships that help our clients achieve their business objectives.

last updated 36 week of 2026