Senior Java Expert with DevOps (all humans)

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

Integration and Platforms Department is looking for experienced individual to help with keeping Erste Java usage at the edge.

What to do:

• Communicate with business, developers, business analysts and technical infrastructure personnel (mainly in English) 

• Design, implement and maintain internal set of Spring Boot libraries to be used throughout the company

• Automate infrastructure and workflow to optimize efficiency and scalability (develop and maintain scripts for automation tasks)

• Utilize monitoring tools to ensure system stability and performance 

• Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies to ensure state-of-the-art operations 

• Participation in the requirements analysis (including technical/IT architecture analysis) and estimations 

• Ensuring clear/transparent documentation by using specific tools (Confluence, SharePoint, MS Teams) and transparent description of stories/tasks and associated releases by using JIRA and/or other agreed means

Tech stack: 

• Backend: Java 8 - Java 21, Rest-MicroServices,

• Java Frameworks: Spring

• Other: Maven, Red Hat OpenShift (Docker, Kubernetes), Jenkins (pipelines/groovy), Dynatrace, Kafka, Redis, Grafana, Prometheus

You check these boxes:

• Open-minded individual eager to try new technologies

• Strong background in Java 

• Working knowledge of Linux (Red Hat) server systems 

• Experience with containerization platforms (Docker, OpenShift)

• Experience with Maven, Jenkins and other Ci/CD platforms

• Experience with automation tools 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot issues proactively 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills in English
  

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste

• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic

• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave

• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family

• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital

• A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 3000,- gross per month for this full time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.