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# Lead Java Kafka Developer

- **Company:** virtusa
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £46,242
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Unit Testing, Software Documentation, Profiling, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development), Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Hibernate (Java), MongoDB, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Redis, Service Discovery, SonarQube, Spring Cloud, Spring-boot, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Checkmarx, Api Gateway, Appdynamics, Dynatrace, Microservices
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5210480356

## About the Role

* Minimum 7 years of development and design experience in Spring Boot and Microservices architecture

 * Hands on experience in Profiling tools like AppDynamics/Dynatrace, performance tuning, debugging, monitoring.

 * Experience in Micro services Design Patterns: (CQRS, SAGA, Circuit Breaker, API Gateway, Service Discovery etc)

 * Understanding of containerization, experienced in Dockers , Kubernetes.

Technical Skills

 * Extensive coding experience with SOLID principles, Event Driven Architecture (Kafka) , Spring boot, MongoDB, Redis, Spring Cloud, Hibernate and have passion for coding.

 * Good hands-on experience with design patterns (Creational/Structural/Behavioral) and their implementation.

 * Well versed with CI/CD principles, actively involved in solving, troubleshooting issues in distributed services ecosystem

 * Good experience in Quality gate tools like Sonarqube, Checkmarx/fortify. Familiar with Distributed services resiliency and monitoring in a production environment.

 * Exposed to API gateway integrations like 3Scale, Kong etc

 * Understanding of Single-Sign-on or token based authentication (Rest, JWT, oAuth)

Functional Skills

 * Experience in following best Coding, Security, Unit testing and Documentation standards and practices

 * Experience in Banking, Financial and Fintech experience in an enterprise environment preferred

 * Experience in Agile methodology.

 * Effectively research and benchmark technology against other best in class technologies.

Soft Skills

 * Able to influence multiple teams on technical considerations, increasing their productivity and effectiveness, by sharing deep knowledge and experience. Self-motivator and self-starter, Ability to own and drive things without supervision and works collaboratively with the teams across the organization.

 * Have excellent soft skills and interpersonal skills to interact and present the ideas to Senior and Executive management, BTech/Any Graduate