Senior Specialist, Software Engineering, Java Microservices, Nicosia

About the Opportunity Our client, a global technology consulting company with over 87,000 employees across 40+ countries, is seeking talented professionals to join their European operations supporting major digital transformation programmes in the banking and financial services sector. The Role We are looking for a Senior Java Developer with deep expertise in microservices architecture to design, build and maintain scalable, high quality enterprise applications. This is a hands on technical leadership role that combines strong coding practice with close collaboration across architecture, QA, DevOps and product teams. What You Will Do Design and develop scalable, high performance microservices using Java and Spring Boot Translate business and technical requirements into clean, maintainable code Apply and enforce design patterns, coding standards and engineering best practices Write and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting and performance optimisation Collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps and product teams across the full SDLC Support deployments, releases and production issue resolution What You Will Bring Strong hands on experience in microservices design and development Deep practical knowledge of Java and Spring Boot Solid experience with unit testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito) Strong understanding of object oriented design, REST APIs and backend development Experience in PL/SQL development Comfortable working in Agile Scrum environments Typically 5 to 8 years of hands on software development experience, with proven delivery on enterprise or large scale applications Strong problem solving ability and capable of working independently Excellent communication and collaboration skills Nice to Have Hands on experience with Docker and Kubernetes Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) The Details Location: Nicosia, Cyprus. Fully onsite, no remote or hybrid option Hours: 8 hour working day, Monday to Friday Languages: Fluency in both Greek and English is mandatory. Candidates who do not speak both languages cannot be considered