Performance Specialist

Job Description

We are currently looking for an experienced Performance Specialist (m/w/d) to drive our Customer Securities

Finance Trading & Collateral technology and services roadmap to the global Securities Finance &

Collateral industry. Working closely with the Product Development management to deliver on our

mission to deliver future state cloud-native solution together with simplifying the integrations with open

API’s and provide seamless integrations.

About The Role

As a Performance Specialist, you are part of the Securities Finance Trading and Collateral core

development team. You strengthen the existing cross functional Scrum team, contributing towards the

implementation of the future architectural and functional roadmap to meet the strategic goals and

the market demand. You’ll help design the foundation for how our global platforms perform and

scale. Your expertise will influence selecting, operating and administering systems and software for our

environment that supports vital business processes.

About The Team

Securities Finance Trading & Collateral is a market leader in delivering technology and services to the

global Securities Finance & Collateral industry. The components of customer’s solution suite are designed to

support the entire and complete value chain and processes of the Securities Finance and Collateral

market. The global business has 200+ clients, both sell side and buy side institutions including Banks,

Agent Lenders, Broker/Dealers and Asset Managers.

What You Will Be Doing

• Rearchitect performance critical functionality to eliminate bottlenecks and ensure strong

scalability and performance

• Drive performance testing
• Investigate performance related limitations to find both short and long term improvements

and necessary changes

• Implementation of future architectural enhancements of the platform.
• Development of the platform to meet the standards of performance and scalability

expectations.

• Collaborating with the Senior Architects on the platform to take ownership and drive some

of the key initiatives.

What You Will Need

• At least 5+ year’s hands-on professional experience in the Java enterprise environment.
• Strong experience around performance related aspects
• Very good understanding of SQL (experience working with Oracle or SQL Server or

PostgreSQL)

• Experience building enterprise financial solutions.
• Experience with Agile and test-driven development.
• Experience in working in a distributed global environment.
• Very good expertise in Java SE/JEE, TypeScript
• Very good expertise in software design patterns, integration patterns and enterprise

architectural concepts.

• Hands-on experience with Spring Framework and Middleware, JMS and JPA/Hibernate
• Good understanding of web frontend technologies: Angular v2+, Observables, Redux
• Competence in the usage of REST-APIs
• Experience integrating with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems, with good

understanding of concepts like OAuth, OpenID Connect and Single Sign-on

• Adapting and integrating open-source frameworks and technologies
• Experience working with Kubernetes/ OpenShift
• Very strong communication skills and fluent in English.
• Team player, Willingness to take responsibility.
• Passionate about software development

Added Bonus If You Have

• Experience with Integration Frameworks/Patterns (Apache Camel)
• Experience with DevOps Concepts (Continuous Integration and Delivery

Responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

About Us

At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do. At the heart of our culture is ONE with Client - a set of four core values that reflect who we are and how we work: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus.

Part of the $4.8 billion RPG Group, we’re a community of 10,000+ innovators across 30+ global locations, including Milpitas, Seattle, Princeton, Cape Town, London, Zurich, Singapore, and Mexico City. Explore Life at Zensar and join us to Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. to be the best version of yourself.

We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.