Acuity Knowledge Partners is a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector. The company supports over 500 financial institutions and consulting companies through a team of over 2,500 subject matter experts who work as an extension of the clients’ teams based out of various global delivery centers.
We EMPOWER our clients to drive revenues higher. We INNOVATE using our proprietary technology and automation solutions. We enable our clients to TRANSFORM their operating model and cost base.
Key Responsibilities:
A candidate will be responsible for delivery of work including:
Design, develop, and implement microservices-based solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Analyze existing application components built using Groovy, GSP, Grails, and refactor or rewrite them into modern microservices architecture.
Collaborate with architecture teams to define technical design, integration strategy, and deployment roadmap for system modernization
Work with relational databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle, and SQL Server to write and optimize queries, functions, and data migration scripts as part of the modernization effort.
Develop and maintain unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and participate in continuous testing using SOAP UI and Smoke test cases.
Use Gradle and other build tools to manage dependencies, compile code, and package microservices for deployment.
Participate in containerization and deployment processes using Docker and coordinate with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipeline integration.
Document APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI and ensure services are secure, well-documented, and compliant with enterprise standards.
Troubleshoot issues across environments, support QA, UAT, and production deployments, and work collaboratively in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Continuously research and adopt best practices and modern tools to improve the overall code quality, architecture robustness, and developer productivity.
Collaborate with Business Analysts and QA teams to translate requirements into functional software.
Write efficient database queries and manage data access using JDBC and Hibernate.
Use JUnit for automated testing and ensure high-quality deliverables.
Participate in code reviews, client demos, and internal knowledge-sharing sessions.
Candidate Profile:
Candidates should have a B.E./B.Tech Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.
6–9 years of professional experience in Release, Build and Deployment of software in Containerized Environment
Prior experience in transitioning products from monolith to microservice based.
Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security
RESTful API Development
Microservices Architecture Design Principles
JUnit & Integration Testing (e.g., REST Assured, Mockito)
Writing/Modifying SOAP UI and Smoke Test Cases
Gradle
JDBC, Hibernate, JPA
PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server (query writing, functions etc.)
Hands-on experience in Docker & Containerization
Version Control using Git
API Documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI
Spring Cloud Components (Config Server, Eureka, API Gateway, etc.)
Messaging Systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Security Frameworks (OAuth2, JWT)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Solid understanding of Web architecture, Microservice Architecture, Creating RESTful APIs, and database interaction patterns.
Proficient in writing clean, modular, and scalable code.
Exposure to performance tuning and product optimization is an advantage.
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively.
Capable of working in a high-pressure, agile environment.
Good-to-Have:
Groovy, GSP, Grails Framework (for understanding and migrating legacy code)
Docker Compose / Kubernetes / EKS
CI/CD Pipeline tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins)
NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Redis)
Monitoring & Logging Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
Java, Spring boot REST, Security framework, Kafka, Rabbit MQ