Job Summary
Are you a hardworking Senior Java Engineer working with Java Microservices? We are looking for you to lead a team of Java engineers building scalable, highly available network management features for 5G networks, working as part of a multi-functional team, developing full-stack features in an agile environment.

Key responsibilities
You will be driving the use of the newest technologies such as… latest Java Microservices in a Cloud (Kubernetes+Docker) continuously deployed to a live system.

This role is based in Ericsson Software Campus, Athlone, Ireland.

Key Qualifications
A consistent record in technical leadership in a Java-based software development team
Practical experience of the best coding/design practices and patterns, optimisations, scaling, and clustering
Strong knowledge of cloud deployment (Docker, Kubernetes) and how to decompose application logic down to microservices
Hands-on experience of configuration, deployment, and optimisation of microservices is required (Spring Boot or JBoss/Wildfly is an advantage) and solving problems in microservices at scale
Written API contract tests, familiar with TDD/BDD in regards to unit test (JUnit), integration (Arquillian/Cucumber) and black box
Hands-on experience with message buses (RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ etc) and solving bottleknecks in deployments at scale

Additional Requirement
Experience building API’s with REST
Security knowledge: Secure coding principles and CI vulnerability scanning
Knowledge of JMX, RMI, JCA, JPA, JTA, CDI, JEE security
Experience with distributed caching (Coherence, Infinispan, JGroups)
Experience working with relational and/or graph database (Postgres and/or Neo4J) and other NoSQL systems
Worked with a JavaScript front-end framework

Why we believe you’ll love it here…

Our software has over 300 customers world-wide, handling over a million nodes with over a billion subscribers – you’re sure to find a challenge worthy of your skills!
Work on projects that impacts the lives of billions (40% of the world’s traffic uses Ericsson networks)
We have fast-feedback loops and automate as much as we possibly can
We continuously deliver to and delight our customers: most of them have our latest and greatest release!

What do we offer:
A balanced work-life balance (flexible hours, maternity/paternity and parental leave)
27 days annual leave, family-friendly work environment, short commute!
We’re a diverse bunch, over 60 nationalities on-site. Expand your horizons in a rich multicultural environment with colleagues from all over the world
Clearly defined career paths, enhanced with inhouse training and financial support for external study
Multifaceted 600+ member sports and social club run activities & subsidized theatre, movie, swimming tickets
Opportunities to travel around the world and work directly with our customers before they go live
Pension scheme, health insurance, company doctor, life cover and sick pay/income continuance plan
Laptop and mobile phone, tax saver commuter/bike to work scheme
Athlone is located beside a beautiful lake and an hour from Galway or Dublin
Ericsson bus links directly from the office through Athlone and bus/train terminal