About our team

BCR is the place where you learn, grow, and contribute to shaping the future of banking. We are recognized as a school of excellence in banking, a top employer in the banking sector, and a team open to learning, where every colleague feels noticed and valued. We are an organization that values people and supports them in having a life that brings fulfillment, security, and balance.

We are looking for a Solution Architect with Java skills for our Bucharest office that will make the team even stronger.

How you will contribute

• Design architecture solutions for George ecosystem complying with the IT architecture and technology standards of BCR;
• Act as a technical lead for design, build and approve the target architecture and implementation plan on various financial domains or platforms. Main focus for this position is the Capital Marketing & Treasury domain;
• Ensures the cross-alignment between IT divisions regarding the architecture solutions proposed and the evolution of the architecture of IT systems in BCR;
• Deep knowledge of multiple Java frameworks: Java 1.8 / JSE / JEE; Spring / Spring Boot; Micro services, REST, JSON, Swagger; Object-oriented analysis and design using Design Patterns; IntelliJ, Maven, Git;
• Knowledge of relational database: PostgresSQL, Oracle and ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate);
• Experience with Cloud Platforms (OpenShift, GCP, AWS) is a plus;
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI and/or Jenkins) and with profiling/monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana);
• Familiarity with information security vulnerabilities and risk management concepts awareness.

What will help you be successful

• 10+ years of experience in IT (minimal 1+ years in banking / financial market it’s a plus);
• 7+ years in senior engineering and technology roles working with product development teams, delivering and building digital products –while remaining hands-on;
• Knowledge about banking and banking products
• Knowledge about BCR and its strategic objectives and its products and services relevant for area of responsibility;
• Economic and financial knowledge (desired);
• Understanding and knowledge of some business domains;
• Solid IT technology knowledge and of IT architecture standards and methodology frameworks (TOGAF) is a plus;
• Knowledge of architecture application development standards;
• Knowledge of infrastrcuture standards; Understanding of IT technology trends;
• Knowledge of software modelling products;
• Experience with the following: code refactoring, design patterns, behaviour-driven development, domain driven design, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, application security, pair programming, continuous integration & test-driven development;
• Customer request analysis;
• IT assessment tools and IT estimation tools (desired);
• Experience on cloud environments (GCP, Azure or AWS).

Sounds like you'd be a good fit? Well, check out what we provide for our passionate people

• Monthly budget for flexible benefits through the Benefit Online platform;
• 13th month salary;
• Performance-based bonus;
• Banking facilities, benefits for private pension and discounts on insurance policies;
• Gifts for special occasions;
• Vacation allowance;
• Private medical services for you and your family;
• Hybrid and flexible work schedule;
• 1 month / per year of remote work from abroad (UE);
• Up to 27 vacation days depending on your professional experience;
• Extra 7 days off per year if you have used up your vacation days;
• One day off for your birthday;
• Wellbeing, personal and professional development programs, and platforms that allow you to learn anytime, anywhere, and from any device;
• Subscription to Bookster.