Lead/Consultant Java Engineer - Payments

About the role

We are seeking motivated Lead/Consultant Java Engineers who are passionate, results focused to take accountability for the delivery of Microservices that will be used by banking front end applications. You will be part of our delivery team and will be responsible for providing technical leadership throughout all phases of the software delivery life cycle as we initiate a transformation of NAB technology. At NAB, we believe success comes from our people. We're committed to supporting your talent and skills through your career, as you help us build a culture that affects change for our customers and for the community too. YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Design, develop, review, implement, and manage Java applications and services for the production and pre-release environments; Design, develop, review, implement, and manage continuous integration, build management and deployment scripts, systems, and any code as required; Participate in Agile software development, prototyping, and code review with international development teams to build scalable microservices-based products and APIs using Java technologies on AWS Cloud architecture; Fully understand the requirements of the customer or business and utilize this knowledge to develop applications that are consistent with this; Work with delivery teams to achieve success through development using CI/CD and DevOps practices, processes, and tooling; Provide robust coding practices, solid unit/component test coverage, and debugging code. Mentor, provide technical direction and engineering leadership for a team of engineers Leadership Encourage team members to speak up and share open and honest perspectives (e.g. team retrospective, Heartbeat survey, skip level meeting). Maintain and increase motivation within team by regularly checking in on motivation levels, and making adjustments quickly where needed (e.g. QCI, team meeting, team engagement activity). Create and maintain an equally safe environment for all members of team to 'test and learn', share learning, challenge thinking, team development and explore new ideas. Communicate a clear, consistent vision (e.g. using Message Layering) to the team that creates shared purpose and aligns plans and actions to the organisation's strategic ambition. Set effective and meaningful goals and timelines for each team member that supports them to achieve beyond what is expected (e.g. align with Peak performance framework). Assist Engineering Manager/ Development Manager with applying sound commercial judgement and risk management principals to identify opportunities for the team to create value for customers and colleagues. Provide input to Engineering Manager/ Development Manager in making decision of Prioritising and making trade-offs between current and future performance to balance immediate goals with longer-term growth for the team. Assist Engineering Manager/ Development Manager in ensuring resources (hire and allocate right people for right work, review and assess performance for direct reports aligning with performance policy, team engagement & development budget management, resource planning, etc.) to achieve optimum outcomes. Actively nurture existing talent and proactively brings in new/diverse talent and capabilities to their team to deliver on the strategic ambition and future needs of the business unit (e.g. IDP for team members). Solve problems collaboratively by working to overcome barriers and break down silos that get in the way of outcomes. Convey results conversations from what we have achieved, to what we need to do more / better / different / less to enable future success Support the team to cut through complexity and create clarity by simplifying practices and processes. Effectively brief and debrief team members to ensure they are clear on their strengths and gaps, including regularly recognising those doing well and sharing best practices across the team (e.g. NAB Recognition, Star of the year, NAB Honour). Engage team in both individual and team development conversations (e.g. QCI, rounds), co-create development opportunities to sustain motivation and retain top talent. Lead others to leverage data, digital and new technology to evolve products and services, driving improvements for customers and colleagues. Monitor team's Clarity timesheet, Leave management, User account request on related systems. Advise and be responsible for team's Goals, QCI, Performance review and assessment, Individual Development Plan, Performance improvement, Contract assessment, Recognition & Rewards. Be responsible for team engagement & relations YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE