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Vishal Verma

Crawley,West Sussex

Summary

Senior Java Developer with over 11 years of experience designing and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend applications. Proven track record in driving digital transformation through Microservices architecture and Event-Driven designs using Kafka. Expert in building secure, high-availability RESTful APIs and modernizing legacy systems to meet rigorous operational requirements. Experienced in leading technical teams and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to enhance customer experiences in fast-paced environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Java Developer

JP Morgan Chase (Contract via Robert Walters)
London, UK
2025.12 - 2026.02

Contributed individually to the Personal Pensions team at JPMC.

  • Strengthened platform security and alignment with enterprise controls by implementing service-to-service token-based authentication using Spring Security, assessed by the successful navigation of strict regulatory and audit requirements.
  • Increased system reliability for web and mobile users by integrating a secure internal mailing infrastructure, assessed by the consistency of customer-facing delivery on the Personal Investment platform.
  • Enhanced core API service resilience in a high-performing backend environment, assessed by the ability to meet operational resilience benchmarks for critical financial communications.

Senior Engineer

Deutsche Bank
London, UK
2022.09 - 2025.11
  • Improved system responsiveness and data consistency by designing cloud-ready microservices utilizing Kafka for event-driven messaging, assessed by achieving low-latency API performance and high transaction persistence integrity.
  • Elevated engineering delivery standards by owning CI/CD pipelines and mentoring junior developers, resulting in increased adoption of testable code practices and streamlined deployment workflows via Jenkins.
  • Modernised high-volume trading systems for long-term stability through seamless migration of legacy Java components to contemporary, cloud-compliant architectures.

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
London, UK
2020.08 - 2022.09
  • Accelerated digital innovation in transactional banking by leading a team of 8 engineers under Safe Agile, assessed by the successful delivery of secure lending platform APIs within strict governance constraints.
  • Designed APIs for unstructured lending platforms, ensuring secure hosting and management of complex financial data schemas.
  • Managed AWS infrastructure and automated deployment workflows, resulting in successful lift-and-shift migration of vendor applications to Hybrid AWS environment.

Senior Java Developer

DNS Consultancy Limited
London, UK
2020.02 - 2020.07
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to design and implement core API products using Java and Spring Boot microservices.
  • Conducted comprehensive unit and integration testing with JUnit, Mockito, and WireMock frameworks to ensure product reliability.

Developer Business Solution

GE Capital
Bengaluru, India
2018.01 - 2020.01
  • Designed and developed discount and fee-funding models to optimise SCF funding for client-specific requirements across North America and Europe.
  • Resolved 60 application-specific vulnerabilities identified annually by Software & Product Security Centre at GE Capital.

Senior Software Engineer

Rare Mile Technologies
Bengaluru, India
2016.08 - 2017.12
  • Led end-to-end IoT/Supply Chain microservices; assessed by transition of high-value POCs to production-grade apps.
  • Optimized observability via ELK Stack and Spring Cloud; assessed by minimized downtime in Linux environments.

Project Engineer

Wipro
Hyderabad, India
2014.07 - 2016.04
  • Optimised global supply chain cycles for Cobham Plc by implementing integrated ERP solutions (Oracle R12) that automated multi-stage procurement workflows across 13+ modules.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Engineering

Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (State University)
Gorakhpur, India
2010.10 - 2014.07

Skills

  • Languages & Frameworks: Java 21, Kotlin, C, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Cloud
  • Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka), Asynchronous Systems, API-First Design
  • Data & Messaging: Kafka (Confluent), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle RDBMS, SQL, NoSQL, ORM
  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Shell Scripting
  • Testing & Monitoring: Mockito, Gatling, JMeter, New Relic, Grafana, Maven
  • Leadership: Technical Mentoring, Agile Methodologies (Safe Agile), System Ownership

Certification

  • Java Basic (HackerRank), 2026
  • Deutsche Bank Cloud Engineer (GCP), 2024
  • Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer, 2020
  • Verified International Academic Qualifications, 2019
  • Ielts (General & Academic) C1, 2019

Timeline

Java Developer

JP Morgan Chase (Contract via Robert Walters)
2025.12 - 2026.02

Senior Engineer

Deutsche Bank
2022.09 - 2025.11

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
2020.08 - 2022.09

Senior Java Developer

DNS Consultancy Limited
2020.02 - 2020.07

Developer Business Solution

GE Capital
2018.01 - 2020.01

Senior Software Engineer

Rare Mile Technologies
2016.08 - 2017.12

Project Engineer

Wipro
2014.07 - 2016.04

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Engineering

Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College (State University)
2010.10 - 2014.07
Vishal Verma