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Working at Accenture UK

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Join Accenture as a Senior Java Engineer – Payments (ICON IPF) at the Associate Manager level. Based in Dublin or London, this full-time role involves hands-on development within modern cloud-based architectures to deliver large-scale payment systems for major banking clients.

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of experience as a Java engineer.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Java 11, Spring Boot, and microservices.
  • Strong experience in AWS cloud environments and Apache Kafka.
  • In-depth knowledge of ISO 20022 payments and hands-on implementation of ICON IPF.
  • Proven experience working closely with major banking clients.
  • Desirable: At least 18 months experience working on the ICON platform and IPF Certification.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Java & Spring Boot: Deliver robust backend services and microservices-based architectures for large-scale payment systems.
  • ICON IPF & ISO 20022: Implement payment frameworks and handle complex payment types and schemes.
  • AWS & Apache Kafka: Build scalable cloud solutions utilizing asynchronous messaging.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner effectively with major banking clients and cross-functional teams using strong communication skills.
  • Potential transition routes: People from backend software engineering or fintech consulting roles may bring strong Java and distributed systems experience, alongside meeting the specialized payment framework requirements.

Job description

Role: Senior Java Engineer – Payments (ICON IPF)

Career Level: Associate Manager

Location: Dublin or London

Accenture: Your Unique Place in our Global Collective!

Being part of Industry & Enterprise means becoming an expert at making the New Happen Now. To us, the New is all about the pivot that turns constant disruption to continuous reinvention. We are an innovation-led company that works at the heart of our clients’ organisations so that no matter how sophisticated the business challenge, we face the future with confidence.

We combine deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will affect industry and business models to shape our clients’ future.

Our Teams

  • Drive end-to-end transformation - Combine data driven insights with expertise and experience to connect the end-to-end capabilities needed to inspire change.

  • Lead epic disruption - Co-create and iterate with colleagues and clients to reinvent and reshape industries.

  • Partner with the biggest clients - Gain unrivalled exposure to industry standard methodologies working with more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500 across 40+ industries in 120+ countries.

Role Overview

Experienced Senior Java Engineer with hands on experience of the ICON IPF Payments framework to support the delivery of large‑scale payment systems. This role involves hands‑on development within modern, cloud‑based architectures and close collaboration with major banking clients.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Extensive hands‑on experience with Java 11, Spring Boot, and microservices‑based architectures

  • Strong experience working in AWS cloud environments

  • Solid experience with Apache Kafka and asynchronous messaging

  • In‑depth knowledge of ISO 20022 payments, including payment types and schemes

  • 5-10 Years as a Java engineer

  • Hands‑on experience implementing ICON IPF

  • Proven experience working closely with major banking clients

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Desirable:

  • At least of 18 months experience of working on ICON platform
  • IPF Certification in addition to hands on experience

Does this appeal to you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Please advise if you have any particular requirements, so we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at accessIErecruitment@accenture.com.

What’s in for you:

At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounts through our employee discount scheme, 20 days of holidays and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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Accenture UK

Senior Java Engineer – Payments (ICON IPF)

Dublin, London
Competitive base salary plus benefits

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