Role Title:
ICON Payment Framework (IPF) Developer
Location:
Knutsford
Contract Length:
3 months
Onsite Requirement:
2–3 days per week
Day Rate:
£500 (Inside IR35)
Seeking a skilled ICON Payment Framework (IPF) Developer with strong Java expertise to join our Payments Technology team. This role is focused on delivering high-performance, scalable payment solutions on the Finastra ICON/IPF platform, ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Development
- Design and develop payment solutions using ICON Payment Framework (IPF) and Java.
- Customise and extend IPF modules to meet evolving business and regulatory needs.
- Integrate ICON with core banking, fraud/AML systems, and payment channels (SWIFT, SEPA, FPS, CHAPS).
Technical Delivery
- Participate in the full SDLC from requirements to production.
- Write clean, maintainable code aligned to best practices.
- Perform unit, integration, and user acceptance testing; support production deployments.
Collaboration & Support
- Partner with Business Analysts, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Provide Level 3 support for ICON and payment-related issues.
- Engage in code reviews, design discussions, and technical workshops.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure all solutions meet security, risk, and regulatory standards (PSD2, ISO 20022, etc.).
- Maintain documentation and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years’ Java development experience within financial services.
- 2+ years hands-on with Finastra ICON Payment Framework (IPF).
- Strong knowledge of payment systems and messaging (SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA, FPS, CHAPS).
- Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, JMS, SQL/Oracle.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, JIRA, and Agile environments.
- Strong problem-solving ability and resilience in regulated, fast-paced settings.
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