ICON Java Developer

Job Title: ICON Payment Framework (IPF) Java Developer

Location: Manchester

Duration : 31/12/2025

Rate: £500 per day INSIDE IR35

We are looking for a highly skilled ICON Payment Framework (IPF) Developer with strong Java expertise to join our Payments Technology team. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining payment processing solutions using the Finastra ICON/IPF platform, ensuring high performance, scalability, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop payment processing solutions using ICON Payment Framework (IPF) and Java.

• Customize and extend IPF modules to meet business and regulatory requirements.

• Integrate ICON with upstream/downstream systems (e.g., core banking, fraud, AML, SWIFT, SEPA, FPS).

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle – from requirements gathering to deployment and support.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards.

• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and support UAT and production deployments.

• Work closely with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Provide L3 support for production issues related to ICON and payment processing.

• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical workshops.

• Ensure solutions comply with internal security, risk, and regulatory frameworks (e.g., PSD2, ISO 20022).

• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing across teams.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Java development within financial services.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Finastra ICON Payment Framework (IPF).

• Strong understanding of payment processing systems, messaging standards (SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA, CHAPS, FPS), and clearing/settlement flows.

• Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, JMS, and SQL/Oracle.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, JIRA, and Agile methodologies.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, regulated environment.