Senior Java Developer C2C Chicago, IL; Hybrid

Senior Java Developer

Location:

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Contract

Role Overview

Wearelookingforahighlyskilledandexperienced Senior Java Developerwithstrongexpertiseincloud -nativeapplicationdevelopmentanddeploymentwithinthe

Azure ecosystem.

Theidealcandidateshouldhavehands-onexperiencewithcontainerization,orchestration,API management,distributedmessagingsystems,andcachingtechnologies.

Experienceinthe Brokerage/Capital Marketsdomainwillbeanaddedadvantage.

1. Project Overview

• The opportunity is for a Greenfield Project involving development from scratch.

• The selected candidate is expected to:

o Build the application from the ground up

o Lead the project technically

o Handle architecture responsibilities

o Work directly with onsite stakeholders and customers

o This is not a maintenance or support role.

2. Experience Expectations

• Although the JD mentions 8+ years, the expectation is:

o Minimum 10+ years preferred

o Ideally 12+ years of strong hands-on Java experience

• Candidate should have:

o Consistent experience in Java technologies

o Strong background in Java Microservices

o No mixed career path involving .NET, Testing, Python, etc., before moving into Java

3. Mandatory Technical Skills

The following skills were highlighted as critical:

• Java

• Java Microservices

• Kafka

• Azure Cloud

• Kubernetes

• CI/CD

• REST APIs

• Caching

• Infrastructure as Code

Required Experience

• 10+yearsofexperienceinJavaapplicationdevelopment

• Strongexperienceindesigninganddevelopingscalableenterpriseapplications

• Experienceworkingin Agile/Scrum environments

Must Have Technical Skills

• Strongexpertisein Java/J2EE,Spring Boot,and Microservices architecture

• Hands-onexperiencewith

Dockerand Kubernetes

• Strongexposureto Azure Cloud Ecosystem

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Experience with

Azure

API Management(APIM)

• Experience with Azure Pub Sub /Messaging Services

• Strongknowledgeof Redis Caching

• Experience with

RESTAPIsandevent-driven architecture

• Knowledge of

CI/CDpipelinesand Dev Ops practices

• Experience with Git,Maven/Gradle,Jenkins,orsimilartools