Lead Software Engineer v

Description:
On-site in Durham, NC

Our client seeks a Lead Java Developer and Architect to design, architect, and deliver complex enterprise systems. The role requires deep hands-on engineering, leadership across distributed teams, and a focus on cloud-native architectures, event-driven microservices, and modern Dev Ops practices.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

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- Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver complex, long-term projects with multiple teams and external dependencies.
• Oversee architecture, design, implementation, maintenance, support, and technical debt management across multiple projects.
• Lead architecture for new systems and technologies, aligning to functional and non-functional requirements with clear documentation and diagrams.
• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to support new technology adoption.
• Establish and enforce quality standards, coding patterns, and code review guidelines across teams.
• Communicate complex design and architectural concepts to engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Drive innovation in solution design for large-scale applications.
• Mentor and train developers to resolve technical challenges and grow skills.

Experience Requirements:

• 10+ years as an Architect, Technical Lead, Consultant, or Software Engineer with hands-on implementation.
• Deep experience with Java SE/EE and Spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC).
• Strong experience building RESTful services with Spring.
• Cloud-native solution design on AWS or Azure with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Event-driven microservices experience and AWS services usage.
• Version control with Git and build tools such as Maven or Gradle.
• Unit testing with frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.
• Highly skilled SQL development and database management.
• Familiarity with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration within Agile teams.
• Pluses:
  Healthcare data experience (FHIR, HL7), integration patterns, QA automation, messaging (Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, IBM MQ), containerized or serverless architectures, and exposure to No
  
  SQL or large-scale data platforms such as Databricks.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.