Senior or Lead Java Engineer

Senior-Lead Level Java Engineer

Our client is seeking a Senior-Lead Level Java engineer for engineering and delivery of microservices and APIs to support customer data. The team supports various mid-layer services across the organization and to external partners and is seeking a strong Java Engineer with cloud experience. Best qualified candidates will have strong experiences in Java 8+, Cloud, Containerization, Data Streaming, and Agile/Scrum.

Required skills:

Java 8+, Spring Boot, Containers, Cloud, Automated testing, Agile

Job duties:

• Be an active participant in all scrum ceremonies and lead in the delivery of the strategic roadmap.
• Help define project scope & specifications, and estimate resources required to develop the proposed solution.
• Ensure that specifications and requirements are clearly articulated to the development teams and monitor timelines & progress.
• Propose technical solutions.
• Delivery of well-designed, high-quality, fully functional, properly tested features, fixes, and enhancements.
• Responsible for the full application development lifecycle and support.
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Troubleshooting and debugging to optimize performance.
• Provide subject matter expertise and direction, guidance, and support on complex engagements.

Job requirements:

• 7+ years of engineering
• 6+ years experience with Java 8+
• 4+ years experience with Spring Boot
• 4+ years experience with Containers (Docker and orchestration, ie: Kubernetes or EKS or Redhat)
• 4+ years experience with Azure or AWS
• Strong understanding of microservices and HTTP/REST
• 4+ years experience with test automation (jbehave, cucumber, selenium, junit)
• 4+ years experience in an Agile/Scrum team (backlog refinement, standups, code reviews, JIRA or ADO etc.