Senior Java Developer; W2

Job Description

Senior Java Developer – Legacy Application Support & Enhancement

Location: Onsite;
Glen Allen, VA (Relocation can be considered)

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer to join our prestigious client’s team in the Richmond, Virginia area. This role is onsite 5 days per week and will require the second interview to be held onsite. Relocations can be considered.

This position will be primarily focused on feature enhancement of a critical legacy enterprise application which will be upgraded to a microservice format in the future. This role offers the opportunity to stabilize, extend, and maintain a system that is essential to business operations.

This role is ideal for developers who have over 10 years of backend development and have recently used Spring Framework and Hibernate.

• Provide production support for a mission-critical legacy enterprise Java application.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve system issues in a timely and structured manner.
• Design, develop, and deploy new features and enhancements to improve application functionality.
• Collaborate with business analysts, QA, and operations teams to deliver reliable and maintainable software.
• Participate in an on-call rotation (currently once every 16-18 weeks), with full training provided before assignment.
• Adhere to organizational security protocols, including privileged access via Cyber Ark.
• Gradually contribute to the modernization of the system, including microservices and containerization initiatives.

• Java (10+ years) – strong hands-on expertise in enterprise-level development.
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework – including Spring Data and Spring Cloud.
• Hibernate / JPA2 – with experience in HQL, JPQL, Hibernate Criteria, and JPA Criteria APIs.
• Web Services (SOAP & REST APIs) – design, development, and integration.
• Junit, Mockito, and using test-driven approaches.
• Azure Dev Ops – pipelines, deployments, and repository management.
• Application servers like Web Logic 14+.
• Build tools such as Gradle, Ant, and experience with IDEs like Intelli
  
  J or Eclipse.
• Databases:
  Oracle 19c, SQL Server, Mongo
  
  DB; message streaming using Kafka.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar field

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology