Java Backend engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Backend Engineer, a W2 contract opportunity with one of our largest clients!

This is a W2 contract opportunity, and the candidates should be willing to work on our W2 ONLY, NO C2C.

Location:

Iselin, NJ

Type: W2 Contract – 12-month contract

Hybrid—3 days in office

In this contingent resource assignment, you may:
Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors. Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.

Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

• Design, build, and maintain Java‑based backend services and APIs that support AI‑driven threat modeling and cyber risk automation workflows.
• Develop full‑stack features across backend, service orchestration, and UI layers using modern Java frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud) and modern front‑end stacks (React/Angular).
• Implement scalable microservices, event-driven components, and data pipelines that support ingestion, processing, and triage of cybersecurity artifacts.
• Translate cybersecurity requirements and risk‑scoring logic (defined by the Lead Cyber Security Research Consultant) into robust, maintainable software components.
• Build integration points with AI/ML models, feature stores, and inference services for automated threat analysis, risk scoring, and decision support.
• Operationalize cyber risk rubrics, secure‑coding checks, and policy‑driven logic into deterministic and AI‑assisted workflows.

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

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