Lead Java Developer (No C2C)

Required Skills

• Programming Language: Extensive experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot for RESTful API development.

• API Management: Experience with API gateways and management platforms, specifically Apigee (or similar).

• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP); AWS preferred given the platform context.

• Testing: Proven ability to write comprehensive automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) using frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.

• Architecture: Experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architectures using message streaming solutions (e.g., AWS Kinesis, SQS, SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Event Hub).

• Datastores: Deep understanding of multiple datastore types:

Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS/Aurora

NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB

Search: Elasticsearch

Caching: Redis

Vector databases

• CI/CD: Hands-on experience configuring and deploying software via CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GoCD).

• Agile: Demonstrated success working within an Agile/Scrum framework.

• Security: Knowledge of secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and entitlement-based authorization models.

• Soft Skills: Strong decision-making, critical thinking, and technical leadership abilities.