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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Java Developer - **Company:** Akaasa Technologies - **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, JIRA, Unit Testing, Business Systems, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Security, DevOps, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Event-Driven Programming, Fault Tolerance, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Java Persistence API, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, Liquibase, Apache Maven, OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Performance Tuning, Redis, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Software Security, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Caching, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, AngularJS, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us2bd96102ca5a6abfe227c88ea50e2431 ## About the Role * Minimum of 6 years of related experience * Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience, * Proven track record designing, developing, and delivering enterprise grade applications using Enterprise Java. * Strong understanding of application security, transactional processing, scalability, and high resiliency system design. * Expertise with Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Kafka, and Maven multi module projects. * Hands on experience with event driven architectures, including Apache Kafka and high throughput message processing. * Strong knowledge of Redis for caching and data access patterns. * Experience implementing effective caching strategies using Redis and Spring Cache. * Deep experience with Aurora PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and schema design. * Hands on expertise with Liquibase for database versioning and migrations. * Knowledge of database partitioning and data scalability strategies. * Strong understanding of cloud architectures and methodologies (IaaS, PaaS). * Hands on experience with containerization and orchestration, including Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Helm charts. * Experience designing and supporting multi region, highly available deployments. * Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, automation, and cloud management tools. * Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, using tools such as Jira. * Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively. * Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic, and highly regulated environment. ## Description This role is a senior hands on engineering position focused on designing, building, and operating highly resilient, cloud native enterprise Java applications at scale. The engineer acts as a technical authority for one or more critical DTCC systems, partnering closely with business analysts, infrastructure, and DevOps to deliver secure, high performance, event driven solutions. Success in this role requires deep expertise in Spring based microservices, Kafka centric architectures, cloud/container platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift), CI/CD automation, and operational excellence-including risk, controls, and production support. The role emphasizes engineering craftsmanship, system resiliency, and continuous delivery in a fast paced, regulated environment. 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