IT Software Engineer 5 (Lead Java/AWS Engineer

OVS Technologies, Inc.

Chicago, IL, United States

2 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration DevOps Distributed Systems Elasticsearch Github Identity and Access Management NoSQL Performance Tuning Software Engineering

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SQL Databases Spring Cloud Spring-boot Infrastructure as Code (IaC) AWS ECS Event Driven Architecture AWS Fargate Cloud Migration Cloudwatch Restful APIs Api Management Docker Microservices

Job description

We are seeking an experienced IT Software Engineer 5 to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable cloud-native applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical leadership, deep expertise in Java/Spring Boot microservices, and hands-on experience with modern cloud, DevOps, and distributed system architectures. Required Skills: Java (latest versions), Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs AWS: ECS/Fargate, IAM, ALB, RDS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Distributed Systems & Cloud Architecture Observability, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) SQL/NoSQL Databases Event-Driven Architecture & API Integrations Performance Optimization AI-Assisted Development Tools Responsibilities: Lead and mentor software engineers in delivering business-critical applications. Drive architecture decisions, cloud modernization, and engineering best practices. Ensure scalability, security, performance, and reliability of solutions. Champion DevOps, automation, CI/CD, and operational excellence. Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to achieve business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (Required) 15+ years of software engineering experience 5+ years in a technical leadership role Excellent communication, stakeholder management, mentoring, and problem-solving skills Preferred: Candidates located in or near Chicago, IL Availability for occasional travel as needed Stable work history with strong tenure.