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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Java Lead Developer - **Company:** Capgemini - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $106,230.0 - $145,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Applications Architecture, Application Release Automation, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Database Design, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Drools, Amazon DynamoDB, Event-Driven Programming, Monitoring of Systems, Hibernate (Java), IBM WebSphere MQ, Java Persistence API, Spring Framework, Junit, PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, NoSQL, OAuth, OpenShift, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, RabbitMQ, Cloud Services, Ansible, Rule Engine, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Datadog, ReactJS, System Availability, Spring-boot, Cloudformation, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Cloud Migration, Cloudwatch, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Splunk, Spring Batch, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.capgemini.com/jobs/552355-en_US_SAPBTP/x/ ## About the Role * Expert in Java 1721 Spring Boot Spring Framework Hibernate JPA and Microservices Architecture * Extensive AWS cloud development and solution design experience * Strong hands on experience with Kafka and distributed systems * Expertise in CICD DevOps release automation Docker Kubernetes and OpenShift * Strong knowledge of REST APIs TDD JUnit BDD Cucumber, Karate and Drools Rule Engine * Advanced SQL database design and performance optimization skills * Experience leading Agile Scrum teams Linux administration and shell scripting knowledge, * AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Developer Certification * Experience with React or Angular * Exposure to largescale distributed platforms and cloud modernization initiatives * Handson Open Shift Kubernetes administration experience * Experience in Financial Services Banking or Payments domains Soft Skills: * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills * Proven team leadership and mentoring experience * Strategic thinking with strong business acumen * Ability to influence architecture and technology decisions * Strong ownership accountability and problem solving skills Experience Level: * 12 to 15 years of software engineering experience ## Description * Seeking a Senior Java AWS Developer with strong expertise in Java Spring Boot AWS Kafka Microservices and cloud native application development The role requires technical leadership architecture ownership mentoring and delivery of scalable secure and high availability enterprise solutions Key Responsibilities * Lead application architecture design and technical decision making * Design and develop microservices and REST APIs using Java 1721 Spring Boot Spring Framework Spring Batch and Hibernate JPA * Build secure applications utilizing OAuth2 and enterprise security frameworks * Design deploy and support cloud native solutions on AWS EC2 ECS EKS Lambda CloudWatch EMR Kinesis CDK * Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform CloudFormation and Ansible * Build CICD pipelines using Jenkins GitLab CI or similar tools * Drive containerization and orchestration using Docker Kubernetes and OpenShift * Develop event driven solutions using Kafka RabbitMQ IBM MQ and Kinesis * Design and optimize databases including Oracle PostgreSQL DynamoDB and NoSQL platforms * Lead production support incident management performance tuning and system monitoring using Splunk Datadog Dynatrace and CloudWatch Mentor teams conduct code reviews and collaborate with architects product owners and business stakeholders ## Related Videos - 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