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We are seeking a Java Developer with strong experience building scalable backend applications, deploying applications to AWS, and implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, with particular emphasis on Docker-based deployments and application deployment automation., * Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backend applications.

• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and/or event-driven services and integrate with databases and external systems.

• Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate application build, testing, security checks, packaging, and deployments.

• Containerize applications using Docker and manage Docker-based deployments across multiple environments.

• Deploy and operate applications on AWS, including containerized application deployments using ECS/EKS.

• Own and support the end-to-end application deployment lifecycle, including configuration, deployment validation, troubleshooting, rollback, and production support.

• Drive improvements in deployment automation, reliability, repeatability, and speed, reducing manual deployment activities.

• Troubleshoot CI/CD and application deployment failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.

• Write clean, maintainable code with strong unit/integration test coverage and participate in code reviews.

• Collaborate with application, platform, and DevOps teams to improve CI/CD and deployment standards and practices.

• Participate in Agile teams (planning, estimation, standups, retrospectives) and contribute to technical design.

• 10+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent).

• Strong backend development experience in Java and Spring Boot.

• Deep experience designing and developing REST APIs and backend services.

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as:

o Compute/Containers: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda

o Storage/Data: S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB

o Networking/Security: VPC, IAM, Security Groups, KMS

o Observability: CloudWatch (logs/metrics/alarms)

• Strong hands-on CI/CD experience using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.

• Strong experience with Docker, including building images, containerizing applications, and deploying Docker-based workloads.

• Experience with application deployment automation, environment configuration, deployment troubleshooting, and rollback strategies.

• Understanding of container orchestration and deployments using Kubernetes/EKS.

• Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle) and SQL; NoSQL exposure is a plus.

• Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, release management, and code quality practices (linting, static analysis).

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK.

• Microservices architecture and messaging/streaming (Kafka, SQS/SNS).

• Security practices: OWASP, secrets management, dependency scanning, SAST/DAST.

• Experience improving CI/CD pipeline performance and deployment automation.

• Experience with monitoring stacks (PrometheGrafana, ELK/OpenSearch).

• Knowledge of blue-green, rolling, or canary deployment strategies.

• Cloud cost optimization and reliability engineering practices.

Typical Tech Stack (Example)

Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, AWS (EC2/ECS/EKS/S3/RDS/IAM/CloudWatch), Terraform, Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.