Java Developer / Technical Lead - Enterprise Backend

MASH IT SOLUTIONS, LLC
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Cloud Computing Code Generation Code Review Databases Continuous Integration Data Synchronization Software Debugging Software Design Patterns
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DevOps Github Monitoring of Systems Hibernate (Java) Java Persistence API Apache JMeter Junit Load Testing Apache Maven OAuth OpenID Oracle Databases Oracle (Applications) Oracle SQL Developer Scrum Methodology Query Optimization Mockito JSON Web Token Single Sign-On Apache Solr Spinnaker Data Logging Google Cloud Performance Testing Postman Spring Cloud Spring-boot SOAPAPI Caching Reliability of Systems Indexer Git Event Driven Architecture Containerization Solid Principles Kubernetes Information Technology Apache Kafka Reactive Programming Full-text Search Restful APIs Splunk Dynatrace Docker Jenkins Vulnerability Analysis Microservices

Job description

Design and develop microservices using Spring Boot, delivering APIs with 99.9%+ uptime handling 10,000+ daily transactions

  • Architect database schemas, optimize queries, and implement caching strategies to improve performance by 30-40%
  • Lead teams of 6-8+ engineers across onsite/offshore locations; conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers
  • Implement event-driven architecture (Kafka), security protocols (OIDC/JWT), and cross-system integrations
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Spinnaker) and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Debug production issues, implement monitoring/logging solutions, and ensure system reliability

Requirements

15+ years Java development; 8+ years enterprise architecture; 5+ years technical leadership

  • Production experience with microservices, Oracle databases, and high-scale systems (100K+ users)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Java 8, 11, 17, 21+; Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate/JPA
  • RESTful APIs, SOAP web services, Oracle PL/SQL
  • Git, Maven, JUnit/Mockito, Agile/Scrum
  • Microservices design patterns and SOLID principles

SPECIAL MENTION - KEY DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SKILLS (NON-JAVA)

  • KAFKA - Event-driven systems, real-time messaging, cross-service data sync

  • DATABASE & CACHING - Oracle 19c/12c, Caffeine Cache, Oracle Coherence, Oracle ThirdEye (query tuning)

  • APACHE SOLR - Full-text search, indexing, sub-second response times for 500K+ records

  • DEVOPS & CI/CD - Jenkins pipelines, Spinnaker, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub workflows, Maven

  • CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE - Apple IS-Cloud, internal enterprise cloud platforms

  • MONITORING & OBSERVABILITY - Splunk, distributed tracing, contextual logging

  • SECURITY PROTOCOLS - OIDC, JWT, OAuth2, SSO implementation, vulnerability scanning

  • PERFORMANCE TESTING - JMeter load testing, Postman API automation

  • AI-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT - Claude, Enterprise Assistant, Roo Code for code generation and automated testing

NICE-TO-HAVE

  • Reactive programming, AWS/Google Cloud Platform experience, Kubernetes advanced concepts
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field

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