Java/AWS Engineer

Eliassen Group

Jersey City, NJ, United States

3 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

6 years minimum

Compensation

$176,800.0 - $187,200.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.thejobnetwork.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Automation of Tests Cloud Computing Continuous Integration Relational Databases Distributed Systems Amazon DynamoDB Github Hibernate (Java)

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Identity and Access Management Java Database Connectivity Spring-boot Build Management Containerization Low Latency Apache Kafka Functional Programming Cloudwatch Api Gateway Restful APIs Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Terraform Cucumber (Software) Docker Legacy Systems Jenkins Artifactory Microservices

Job description

Our client seeks a Java/AWS Engineer to develop Kafka-based event-driven applications and RESTful APIs within a high-throughput, low-latency brokerage processing domain. The role will design and build reusable microservices on AWS while supporting modernization from legacy systems to cloud-native solutions. You will apply CI/CD practices, containerization, and automation testing to deliver scalable, resilient services., n \n

Design, architect, and build scalable, low-latency event-driven services using Java, Spring Boot, and Apache Kafka. \n
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices with a focus on reusability and high throughput.

Requirements

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance., * 6+ years of professional experience with Java and Spring Boot. \n

Hands-on experience building event-driven applications with Apache Kafka. \n
Proficiency in designing high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems. \n
Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices with Spring Boot. \n
Hands-on experience with container-based development using Docker. \n
Experience with Hibernate ORM, JDBC, and connection pooling against relational databases. \n
Experience with CI/CD tools and practices such as GitHub, Jenkins, Stash, Artifactory, and Terraform. \n
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, and EKS (preferred). \n
Automation testing experience using frameworks like Cucumber. \n
Background in implementing microservices architecture and highly automated, scalable infrastructure.

Benefits & conditions

Leverage AWS managed services, containerization, and infrastructure automation to deploy resilient applications. \n
Implement CI/CD practices including feature toggles, blue-green deployments, and A/B testing to reduce risk and cycle time. \n
Create automation testing with frameworks such as Cucumber to ensure quality and reliability. \n
Participate in technical discussions and provide guidance to accelerate modernization squads. \n
Optimize data access using Hibernate/JDBC and connection pooling with relational databases. \n
Build and operate observability with CloudWatch and related tooling to ensure service health. \n