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# Java/AWS Engineer

- **Company:** Eliassen Group
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,800.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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), 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
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/256c29ea-87ba-4780-bed1-87c67b1f8d8e/javaaws-engineer

## About the Role

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

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


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