Java Automation Engineer

REQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Chicago, IL, United States

6 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$110,000.0 - $150,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Amazon S3 Automation of Tests Code Review Continuous Integration Serialization Software Debugging DevOps Distributed Computing Environment Distributed Systems Protocol Buffers Object-Oriented Software Development

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Performance Tuning Software Engineering SonarQube SQL Databases Software Testing Automation Framework Data Streaming Multithreading Data Storage Technologies Claude Code Concurrency Spring-boot Veracode Backend Git Avro Rancher Apache Kafka Api Design Restful APIs Docker Jenkins Microservices

Job description

Design and write clean, maintainable, well-tested Java code, and lead debugging and root-cause analysis of complex framework and integration issues.
Lead the design, development and enhancement of automation testing framework features, and drive adoption by testing teams through guidance, documentation and enablement.
Lead code reviews, uphold engineering standards and best practices, and drive continuous improvement of the codebase and delivery practices.
Champion secure software delivery by integrating and acting on findings from SonarQube, Snyk, Sysdig, Veracode, and Black Duck, and partner with security teams to remediate vulnerabilities.
Own and improve CI/CD automation using Jenkins and containerized deployment with Docker, Harness, and Rancher, focusing on reliability, speed and repeatability.
Serve as an escalation point for testing teams, resolving complex automation framework issues and identifying recurring problems to eliminate at the source.
Lead design discussions and proof of concept efforts, evaluate technical alternatives, and drive architectural decisions for the framework in collaboration with architects and engineering leadership.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience with production systems, including distributed systems and backend microservice development
Advanced Java programming expertise including object-oriented design, concurrency and multithreading, performance tuning, and substantial experience with Spring Boot
Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Kafka Streaming
Strong experience in API development, SQL databases, and data storage such as S3
Strong working knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps tools, Git, and test automation frameworks
Deep understanding of OOP, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and Java 8+ features
Experience with message serialization formats such as Protobuf or Avro and schema governance patterns
Hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins
Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code

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