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# Java Automation Engineer

- **Company:** REQUEST TECHNOLOGY
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, 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
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/784a2688-a439-4247-bfc8-23a5353a9ddf

## About the Role

* 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

## 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.