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# Software Engineer Java Backend DevOps

- **Company:** Spark Tek Inc
- **Location:** Owings Mills, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Spring Security, Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Database Storage Structures, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Hibernate (Java), Java Persistence API, PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Query Optimization, RabbitMQ, Redis, Site Reliability Engineering Practices, Mockito, Prometheus, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Spring-mvc, Grafana, Spring-boot, Caching, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Cloudformation, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker, Elk Stack, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/6c9fb452-2f82-4362-9cdc-7f55e2385c5d/software-engineer-java-backend-devops

## About the Role

Experience with event driven architecture
Exposure to distributed systems design
Knowledge of security best practices OAuth2 JWT
Experience with caching systems Redis
Familiarity with Agile Scrum methodologies
Certification in AWS Azure GCP is a plus

Soft Skills
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication and collaboration abilities"

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java backend development and Handson DevOps experience The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud native architecture CICD pipelines containerization and infrastructure automation along with solid backend engineering fundamentals
You will play a key role in designing developing deploying and maintaining scalable high-performance applications in a cloud environment, Design develop and maintain scalable backend services using Java
Build RESTful APIs and microservices using frameworks such as Spring Boot
Implement secure high performance and reusable code
Develop and maintain CICD pipelines
Deploy monitor and manage applications in cloud environments such as GCP AWS Azure
Containerize applications using Docker and manage orchestration platforms
Collaborate with cross functional teams including QA DevOps and Product
Participate in code reviews architectural discussions and technical planning
Troubleshoot production issues and ensure system reliability
Optimize application performance and scalability

Required Technical Skills
Backend Development
Strong experience with Java
Expertise in Spring Boot Spring MVC Spring Security
Microservices architecture experience
RESTful API design and development
ORM frameworks such as Hibernate JPA
Messaging systems Kafka RabbitMQ
Unit integration testing JUnit Mockito
Cloud DevOps
Azure Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform Amazon Web Services or Microsoft
Containerization using Docker
Orchestration using Kubernetes
CICD tools such as Jenkins GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
Infrastructure as Code Terraform CloudFormation
Experience with monitoring tools Prometheus Grafana ELK stack
Strong understanding of DevOps principles and SRE practices
Database Storage
Relational databases MySQL PostgreSQL
NoSQL databases MongoDB DynamoDB
Query optimization and performance tuning