Java Backend Developer

Job Title: Java Developer
Location: McLean, VA
Duration: 8 months

Introduction:

We are seeking a talented Java Developer to support a Customer Identity platform within a leading financial organization. This role involves enhancing existing systems and building new cloud-native components in collaboration with a small agile team. The focus will be primarily on backend development with some involvement in frontend UI development.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Must Have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years.
• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring frameworks (Spring MVC, Spring IO).
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, such as ECS / Fargate, Lambda, S3, Application Load Balancer (ALB), VPC & Security Groups, CloudWatch, and Route 53.
• Experience with system design and application architecture.
• Understanding of production support and troubleshooting in live environments.
• Knowledge of relational databases and database concepts.
• Must have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience with Angular for UI development.
• Experience working with consumer identity or identity platforms.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native software components in an AWS environment.
• Build and maintain Java-based microservices and APIs using Spring frameworks.
• Support and enhance existing applications, including production support and BAU activities.
• Develop UI components using Angular when required.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while ensuring application quality and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and team members to deliver features.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Provide knowledge transfer and mentorship to junior team members when needed.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Opportunity to work with a small, dynamic Agile development team.
• Contribute to both new feature development and ongoing platform enhancements.
• Engage in a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and innovation.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex or share your resume at kumar.raj@artech.com