Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead

Job Title: Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead

Location: Newark, DE

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $65.05/hr (W2)

Job ID: 410379

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Core Java, Spring Framework, RESTful services, and distributed systems and a proven ability to lead design and delivery of scalable enterprise applications aligned to business objectives.

Key Details:

• Start Month: November
• Onsite Expectation: Hybrid with a minimum of 3 days onsite per week
• Interview: 1-2 rounds, video or in person
• Screening: Glider ID verification

Position Summary:

This Sr Java Developer role provides technical leadership, direction, and oversight to development teams for the delivery of scalable, high-quality technology solutions. The role leads design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex enterprise applications while ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology strategy. The position establishes technical architecture and design standards, guides teams through the software development lifecycle, reviews code quality, and enforces engineering best practices, security standards, and development policies. The developer collaborates with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions and demonstrates expertise across architecture, application development, integration, performance optimization, cloud technologies, and software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Lead design and development of high-volume, enterprise-scale Java applications.
• Define and uphold technical architecture, design patterns, and coding standards.
• Guide teams through the SDLC with code reviews and secure engineering practices.
• Design and integrate RESTful and SOAP-based services with robust contracts.
• Implement Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Integration, and Spring Data JPA solutions.
• Optimize performance and reliability for distributed systems and APIs.
• Establish monitoring and observability practices using tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Leverage GitHub Copilot to accelerate development, refactoring, and unit testing while validating AI-generated code for quality and security.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Core Java and Java/J2EE with enterprise and distributed systems experience.
• Strong OOP fundamentals and application of Java design patterns.
• Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Spring Data JPA.
• API development: RESTful services, REST/JSON standards, and working knowledge of SOAP.
• Strong coding standards, code reviews, and secure coding practices.
• Monitoring and production support using Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Proficiency with Git, Maven, JUnit, and performance tuning for high-volume applications.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot for Java and Spring Boot code generation, REST API development, JUnit test creation, refactoring, and secure coding recommendations, with validation of AI-generated code for correctness, performance, security, and standards adherence.
• Demonstrated ability to improve developer productivity through prompt engineering and AI-assisted workflows.

Preferred Skills:

• Full-stack development experience.
• Experience with cloud-native or containerized applications.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with modern observability and site reliability engineering practices.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume. On your resume, you should include current location, relocation plan, availability or start date, and whether cooling off is required.