Senior-level Java Developer

The consultant will work closely with Product Owners, Architects, Scrum teams, and Feature Leads while contributing throughout the SDLC, from requirements refinement through deployment and support. The role focuses on designing, developing, and testing scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and graph database technologies.

Title: Senior Java Developer
Location: Chicago, IL, Charlotte, NC, Denver, CO, Washington, DC - Fully Onsite
Duration: 12-month contract with potential extension to 18 months

Position Summary
Seeking a senior-level Java Developer to build and enhance enterprise applications in a highly regulated environment. The role focuses on designing, developing, and testing scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and graph database technologies. The consultant will work closely with Product Owners, Architects, Scrum teams, and Feature Leads while contributing throughout the SDLC, from requirements refinement through deployment and support.

Top Must-Haves

• 7+ years of Java development experience
• Spring Boot
• Apache Kafka (event-driven messaging)
• Graph Databases (TigerGraph preferred)

Additional Required Skills

• Core Java and object-oriented programming
• Spring Framework ecosystem (Spring MVC, Integration, Batch, ORM)
• REST & SOAP web services
• Microservices and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• CI/CD, Maven, JUnit, TDD
• Git and Bitbucket
• NoSQL databases (preferably Cassandra)
• Oracle or SQL Server
• Cloud technologies
• Agile development experience

Nice-to-Haves

• Financial services experience
• Fraud detection or transaction monitoring experience
• Experience in large, highly regulated enterprises
• Real-time transaction processing systems
• Cassandra performance tuning
• Cloud-native/distributed systems experience